In May, Seward Co-op shoppers made a bold statement: They raised more SEED money in a single month than ever before. Seward shoppers rounded up to give $18,470.35 to the Sabathani Community Center food shelf in May, the largest single month of fundraising in the history of Seward’s SEED program! The co-op is very pleased… Read More →
On March 18, 2014 from 6–8 p.m., Seward Co-op convened a community meeting to discuss the new Friendship Store. The meeting, held at Sabathani Community Center, was designed and facilitated by Yvonne Cheek of Millennium Consulting Group. The community had the opportunity to submit questions to Seward Co-op covering a range of topics. Seward Co-op… Read More →
We invite you to join us for a community meeting on Tuesday, March 18, from 6–8 p.m. in the gymnasium (2nd floor) of the Sabathani Community Center. At this meeting, we will continue to discuss ways in which we can work together to build a grocery store that best serves our community. We would like… Read More →
We invite you to join us for a community meeting on Tuesday, March 18, from 6–8 p.m. in the gymnasium (2nd floor) of the Sabathani Community Center. At this meeting, we will continue to discuss ways in which we can work together to build a grocery store that best serves our community. We would like… Read More →
“If you build it, will they come?” That’s the essential question of NPR’s article It Takes More Than A Produce Aisle To Refresh A Food Desert that’s been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds this week. As it happens, the article is a nice bit of synchronicity for Seward. As we contemplate the… Read More →
DragSmith Farms was founded in 1988 when Gail and Maurice Smith bought the farm that has now been in Gail’s family for 115 years. They grow approximately 30 acres of certified organic produce, greens and micro greens that is marketed, along with bison, elk, lamb, honey, maple syrup and many other products from neighboring farms,… Read More →
Do your bananas support small scale farmers? If you purchase them at Seward Co-op, they do! In 2012, consumers purchased 11 million Equal Exchange bananas. These purchases have tangible impacts on the livelihoods of courageous banana farmers in El Guabo co-op, located in Ecuador, and CEPIBO co-op in Peru. They’re making history for themselves, and… Read More →
In recognition of our 40th anniversary, we are publishing Growing with Purpose: 40 Years of Seward Community Cooperative, a commemorative book chronicling the co-op’s history. Researched and written by local authors Patricia Cumbie and Kari Cornell, this account features interviews with many of the individuals who have played a part in the co-op’s four decades… Read More →
