Need help with meal prep? March classes kick off with two approaches to cooking as a component of wellness. Join Jesse Haas and Vanashree Belgamwar, two local instructors for: Ayurvedic Cooking for Your ConstitutionMarch 7, 6-8 p.m., Friendship store$25/$20 co-op ownersREGISTER Practical Meal Planning Strategies for Health (+ Sanity)March 19, 7-8 p.m.$20/$15 for co-op ownersREGISTER…  Read More →

This winter, we’re featuring classes on food-mood connection, soap making, fermenting vegetables and more. Seward Co-op owners save $5 on registration. Click the links below to register. Intro to Soap MakingJan. 16, 6-8 p.m., Franklin storeLearn soap making from one of Seward Co-op’s most popular soap vendors! In this demonstration class, students will be shown…  Read More →

The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) is working 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 relocate…  Read More →

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 →

Come meet the farmers who grow our food! Wisconsin Growers Co-op will be providing samples of their sweet potatoes Saturday, Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Franklin store as part of our Know Our Grower series. About Wisconsin Growers Co-opWisconsin Growers Co-op was founded in 2006 to help 20 families maintain ownership of their…  Read More →

Seward Co-op’s annual Know Our Grower program hosts local farmers who supply our stores and kitchen with produce grown using sustainable practices, soil restoration, organic pest control methods, and more. In addition to those farms growing during temperate months, we also work with growers that push the limits of our northern growing season by using…  Read More →

Seward Co-op has begun the countdown to spring! Starting your garden from seed and then watching it mature from seedling to fruiting plant can be rewarding, economical, and fun. Considering Minnesota’s relatively short growing season, it can be beneficial to start seeds indoors in spring to give plants a head start before transplanting them in…  Read More →

August is P6 Month, and Seward Co-op will be celebrating all month! Your favorite small, local, and/or cooperative P6 producers will be in the stores sampling and we’ll be giving away $20 Seward Community Co-op gift cards to shoppers every weekend! The P6 label calls out products that meet our highest values, which align with…  Read More →

Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is seeking candidates for the 2017 board election. If you feel strongly about the cooperative business model and want to help shape the future of our co-op, please consider being a candidate. The election will begin in late September, ending at the annual co-op owners meeting on Oct. 23. In…  Read More →

We are excited for the annual Eat Local Co-op Farm Tour coming up on Saturday, July 15 in partnership with Twin Cities area co-ops. The Eat Local Co-op Farm Tour was created to showcase local farmers that bring local food to our tables. Each year, the tour highlights Minnesota farms, allowing the general public to…  Read More →