On Monday, Aug. 23, the co-op received its first payment on our request for the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The co-op applied for the ERC for the first two quarters of the current calendar year. We qualified because of the government-mandated closure of our seating areas and restaurant. These closures caused both a material…
The end of summer is near, and as the days grow shorter, many have been preparing for back-to-school season. Here at Seward Co-op, we’re ready to help students of all ages gear up to start the new school year on their best foot. We’ve got sustainable containers, a variety of snacks (create your own in…
Marieke Gouda Crafting award-winning Gouda since 2006, Marieke Penterman and her husband, Rolf, are driven by a passion for honoring old-world cheese-making techniques from the Netherlands. Both grew up on small dairy farms in Holland and wanted to continue their family traditions. When they immigrated in 2003, they settled in Thorp, Wis., the perfect place…
Live Organically was established by Lakisha Witter (she/her) in 2018. After achieving her doctorate and becoming a professor, Lakisha experienced health troubles that had her focusing on how to improve her health through food. She believes food is medicine and provides healthy, organic, and sustainably-raised produce as one of the best ways to keep communities…
About Seeds Farm Seeds Farm was founded in 2010 by Becca Carlson (she/her) on a half-acre of family land. Today, it is a 50-acre organic farm in Northfield, Minnesota that grows 18 acres of certified organic vegetables. Seeds Farm’s eight-person team plants and harvests over 20 different varieties of vegetables. Now in their twelfth growing…
Meet Julian Korger (they/them) of Blue Collar Supper Club and get their recipe for smoked onion powder to keep the flavors of summer in your kitchen year-round!
#PlasticFreeJuly is an effort to help millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. At Seward Co-op, we’ve recently spotlighted ways to choose to refuse single-use plastics while shopping at our stores. #PlasticFreeJuly will not alone solve the problem of plastic…
Seward-Made Mozzarella Where would we be without fresh mozzarella on our pizzas, in our Caprese salads, and for snacking? This Italian cheese was originally made from the milk of water buffalo. Because its original fresh unpasteurized form did not lend itself well to travel, it was initially a regional cuisine. Thankfully with the advent of…
Grimmway Farms issued a voluntary recall of its Bunny-Luv bagged peeled baby carrots because they may have been contaminated with Salmonella. To date, no illnesses have been linked to this recall, done in an abundance of caution. This product is only sold at the Friendship store and has been removed from our shelves. Affected…
About Taking Stock Taking Stock was founded in 2015 by two friends, Molly (she/her) and Maddy (she/her), who dreamed of owning a business together. They combined their 25 years of kitchen experience to formulate a product that was both nutritious and delicious. After two years of experimenting, Taking Stock Bone Broths were created. Molly and…
