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Get your calendar out and start planning for January. Upcoming Seward Classes Nourish 101: Kwanzaa Table December 13, 12 pm-2 pm Chinese Medicine and Nutrition January 8, 2015, 6 pm-7 pm Hooyo’s Kitchen “Somali Style” January 14, 2015, 6:30 pm-8 pm Nourish 101: Shop the Co-op January 17, 2015, 12 pm-1 pm Film Screening: A…  Read More →

LaDonna Sanders-Redmond, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Seward Co-op, visited KARE-11 recently with a terrific winter soup recipe: Crock Pot Chicken Gumbo. Gumbo is actually pretty easy to make; it just has a lot of ingredients and a number of steps, so people sometimes get intimidated. Just remember LaDonna’s Important Gumbo Tip: Don’t walk…  Read More →

Seward Co-op’s 2014 scorecard and annual report is now available. You can read a downloadable version here or pick up a copy at the Customer Service desk. Check out our financial and social performance for this year and learn from the general manager and the board president about where the co-op is headed in 2015.

Lundberg Family Farms has announced that it is voluntarily recalling specific bags of Sea Salt Rice Chips due to the possible presence of an undeclared dairy allergen. The recall applies to only 6 ounce bags (170g) of Sea Salt Rice Chips packed on Aug. 11, 2014, with the code “140811” and a best before date…  Read More →

Love GMOs? Then Label ‘Em! A coalition called Right to Know Minnesota (RTK-MN) has organized a campaign supporting passage of a labeling bill to require foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled as such. This joins with over two dozen other state initiatives for GMO labeling and 64 countries that currently label. RTK-MN…  Read More →

On Saturday, July 12, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Seward Community Co-operative will celebrate the groundbreaking of its new South Minneapolis store, to be located at the corner of 38th Street and 3rd Avenue. The special event will include notable guest speakers, live music, and, of course, delicious food for attendees. “We’re excited…  Read More →

As part of its forthcoming “Nourish” program, Seward Community Co-op has raised its store discount from five to 10 percent for Seward shoppers who receive various forms of needs-based assistance. The increase went into effect June 1, 2014. “We’re very proud to make this higher discount available,” said Seward Co-op’s General Manger Sean Doyle. “It’s…  Read More →

Just six weeks into our capital campaign, Seward Co-op owners have invested $788,500 — 31 percent of our $2.5 million goal. With roughly ten weeks left in the offering, we are well on our way to securing the investments needed to build the Friendship Store and renovate the Creamery. In addition to purchasing shares of…  Read More →

In the past five years, Seward Co-op’s ownership has nearly tripled, so it’s not surprising that owners have already invested $674,500 — 27% of our goal — in Seward’s Friendship Store & Franklin Creamery Projects. But in case you didn’t know about Seward’s twin expansion projects or haven’t heard anything recently, here’s a brief recap/update:…  Read More →