Wirth Grocery Co-op Board of Directors Wirth Grocery Co-op isn’t a brick-and-mortar store yet, but they’ve announced a location, 500+ owner-members have already signed up, and Seward shoppers donated nearly $20,000 in “SEED money” to the new co-op in May 2015, by rounding up at Seward Co-op registers. Wirth Board members attended a small ceremony…  Read More →

Store Specials Owner Deals June 3 – June 16 June 17 – Jun. 30

Know Our Grower featuring Keewaydin Farms Keewaydin Farms, founded in 1976 by Richard and Mary Haucke, is now run by their son, Rufus Haucke (above) with help from his children Karma and Aurora (in Rufus’s lap). Previously a dairy farm run with sustainable practices, the farm is now a MOSA-certified organic vegetable operation. Rufus and…  Read More →

By October, Seward Co-op will have a total of three business units: The Franklin store (our current location), the new Friendship store, and the Co-op Creamery Cafe, due to open in late July. In anticipation of that, the co-op is hiring right now (you may have heard that Seward Co-op has already hired a chef…  Read More →

A letter from General Manager Sean Doyle: In June 2014 leadership at the co-op was approached by Bryant Neighborhood Organization (BNO) and Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO) to consider a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). Over the course of the past year we have had a number of conversations about whether a CBA would be…  Read More →

We are pleased to announce the hire of Lucas Almendinger as Executive Chef of the Co-op Creamery. The café, set to open in late July, will offer a menu created by Almendinger that features local fare, as well as a beer and wine selection. Almendinger comes to the Co-op Creamery following an impressive career at…  Read More →

The construction of the Friendship store is now more than half way complete! Activity is ramping up and will accelerate in the coming months. In the past few weeks, the retaining wall on the east and south side of the parking lot was completed, as were roof and siding installation. On the inside, the concrete…  Read More →

Think of your grill like it’s the bat-signal from the old Batman series. Your grill is a beacon of good smells that alerts your neighborhood what veggies and meats are best at Seward right now. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a delicious plume of grill-smoke from a co-op shopper’s Weber is…  Read More →

We have some delicious organic blueberries in the Produce Department right now, some of the sweetest of the year so far. They’re from California, but the price makes them a great choice for all the grilling you’re going to do this Memorial Day Weekend. What? Grill blueberries? Oh, yes. Here’s a simple, tasty recipe for…  Read More →

Store Specials Owner Deals May 20 – Jun. 2 May 20 – Jun. 2