Demeter (she/her), a Produce Replenishment Buyer and Shift Lead, has worked at Seward Co-op’s Friendship store for much of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her role, she has experienced the ups and downs of navigating stocking a department when supply chain issues pose challenges. Despite those challenges, working at the co-op with people she cares about,…
Racing Heart Farm Colfax, WI CSA Type: Vegetables, Mutual Aid option Drop Locations: Franklin & Friendship stores and more Racing Heart Farm was started in 2014 by Les and Els in Colfax, WI, and is a two-acre, no-till farm. This means they work hard to reduce the amount of soil disturbance that happens on the…
StrongHeart Farms Marine on St. Croix, MN CSA Type: Vegetables Drop Locations: Minneapolis Bouldering Project and more StrongHeart Farms is a two-acre mixed vegetable farm located in the St. Croix River valley, just north of Stillwater, MN. They were founded in 2021 and will be offering summer and fall CSA memberships. StrongHeart delivers their CSA…
Green Garden Bakery Minneapolis, MN CSA Type: Vegetable-based baked goods Drop Locations: n/a, delivery Green Garden Bakery is a totally youth-run business based out of North Minneapolis. They make vegetable-based desserts that are both healthy and delicious. They grow their own vegetables, bake them into treats, and sell them throughout the Twin Cities year-round. 1/3…
As we celebrate Women’s History Month and 50 years of cooperation, we are so grateful for the influential women that help make Seward Co-op the hub of community that it is today. As we look towards the future, we reflect on the past, in reverence, of the women that helped build our foundation. Annie Young…
After years of questions and concerns, there is now a National Standard for the disclosure of genetically modified foods. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, authorized by congress in 2016, became mandatory at the start of 2022. The new National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard represents a change in approach to labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs),…
March is Women’s History Month. We are proud to stock our shelves year-round with many women-owned businesses that often qualify for our Community Foods program. Learn more about a few of them below, then check out more Community Foods producers here.
Learn About Beeler’s In 1846, Fred Beeler immigrated to the United States from Germany and settled in Madison County, Iowa. He established a farm and began to raise pigs. Six generations later, his descendants are still raising pigs the traditional way he did—with a vegetarian diet, without antibiotics or bioengineered products. Support Small-Scale, Local Pork…
Similac has issued a recall of their baby formulas for the potential contamination of salmonella. Multiple products, dates, and lot numbers are impacted. These products are recalled out of an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of consumers. The following Similac products may have been sold in the past 90 days (Nov. 20–Feb. 18)…
Learn About Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery is based in the Heart of Wisconsin’s Dairyland in the town of Ellsworth — known as the “Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin.” The cooperative was founded in 1910 and primarily made butter and had chickens for laying eggs. After many innovations and expansions, they transitioned to making…
