Thank you to our farmers and to everyone who attended the 2019 CSA Fair on April 27 at Seward Co-op Creamery Café. Midwest Food Connection offered a seed planting activity for kids and kids at heart. Seward Co-op’s board members staffed the welcome table and talked about their work on behalf of owners. Huge thank… Read More →
Join Seward Co-op, Birchwood Cafe and others for a fabulous five-course meal in Birchwood Cafe’s community room on Thursday, June 2! Current Birchwood Boost partner Right to Know Minnesota (RTK-MN) and folks from the Copper River Watershed Project, along with Seward Community Co-op staff (a RTK-MN coalition member!) are participating in an inspiring and delicious… Read More →
As we enter into the month of March many of us are craving tropical fruits and the warm, sweet sunshine they bring to our kitchens. I am reminded every year by Travis, the produce manager at our Franklin store, that March is mango month. I then remind him that mangoes don’t really come into season… Read More →
People often joke about how much Minnesotans like to talk about the weather. When it comes to produce, however, weather is not just small talk–for the most part, it is the reason we have or do not have produce to sell. This is true locally – a late frost in spring can wipe out an… Read More →
In late January, Seward Co-op participated in “Label Day at the Capitol” with local nonprofit organization Right To Know MN (RTK-MN). RTK-MN is a campaign started by concerned citizens to make the labeling of GMOs the law in Minnesota. On Monday, Jan. 26, a bill was introduced in both the MN House (H.F. 351) and… Read More →
We have a right to know what is in our food, and RTK-MN wants to help you share why you care about GMO labeling! Join us anytime between 6–8 p.m. Tuesday night, January 20th, and enjoy some refreshments, meet Right to Know MN team members, and write letters to your state and federal elected officials.… Read More →
Love GMOs? Then Label ‘Em! A coalition called Right to Know Minnesota (RTK-MN) has organized a campaign supporting passage of a labeling bill to require foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be labeled as such. This joins with over two dozen other state initiatives for GMO labeling and 64 countries that currently label. RTK-MN… Read More →
It’s citrus and citrus and citrus these days – the Produce department virtually glows orange. The varieties change so quickly it’s hard to keep track, but they are, in general, superlatively good. An unusual item that is worth a try before they are gone is Mandarinquats (pictured). Two bites full of juice and rind that… Read More →
