Seward Co-op’s 50th anniversary block party at Open Streets Franklin was a huge success! Skilled and flexible co-op staff, board members, and community organizations helped make this celebration possible. Thanks to everyone who attended, especially those who did not let intermittent rain showers deter their dancing to KRSM-curated tunes from DJs Talia Knight and Drunken…
Warm summer months are our cue to fire up the grill. The pandemic illuminated harsh working conditions that too many workers face in the conventional meat processing and packing industry. In response, co-op shoppers can support Community Foods producers like Kadejan and Blooming Prairie, while also trying new and emerging ones like Tree Range Farm.…
An ode to our elders: I am only able to digitally compose these truths because of the outpour of investment that has been entrusted to me. I pay homage to those that have and continue to struggle towards actualizing revolutionary values while being forced to navigate (let alone attempt to thrive) within these systems of…
On Earth Day, we honor and reflect on our physical environment and recommit to protecting nature. Many sources are quick to point out that big business is responsible for over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. This alone can be overwhelming, and many argue that the solution is rooted in systematic change. Even if greenhouse gas…
This year marks Seward Community Co-op’s 50th anniversary. We have had a long and wonderful journey. With three locations—Franklin and Friendship stores, and Co-op Creamery production facility and offices—we have grown from our modest start. One of the reasons for our co-op’s growth and vitality is the 22,000 households in the community that own the…
As Seward Co-op wraps up National Farmworker Awareness Week, we end with a personal story of perseverance from Natalia Mendez (they/them), Marketing and Communications Specialist. My Grandpa, Salvador Sanchez, has always been someone in my life I looked up to. He’s an immigrant, he’s calm, quietly funny, and he put up with the shenanigans of…
Prairie Hollow Farm Elgin, MN CSA Type: Vegetables/Herbs, Fruit, Meat, Eggs, Cheese, Baked goods, Jams/jellies/preserves Drop Locations: Franklin store and more Prairie Hollow Farm came into being in 1986 on a beautiful farm near Dover, MN. Farmer Pam Benike’s family milked cows, made cheese and grew vegetables, marketing primarily through farmers markets. In 1996, they…
The event series “Co-op Conversations: Exploring the intersection of racial, social, and food justice” is a community engagement and class series collaboratively presented by Eastside Food Co-op, Mississippi Market Food Co-op, Seward Community Co-op, The Wedge, and Linden Hills Co-op as a way to examine and connect our cooperative values with social justice movements. We…
Learn about Sayge Carroll Artist and advocate Sayge Carroll has been tending the soil of community through art for more than 20 years. Throughout their career, they have harnessed the tools of visual art, sound, music, and civic engagement to create work that links ancestry to the present and honors the historic contributions — from…
We’d like to once again thank Liz Liddiard Wozniak (she/her) for the many years of growth she ushered in before she retired. Liz’s retirement comes new opportunities for staff. The loss of Liz’s guidance in Human Resources will be felt, and in her stead, Seward Co-op is proud to introduce the next generation of leaders…
