Seward Community Co-op staff will be marching in the 2018 Twin Cities Pride Parade at 11 a.m. on June 24 along Hennepin Avenue North in Minneapolis with six other Twin Cities food co-ops, including Eastside, Hampden Park, Lakewinds, Mississippi Market, Valley Natural and Wedge/Linden Hills. Watch for our banner that will say “Twin Cities Food…  Read More →

Cool off with a refreshing mocktail featuring GT’s Kombucha, La Croix and rhubarb from our friends at the Hmong American Farmers Association (on sale). Hooch your booch with our Strawberry Rhubarb Mocktail as a base. Recipe inspired by Recipe Redux. Step 1: Make fruit syrup3 stalks of Hmong American Farmers Association rhurbarb3/4 container of strawberriessweetener…  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 →

Photo by: John Yuccas Seward Co-op Creamery Café hosted its fourth Farm Table dinner on Tuesday, April 17 with Dream of Wild Health, a Native American-led, nonprofit farm and youth-leadership program. The meal, created by Chef de Cuisine Matt Kappra, featured Indigenous ingredients supplemented with locally raised, grown, or made ingredients. Photo by: John Yuccas…  Read More →

This past October, the Annual Meeting allowed us to bring to the stage one of Seward Co-op’s longest-term employees, Leo Sanders, to celebrate his retirement this winter. Leo first started with Seward Co-op as a volunteer 40 years ago. He became part of the co-op’s last collective in the early ’80s and returned to the…  Read More →

Putting together a cheese platter for a holiday gathering is sure to make you a popular host or guest at any event this season. This task may sound overwhelming to some, but by following a few simple guidelines, we can help anyone put together a delicious cheese plate. At the end of the day, you…  Read More →

Midwest Food Connection (MFC) is a nonprofit educational organization supported by Twin Cities food coops, including Seward, our largest sponsor. Since 1993, Midwest Food Connection has brought informative and memorable experiences gardening, cooking and eating healthy food to elementary school classrooms. In our 20- year history, we have reached more than 60,000 children with our…  Read More →

Creamery Café’s staff thanks everyone who attended our first Farm Table Dinner, featuring pasture-raised Red Wattle pork from Pork and Plants Heritage Farm. Chef de Cuisine Matt Kappra, with support from Sausage Production Supervisor Kyle Wondrasch, offered a delectable menu of head cheese, pork rillette, loin sliders, bratwurst, pork pibil and even a summer cherry…  Read More →

Join us at the Seward Co-op Creamery Café for a dinner event with special guest, Eric Kreidermacher of Pork & Plants Heritage Farm in Altura, MN. Along with their beautiful produce, we’ll feature the farm’s heritage-breed Red Wattle pork in several different preparations. Beverage pairings from Fair State Brewing Cooperative and Sweetland Orchard are available…  Read More →

During February 2017, nearly 500 Seward Community Co-op owners provided their feedback on the cooperative’s performance. Seward appears to be meeting owners’ needs quite well; nearly 90% of the respondents said they were satisfied or extremely satisfied, and we rank highly relative to other food cooperatives around the country. However, newer owners are less satisfied…  Read More →