Round up throughout May for Appetite for Change in North Minneapolis.

All donations made at the register go to our SEED grant recipient, and often total over $20,000.

Thank you to everyone who rounded up for Sexual Violence Center in April. We are currently tallying totals.

Our SEED program really speaks to the power of our cooperative community. In March, 51,381 shoppers collectively donated $22,728 for Soup for You Cafe, a radical soup kitchen down the street from the Franklin store.

About Appetite for Change
Appetite For Change advocates for food justice and economic development in North Minneapolis, with SEED funds supporting our Youth Training and Opportunity Program and our policy and advocacy work through Northside Fresh Coalition.

About Seward Co-op’s SEED Grant Program
For more than 45 years, Seward Co-op has been committed to giving back to our community. In 2011, we introduced SEED, a new way for customers to participate in this commitment. This simple yet powerful community giving program allows customers to round up their grocery or Seward Co-op Creamery Café bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. As part of the staff-led selection process for 2019, owners and shoppers were invited to contribute further by voting for Community Choice SEED recipients. Learn more about becoming a SEED grant recipient here.

Village Financial Cooperative is an emerging Black-led credit union on the Northside of Minneapolis, with a mission to ignite a financial renaissance within the local Black community and beyond through cooperative economic practice. Our members believe in reversing the racial disparities of our state and come from all backgrounds and walks of life, including anyone who lives, works, worships or goes to school in Hennepin or Ramsey County.

Black folks who crossed the Middle Passage in America fought vigorously for their freedom and that fire to be liberated, both socially and economically, continues to burn. Join us for a kickback to commemorate Juneteenth on Thursday, June 13, 5:30-8 p.m., at 2515 Third St. N., Minneapolis.

In 2019 alone, Village Financial Cooperative has made headway in securing a physical location for the credit union, gained important partnerships, and held a number of important conversations on what building a Black cooperative economics system in the Twin Cities means. Now we’d like to celebrate these accomplishments and what’s to come with our members. So enjoy a good time with us, hear some exciting news about where we’re headed, and begin the festivities of Freedom Day with us.

•Family friendly

•DJ

•Activities

•Performances

•And more!

Register for free on eventbrite.com and learn more at villagefinancial.org.

Where you live shouldn’t determine whether or not you have access to healthy, affordable foods. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans who currently live in communities without sufficient access to a grocery store.

The MN legislature is currently in final budget negotiations. It, along with Governor Walz, will decide whether to help address Minnesota’s food access challenges by reinvesting in the Good Food Access Program. Seward Co-op is collaborating with coalition members from the Good Food Access Campaign, and other Twin Cities co-ops, to support food access for all at a policy level.

The Good Food Access Program was created in 2016 to provide resources and support to small food retailers – from grocery stores to corner stores, farmers’ markets and more – who are working to increase access to healthy, affordable foods. Despite this progress, food access challenges still exist in Minnesota, and now this work is at risk. Without a new investment this legislative session, funding for the Good Food Access Program will run out this year.

Please take a moment to contact Gov. Walz and ask him to support the Good Food Access Fund. Thank you to Hunger Solutions for supporting our food access efforts and setting legislative priorities.

Unilever has issued a voluntary recall on Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Ice Cream because it may contain undeclared tree nuts, including almonds, Brazil nuts and hazelnuts.

Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Ice Cream
UPC: 7684010035-4
Best-by dates include: AUG2820BH2, AUG2920BH2, or AUG3020BH2
Size: 16 oz. / 1 pint/ 473 Ml
Price: $5.99

The affected product may have been on Seward Co-op shelves between Jan. 17 and April 17, 2019. There is currently no affected product at either Seward Co-op location.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Cropp Cooperative/Organic Valley issued a voluntary recall on a lot code of Organic Valley whole non-homogenized grassmilk because it doesn’t meet Cropp Cooperative’s quality standards.

Organic Valley
HTST Grassmilk Whole Non-Homogenized
Size: 64 oz. (half gallon)
Price: $6.49
UPC Code: 09396600473 1
GTIN: 1 00 93966 00473 8
Expiration Date: 04/15/2019
Lot Code: 1127041519

This may impact Seward Co-op shoppers, though information wasn’t immediately available on where the product was delivered and when. It may have been on Seward Co-op shelves between Jan. 12 and April 12, 2019. Staff were advised to check for and dispose of any affected product.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Seward Co-op has issued a voluntary recall on Seward Co-op peach pie slices sold April 5-9 due to the potential presence of foreign material.

Seward-made Peach Pie Slice
Sold by the each
Dates: April 5-9, 2019

A piece of aluminum was found in a slice not sold to the public. No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold April 5-9.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Woodstock has issued a voluntary recall on frozen mixed mushrooms (10 oz.) due to reports of findings of a sponge-like material in two different lot codes.

Woodstock Organic Frozen Mixed Mushrooms 10 oz.
Lot Codes: 20918GOLY – Best Before 7/28/2020; 22418GOLY – Best Before 8/12/2020
Price: $3.79
UPC: 042563007485

No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold between Jan. 1 and April 5, 2019. If you have any of the product with the specific lot codes affected, please dispose of it. Woodstock does not believe any other lot codes are affected. Woodstock does not consider this to be a health hazard or food safety risk, but is pulling the product due to quality and to ensure the consumers get the best quality product.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

When you join Seward Co-op, you join a community of more than 20,000 other Minneapolis households that own three businesses. The Friendship store, Franklin store and Seward Co-op Creamery Café serve a community need for wholesome, ethically sourced food, and enable us to connect with neighbors. One of the benefits of co-owning the co-op is the opportunity to invest more than your initial share requirement by purchasing Class C stock.

What Is Class C Stock?
Class C stock is nonvoting investment stock with a share price of $500. Because of securities laws, only Seward Co-op owners who live in Minnesota can purchase it. Class C stock is sold at par value, meaning the dollar amount will stay the same as long as you own the stock. The static value of the stock eliminates the speculation that occurs with publicly traded stock. Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors must approve all purchases, transfers and sales of C stock. The board also decides the amount of a C stock dividend and when it will be paid.

How Does Class C Stock Help the Co-op?
Class C stock is considered equity (as opposed to debt), making Seward Co-op’s balance sheet stronger. The cash invested in the co-op via C Stock has several uses. Class C stock:

• provides resources to reinvest in the co-op’s buildings and equipment
• reduces the co-op’s dependence on bank financing
• helps make the co-op more sustainable

Class C stock is an investment option with local impact. Investing in our co-op may be the most socially responsible investment you can make. You can walk in the door and see your money at work.

Theo Chocolate is issuing a voluntary recall on three-ounce sea salt 70-percent dark chocolate bars with lot code 3092529 due to an undeclared milk allergen.

Theo Chocolate 3 oz. Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate
Lot code: 3092529
Best-by date of 1/2020
Price: $3.79
UPC: 8 74492 00325 8

No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold between Dec. 29, 2018, and March 29, 2019.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Seward Co-op is recalling five units of mislabeled 2-pack Seward-made chocolate cupcakes due to undeclared allergens.

The product was available at both the Franklin and Friendship stores. All mislabeled product was sold and Seward Co-op confirmed there is no more on hand. The label said the allergens were milk, egg and soy, but the actual allergens were milk, coconut and wheat.

Seward Co-op Chocolate Cupcakes with Brown Butter Frosting 2-pack
Label: 2PK CHOC CC BRN BTTR FRST MADE WITHOUT GLUTEN
UPC: 0020305900000
Price: $4.49

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op March 5-6, you will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.