The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) continues an effort to secure land for an indoor urban farm project that would bring affordable housing, urban food production, a coffee shop and a bicycle shop to the small southside neighborhood. The project would be part of the Hiawatha Campus expansion. The city of Minneapolis is planning to…  Read More →

Seward Community Co-op will be a co-sponsor for a special event Aug. 16, 4-8 p.m., to celebrate the reopening of the 38th Street Bridge near the Friendship Store. The hope is that family, friends and neighbors will gather and celebrate the reopening of this cornerstone bridge and to reconnect the neighborhoods and rebuild community divided…  Read More →

On June 15, GoMacro issued a recall of a limited number of MacroBars and Thrive Bars due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections amongst young children, the elderly, those with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women. At this time, no illnesses have been reported…  Read More →

On September 2,Aura Cacia issued a voluntary recall of its Organic Lavender Milk & Oat Bath due to an elevated microorganism count that may cause possible health risk. Between June 1, 2016 and September 1,2016, Seward Co-op may have sold products affected by this recall at the Franklin store. Organic Lavender Milk & Oat Bath…  Read More →

For more than 40 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 bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy…  Read More →

The Star Tribune recently ran a write up on the Eat Local Farm Tour, co-sponsored by the Twin Cities natural food co-ops. The self-guided tour takes place Saturday, July 30, and features 11 different area farms. Read the article and visit Seward Co-op’s Farm Tour page with links to all of the participating farms.