Dear Seward Co-op Community, We are about three-quarters of the way through our current fiscal year and would like to share this update with our owners and staff. In this report, we have financial results for the first half of our fiscal year, an update on the completed sale of the Creamery building, and some…
The 2025 Board of Directors election ballot included a proposal to change full owner equity from $75 to $99 by increasing the number of ($3) Class A Stock voting shares from twenty-five (25) to thirty-three (33). UPDATE: The election has concluded and Seward Co-op’s owners voted in favor of approving this ballot proposal by a…
Back in 1972, when Seward Co-op was spelled “Seward Cooop,” the shelves were mostly lined with bulk pantry staples: containers full of items like dill seeds, white pepper, and turmeric. Today, more than 50 years later, Bulk is just one of many departments at the co-op, but still operates on the same principles: only buy…
Working with local farms has been a longstanding priority at Seward Co-op. Whether in the form of fruits and veggies, eggs, meat, or cheese, locally farmed products from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa come with a plethora of benefits: they help support the local economy, use fewer resources—and thus create fewer carbon emissions—in transporting product, and…
Tony’s Chocolonely is issuing a voluntary recall of a seven lots of Tony’s brand Dark Almond Sea Salt Bar (6.35oz); and Everything Bar (6.35oz) because the product may contain small stones. Seward Co-op only sells the Dark Almond Sea Salt bar, and may have sold them at both stores between February 7-April 7, 2025. If…
Ready to get growing? This activity will teach you how to make your own paper embedded with seeds that can then be planted and grown in your very own garden. Make your paper in April for easy planting outside in early May. You’ll need: • Printer or notebook paper • A large bowl • Water…
When Jen Strommen (she/her) first started shopping at Seward Co-op, she was burnt out from college, missed friends who had moved away, and felt disconnected from her field of study. But something about the co-op felt like a refuge from it all. “Staff made me feel seen, welcome, and like I was part of something…
Dear Seward Co-op owner community, We are excited to announce two new services now available to all Seward Co-op owners—the launch of an Owner Portal and receipts via email! In the new Owner Portal you can: • Update your ownership contact information • View and edit those in your household who may use the owner…
On a blustery, early spring day in March, an attentive, excited multi-generational group gathered in the community seating area at the Franklin store to celebrate the recent sale of the “Creamery” building to North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). Darren Thompson, an Ojibwe flute player from the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Indian Reservation in…
S. Martinelli & Company is issuing a voluntary recall of a single lot of Martinelli’s glass bottles of “Apple Juice”, due to the potential for this product to contain elevated levels of patulin, a naturally occurring substance produced by molds that may grow in apples. Long-term exposure from drinking apple juice containing elevated levels of…
