The Seward Co-op SEED program is a way in which we reach our Ends. The SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the…
This year on Oct. 14, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we will feature foods from the James Beard award-winning cookbook The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, written by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley, on the hot bars at both the Franklin and Friendship stores. We will also be selling the cookbook for those who want to learn more… Read More →
2019 SEED Recipients January: Mental Health Resources (Community Choice) Mental Health Resources’ Seward Community Support Program (“CSP”) drop-in center on Minnehaha Avenue provides healthy snacks, meals, and health mentoring for 400 neighbors who are recovering from serious mental illness so they can thrive physically and mentally. February: Cultural Wellness Center The Dreamland Co-Café, a project of… Read More →
2024 April Cempazúchitl Collective 22,864 customers donated $10,366.83 March Isuroon 23,859 customers donated $10,912.93 February Cultural Wellness Center 24,187 customers donated $10,980.88 January East Phillips Neighborhood Institute 22,983 customers donated $10,543.25 2023 December The Aliveness Project 23,302 customers donated $10,712.79 November Division of Indian Work 23,980 customers donated $11,150.31 October Little Earth Residents Association 22,293…
We’re looking ahead to 2019, which will feature our first year of Community Choice SEED grant recipients. Our selection process for our 12 yearly SEED recipients is entirely staff-led, with the majority of cashiers serving on the committee. Show your support to our front-end staff by rounding up at the register throughout the year! Here… Read More →
Farmworkers are the food system’s most vital workers; their labor allows us to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables year-round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural contributions to the communities in which they live and work, they continue to be among the lowest paid, least protected and unhealthiest workers in the United States. The international principles that… Read More →
