Summer Squash Did you know summer squash is not really a vegetable? The many varieties of summer squash are a type of “pepo”, or hard-walled berry that are harvested while the rind is still tender and edible. Summer squash is in season now and we are carrying at least five varieties (green and gold zucchini,…  Read More →

Mark your calendars for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, and make sure to plan something special for the important moms in your life. What it means to be a mom is a continually evolving concept that looks different in every family. There are stay-at-home moms, birth moms, adopted moms, step-moms, and many people who just…  Read More →

Co-op Month Jamboree featuring Wisconsin Growers Co-opOn Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 3 p.m., celebrate National Co-op Month by supporting the many cooperatives that fill Seward Co-op’s shelves. Meet with members of Seward’s Board of Directors, and sample treats from local and national co-op producers. We’ll also be featuring Wisconsin Growers Co-op as part…  Read More →

The SEED application deadline for the next cycle of recipients is August 1, 2015. (The recipient calendar is already set through September 2015.) If interested in applying, please be aware that the SEED recipient-application has two parts: Part I is an online form. Part II includes written information that may be mailed, emailed, or delivered…  Read More →

Get your calendar out and start planning for January. Upcoming Seward Classes Nourish 101: Kwanzaa Table December 13, 12 pm-2 pm Chinese Medicine and Nutrition January 8, 2015, 6 pm-7 pm Hooyo’s Kitchen “Somali Style” January 14, 2015, 6:30 pm-8 pm Nourish 101: Shop the Co-op January 17, 2015, 12 pm-1 pm Film Screening: A…  Read More →

A consistent complaint about the organic and sustainable food market is price. Seward Co-op is too small a store to correct market realities single-handedly, but we do believe in making economic relationships in our co-op as equal as possible. So we created “Nourish,” a program aimed at making healthy foods and buying co-op ownership more…  Read More →

A common criticism about the organic and sustainable food market is that prices are too high. As a small store, Seward Co-op cannot correct market realities single-handedly, but we do believe in making economic relationships in our co-op as equal as possible. To that end, we created Nourish, a multifaceted program aimed at making healthful…  Read More →

On March 18, 2014 from 6–8 p.m., Seward Co-op convened a community meeting to discuss the new Friendship Store. The meeting, held at Sabathani Community Center, was designed and facilitated by Yvonne Cheek of Millennium Consulting Group. The community had the opportunity to submit questions to Seward Co-op covering a range of topics. Seward Co-op…  Read More →

Wisconsin Growers Co-op was founded in 2006 to help 20 families maintain ownership of their farms. Its members are dedicated to the idea that if farmers take “good care of the soil, the soil will pay back with high-quality produce.” This mindset has proven effective; Wisconsin Growers often brings us produce all year long, from…  Read More →