This soup features the ingredients of a Three Sisters Garden, a Native American tradition of growing corn, beans and squash together. Cooked together they make a great soup that is popular with vegetarians and vegans.

Three Sisters Soup is a soothing first course for a holiday meal or an everyday comfort food using the gorgeous local produce available in our Produce department. Omnivores: The soup pairs well with our new seasonal Seward-made sausage, available in the Meat department.

Ingredients
2 pounds of your favorite winter squash (butternut, acorn, kabocha)
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup garlic, chopped
2 quarts vegetable stock or water
1/2 cup white wine
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 large bay leaf
1 pound fresh or frozen corn kernels
2 15.5-ounce cans cannellini beans, drained
1/2 bunch green onions, sliced
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Halve the squash and scoop out the seeds. Place the squash halves skin-side down on a lightly oiled baking sheet, and then roast until cooked through and soft, anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes (see tips below for cooking times depending on your squash). Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Scoop the flesh of the squash into a large bowl (save any liquid!). Puree the cooled squash with a blender or food processor, adding some of the reserved liquid if needed.

In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat and sauté the onions until they begin to brown. Add the garlic and cook, stirring often, until the garlic turns light brown in color.
Add the stock or water, wine, thyme, bay leaf and pureed squash and bring to a simmer. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

Tips & Notes
Squash cooking times will vary depending on the type and size of squash. At 350°F you can expect these approximate cooking times:

Acorn squash: 30-45 minutes
Kabocha squash: 40-50 minutes
Butternut squash: 60-90 minutes

Credit: National Co-op Grocers

It feels like fall, which means our new seasonal sausage is right on schedule.

We craft our Seward-made sausage in our production facility at Seward Co-op Creamery Café with fresh ingredients. Both are made with chicken from Kadejan in Glenwood, Minnesota.

Chicken Wild Rice and Blueberries
Chicken Wild Rice and Blueberries is full of fresh herbs. It’s a nice mellow sausage, great for kids or breakfast. It pairs well with roasted veggies, eggs and hashbrowns, and quiche.

Thai Chicken
The bird’s eye chili is the star of Thai Chicken. Other fresh ingredients include garlic, shallots, fish sauce, cilantro, lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, shrimp paste, salt, black peppercorn and makrut lime leaf. Thai Chicken is great for adding some heat to stir-fry, soup or sticky rice.

Nürnberger
Oktoberfest starts Sept. 22, but our Seward-made Nürnberger sausage is serving that festive flavor a week early. It’s a limited-run sausage, which means we only make one large batch and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Available in the Meat department, starting Sept. 15.

Head to our Meat department to find our seasonal and everyday varieties.

Classes return to Seward Community Co-op on Sept. 4. Enjoy opportunities—some free—to learn a new skill or dig into an interesting topic with an instructor from the community.

Sign up now, as some classes are selling out fast. Click the links below to register.

Nourish 101: Cauliflower Curry Soup – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friendship store
Nourish 101 classes feature basic scratch-cooking techniques and recipes that feed a family of four for under $10.
Jessica Brown, Jess Delicious
FREE

Develop and Maintain a Levain Culture: Flour, Water and Time – SOLD OUT
Wednesday, Sep. 5, 6-7 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn how to develop and maintain a levain culture (a type of sourdough starter). Starter will be available for students to take home.
Steve Horton, Baker’s Field Flour & Bread Head Miller and Baker
$6/$5 co-op owners

Intro to Soap Making – SOLD OUT
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn soap making from one of Seward Co-op’s most popular soap vendors! Each student receives an instruction manual and takes home five bars of soap ($25 retail).
John Hanson, Seward Soap
$30/$25 co-op owners

Okonomiyaki: A Savory Japanese Pancake
Thursday Sep. 13, 6-8 p.m.
Franklin store
When life gives you cabbage, make Okonomiyaki— a delicious pancake filled with cabbage, meat and seafood.
Koshiki Yonemura and Benjamin Smith, Tanpopo Studio
$35/$30 co-op owners

Co-op Kids: Pizza Party! – SOLD OUT
Saturday, Sep. 15, 11 a.m.-noon
Friendship store
Kids will learn about the plants, flavors and uses of herbs and spices common in Minnesota. Ages 5-12.
Instructors from Midwest Food Connection
FREE

Ayurveda for Healthy Digestion
Thursday, Sep. 20, 6-7:30 p.m.
Friendship store
Many diseases originate from our gut. This class will focus on the concept of Agni, Ayurvedic diet and Ayurvedic home remedies for digestive issues and more.
Vanashree Belgamwar
$12/$10 co-op owners

The Skinny on Fat
Tuesday, Sep. 25, 6-8 p.m.
Friendship store
Confused about fat? Culinary nutritionists Jenny Breen and Jesse Haas are teaming up to tackle this controversial topic. We’ll also prepare and enjoy recipes featuring cooking oils, nuts, seeds and other fat-rich foods.
Jenny Breen and Jesse Haas
$30/$25 co-op owners

Honest In Trade: A Conversation about Supply Chain Sustainability
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 6-7:30 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn about Once Again Nut Butter’s social justice programs, employee ownership model, supply chain transparency and their dedication to the planet.
Gael B. Orr, Once Again Nut Butter
FREE

A Perfect Bowl of Autumn Soba Noodles
Thursday, Oct. 4, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin store
Have you made Japanese Dashi stock before? This tried and tested recipe is from Tanpopo Noodle Shop, a Japanese restaurant that was once located in Lowertown St. Paul.
Koshiki Yonemura and Benjamin Smith, Tanpopo Studio
$35/$30 co-op owners

Intro to Soap Making
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn to make soap from a Seward Co-op vendor. Each student receives an instruction manual and takes home five bars of soap ($25 retail).
John Hanson, Seward Soap
$30/$25 co-op owners

Nourish 101: Farro with Tomato and Feta
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friendship store
We’ll learn how to cook with farro, one of many delicious and affordable ingredients you can purchase at the bulk sale Oct. 25.
Jessica Brown, Jess Delicious
FREE

Nourish 101: Fermenting Veggies with Pickle Witch
Thursday, Oct. 25, 6–8 p.m.
Friendship store
Learn the basics of fermenting in a hands-on workshop that will teach you to turn almost any vegetable into a nutritious and delicious fermented pickle. Bring your own container to take your ferment home!
L. Kling, Pickle Witch
FREE

Festive Fermented Beverages
Thursday, Nov. 1, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn the basics of making live, fermented beverages. By capturing and propagating the ginger bug, participants can make fizzy juice, soda, alcohol and vinegar.
Monarda Thrasher, Tea for the People, LLC
$15/$12 co-op owners

Intro to Soap Making
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 6–8 p.m.
Franklin store
Learn soap making using the cold process method. Each student receives an instruction manual and takes home five bars of soap ($25 retail).
John Hanson, Seward Soap
$30/$25 co-op owners

Nourish 101: Thanksgiving Sides
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friendship store
Nourish 101 classes feature basic scratch-cooking techniques and recipes that feed a family of four for under $10 ($15 with meat). Learn how to feed your family economically and still have leftovers!
Jessica Brown, Jess Delicious
FREE

Important Class Information
Walk-ins are welcome as space allows, but Seward Co-op may cancel classes if there are fewer than three preregistered attendees. In this case, participants will be notified and given a full refund. Payment must be made at time of registration. To ensure a refund, cancellations must be made 48 hours before the class date.

Stop by the Franklin store during the Nordic Naturals Pop-up event on Sunday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., to talk to Nordic representatives about the best Omega-3s for you and your family and try free samples!

Plus: Save 30% on Nordic Naturals products, including fish oil and Nordic Berries multivitamin gummies for the kiddos.

CAPI’s Asian food shelf provides nearly 400 immigrant and refugee families with access to nutritious food every month.

Round up at the register throughout the month. All funds raised go to CAPI as part of our SEED program.

Seward Co-op’s SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to round up their grocery bill at the co-op or check at Seward Co-op Creamery Café for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month, often totaling over $20,000 per month.

CAPI USA is an immigrant-led, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping Minnesota’s newest refugees and immigrants gain access to jobs, housing, food, health education, youth and senior social services in order to promote economic independence, self-determination and social equality.

Visit their website to learn more. Follow CAPI on Facebook and Twitter.

Califia Farms has issued a voluntary recall of a limited amount of 48-ounce Mocha Cold Brew Coffee due to a food safety issue. The root cause was resolved and has not been linked to illness.

Califia Farms 48 oz. Mocha Cold Brew Coffee
UPC 0085290900350
Lot #20221018444 (Expire Date: 11/9/18; shipped in the U.S.)
Lot #20221018445 (Expire Date: 11/9/18; shipped in the U.S.)

Seward Community Co-op does not currently have affected product on the shelf but could have sold affected product at both locations May 29-Aug. 29.

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

Seward Community Co-op encourages shoppers to donate to MAD DADS, our August SEED recipient, by rounding up at the register at co-op stores and Seward Co-op Creamery Cafe throughout the month.

Co-op staff have selected SEED recipients from a group of applicants each year since the program began in 2011. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month, often totaling over $20,000 per month.

What is MAD DADS?

MAD DADS is an acronym: Men Against Destruction, Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder.

MAD DADS combats social disorder, while restoring and stabilizing the family environment for children, adolescents and young adults, neighborhoods, communities and cities, with the task of addressing the issues of drugs, gangs and violence.

MAD DADS seeks to bring about positive change, and encourages, motivates and guides committed men and women in the struggle to save children, communities and themselves from the social ills that presently plague neighborhoods.

Activities are designed to promote and demonstrate positive images of fathers engaging and protecting community, youth and families.

History of MAD DADS

MAD DADS was founded in May 1989 by a group of concerned Omaha Nebraska African-American men and parents who were “fed up with gang violence and the unmolested flow of illegal drugs in their community.”

They presented themselves as positive role models and concerned loving parents who were a visible presence in communities.

The Minneapolis Chapter of MAD DADS was created in 1998. After its inception, the local chapter identified a consistent theme throughout neighborhoods and broadened membership to include individuals and families from all ethnic and racial backgrounds. In addition, MAD DADS has, at the request of law enforcement representative, expanded services to some suburban areas.

The program seeks to:

• Recruit, engage and activate adults in local communities.
• Serve as parental role models to children, adolescents and young adults.
• Guide, instruct and influence children, adolescents and young adults in a way that ensures the healthy development of each child’s emotional, spiritual and physical well-being
• To combat social disorder, while restoring and stabilizing the family environment for children, adolescents and young adults, neighborhoods, communities and cities, with the task of addressing the issues of drugs, gangs and violence.

To learn more, visit the local organization’s website: minneapolismaddads.org.

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. 8
11a.m.-2 p.m., Franklin store
3-6 p.m., Friendship store

Owned by Joe and Rebecca Schwen, Heartbeet uses a combination of draft horses, small tractors and other technologies to grow a wide variety of vegetables. In coordination with Earthen Path, a farm long owned and managed by Steven Schwen (Joe’s father), they bring Seward Co-op green-top onions, Hakurei turnips, shiso and many other items throughout the growing season.