Our 2019 SEED grant recipients, including those chosen by the Community Choice public vote, were announced at the Annual Owner Meeting on Oct. 30. We’re proud that selection for our 12 yearly SEED recipients is led entirely by co-op staff, with a majority of cashiers serving on the committee. This year, the staff committee selected… Read More →
Kuzala Macaroons is donating 10 percent of proceeds this month to Brian Coyle Food Shelf, our November SEED recipient. Kuzala, a Community Foods producer, crafts local, organic, paleo, gluten-free, raw, vegan macaroons right here in Minneapolis. Treat yourself or a loved one this month. Your purchase will do more through Nov. 30. Be sure to… Read More →
This Halloween, shop your values without sacrificing fun. At Seward Co-op, we go beyond raisins, dental floss and toothbrushes (though we have those, too!) and carry treats from organic, allergy-friendly companies like YumEarth and cooperatives that care about fair trade like Equal Exchange. Candy corn, candles, spooky reusable ChicoBags—we offer those and more, so both… Read More →
Community Foods is a new Seward Co-op labeling program featuring producers that best align with our cooperative values and mission to sustain a healthy community. Community Foods replaced P6 on Thursday, Sept. 27, at all Seward Co-op locations. With Community Foods, we’re focusing on the real stories of our producers that support Seward Co-op’s Ends.… Read More →
Seward Co-op Creamery Café welcomed more than 30 guests July 17 for a Farm Table dinner featuring our July SEED recipient, Tamales y Bicicletas, an organization dedicated to strengthening Latino and immigrant communities through bike projects, green farming, cultural empowerment and environmental justice. We enjoyed a three-course meal—including tamales and churros—featuring produce from Tamales y… Read More →
Our cheese department recently had a wonderful visit to Holland Family Farms in Thorpe, Wisconsin! This is about as good as it gets in the cheese world. The weather was picture perfect for a farm tour and dining alfresco. Marieke makes raw milk Gouda with Rolf’s milk from the Penterman Farmstead. Even though the Pentermans… Read More →
Small farms and producers throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin welcomed visitors on Saturday, July 14, during the Eat Local Co-op Farm Tour. Thank you to all who participated! We look forward to more food, activities and exploration next year. Follow us on social media to check out photos and videos from the tour. We’ll also continue… Read More →
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a rule for nationwide labeling on genetically engineered foods — but we need something better. Public comments, from food eaters like you, will be extremely important. Comments were due to the USDA by July 3, 2018. We’ve been telling the USDA to: Use common, well-established labeling terms.… Read More →
Seward Co-op’s 17th Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair was held Saturday, April 21, at a new location—the Creamery Café! We lucked out with weather and it was once again a huge success, both for farmers and attendees—what a difference a week can make weather-wise. For the fourth year in a row, it was a… Read More →
Congratulations to Vina Kay and Filiberto Nolasco Gomez on their election to the Seward Co-op Board of Directors, and to Lenny Nelson for his re-election to the board. The results were announced at the Annual Owner Meeting on Oct. 23. Full election results are available here. There were three at-large seats up for election this… Read More →
