Our expert staff maintain close connections with our meat and seafood vendors. In-house meat cutters offer a whole carcass butchery program, which promotes the use of the entire animal and means you can order any cut you like every day. We source meat very locally and focus on small farms. Our sustainable seafood comes straight…
This growing season, support inclusively owned and local farmers in our Produce Department. We frequently source our produce from area growers. Find fresh veggies from farmers like Sin Fronteras Farm & Food and flowers and starter plants from woman-owned Green Earth Growers. To supplement the small, local farms we stock on Produce shelves, we also…
As a cooperative business, Seward Community Co-op exists to sustain a healthy community with two full-service grocery stores and a production facility. We are passionate about sourcing products from makers who share our values and that are of the highest possible quality. We prioritize product selection using our Community Foods—Values Every Day program. As a…
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. Co-op owners are welcome to observe; an advance RSVP is requested. To indicate your intention to attend, please…
Come meet the farmers that grow our food! Farmers from Hare & Tortoise Farm, a member of the Heartbeet Farms Cooperative, will be in sampling Heartbeet’s Gold Beets on Saturday, Sept. 8, at both stores. Stop in to chat and try a taste of this delicious fall entrée! Saturday, Sept. 811a.m.-2 p.m., Franklin store3-6 p.m.,… Read More →
Local produce season will be peaking very soon—when almost everything is available to us, from spring vegetables like herbs and radishes to winter crops such as cured onions and squash. And of course there’s the fruit; we will soon see local peaches, melons, and then apple and pears. If you look around Seward’s produce departments… Read More →
This year’s heavy rains have significantly impacted many of the farms that supply natural foods cooperatives. Damage to crops is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and several farmers are facing the prospect of losing their farms. Impacted farms include such long-time Seward partners as Featherstone Farm, Heartbeet Farm, Hoch Orchard, Driftless Organics and… Read More →
June marked the start of our annual Know Our Grower series! The vitality and sustainability of our local food system depends on the presence of a diverse network of growers and the support of a dedicated consumer base. Seward Co-op’s annual Know Our Grower program is an opportunity to connect shoppers with the talented group… Read More →
Store Specials Owner Deals July 1 – July 21 July 22 – Aug. 4
Seward Co-op Project Updates Friendship Store Progress on constructing the new Friendship store was delayed in November and December due to rerouting and reconnecting existing power and communication cables, but the remaining demo of the old church building and the removal of the north-south section of the vacated alley was completed in late December. In… Read More →
