From early on in its history, Seward Co-op has made it a priority to give back to the community. “Concern for Community” is one of the seven fundamental principles of cooperation and in that spirit, the co-op launched SEED in 2011. SEED is a fundraising program that provides customers an opportunity to round-up their bill…  Read More →

On Saturday, Feb. 13, P6 vendors, local artists, and Seward staff came together to make the Friendship Grand Opening Celebration a success. Local musician, Chrys Carroll performed with Ayanna Muata for eventgoers in the classroom, while Seward staff painted kids’ faces and handed out free cookies from Seward’s Bakery. Just Coffee Cooperative, a P6 coffee…  Read More →

In 2011, Seward Co-op launched SEED, a fundraising program that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. Since then, the co-op has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that have gone back into the community. This past December, the co-op set a new SEED…  Read More →

Seward Co-op’s 2015 board of directors election culminated at the annual meeting on Oct. 6. The board of directors governs the entire co-op — Franklin store, Friendship store, Creamery Café — and is comprised of nine co-op owners. Through a democratic election, four seats were filled this year. Full results are available here. Congratulations to…  Read More →

The 2015 Annual Meeting at the Friendship store was quite likely the largest one in Seward Co-op’s history – in terms of sheer number of people in attendance and in terms of the size of the event. The night’s agenda was packed, and we were thrilled to see such a great turnout. The 2015 board…  Read More →

Prize-winners Lauren, Alissa, and Mary of the Seward Co-op Bakery Team Seward Co-op took home the “Bronze Medal” in the Second Annual Dandelion Honey Pastry Chef Challenge last night. The Bronze-winning Beinenstich “Bee Sting” Cake was designed by Seward Co-op’s Bakery Supervisor Mary Vorndran and it contained yeast-leavened cake with Amaretto Honey Glaze, Chevre Bavarian…  Read More →

The SEED totals are in for the month of March: Seward shoppers and owners have donated $19,776.39 (from 43,693 individual donations). That’s a record for monthly donations via SEED! Seward Co-op matched $2,085 in donations over the course of the final March weekend, for a grand total of $21,860 in March. Those crucial dollars go…  Read More →

Seward Co-op staff presented a SEED check today for $15,708.88 to Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA), representing 35,108 individual donations. Funds will be used to support the Apetito por el Liderazgo/Appetite for Leadership program, envisioned by PPNA’s Latino Advisory Council. The program combines community building, leadership skills development and cooking. “Yes, it’s a cooking class,”…  Read More →

The movement to change the way Americans eat is many decades old in Minneapolis, and Pillsbury United Communities’ Waite House is one of the oldest forces of them all. For nearly fifty years, Waite House has been targeting “both the immediate needs and the root causes of inequalities in health and nutrition” in the Phillips…  Read More →

There is tremendous progress to report. Over the past several months the project has received zoning and land use approvals, as well as all of the permits required to build the new store. And recently, the project financing was completed, which allowed the co-op to purchase the last remaining parcel of land from the City…  Read More →