Bring home our highly requested, housemade dressing for salads and fresh-cut produce. Use as a marinade or to season vegetables before roasting in the oven. Seward-made salad dressing is cooperatively handcrafted in small batches with ingredients that meet our product commitment. We prioritize small-scale, local vendors when sourcing ingredients.

Find all four flavors now in the produce section!

Buttermilk Ranch
made without gluten

Miso Onion
vegan + made without gluten

Garlic Tahini
vegan + made without gluten
formerly called goddess dressing

Balsamic
vegan + made without gluten + no soy

Recipe: Roasted Veg & Tahini
Seward-made salad dressing is very versatile; pour it over hot veggies to serve hot or cold, over noodles, over rice and veggies. It’s a great marinade/sauce for chicken, fish or pork, too. While it’s still chilly outside, try it with roasted veggies and a heartier ingredient of your choice, such as Equal Exchange avocados, Seward-made sausage or nuts. This recipe is inspired by this National Co-op Grocers recipe.

Ingredients
Seward-made Garlic Tahini
•Olive oil (or oil of your choice)
•Salt and pepper to taste
Various veggies, such as:
•Brussels sprouts
•Delicata squash
•Cauliflower
•Sweet potatoes
•Kale

Preparation
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cut your veggies into bite-sized pieces. Drizzle with oil and salt and pepper to taste. Toss to coat, then spread veggies evenly on the pan. Roast until veggies are tender when pierced with a paring knife (time depends on how large you cut the pieces). While they roast, prepare your tofu, avocado, Seward-made sausage or other heartier topping. Pull out veggies and let cool.

To serve, plate the veggies, drizzle with dressing and top with your favorite heartier ingredient or protein.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a rule for nationwide labeling on genetically engineered foods — but we need something better.

Public comments, from food eaters like you, will be extremely important. Comments were due to the USDA by July 3, 2018.

We’ve been telling the USDA to:

• Use common, well-established labeling terms. The USDA proposes using a new term — “bioengineering” — not the terms “genetic engineering” or “GMO,” despite their acceptance for over 30 years by consumers, companies and regulators.
• Require neutral symbols. The symbols proposed by the USDA appear to be biased toward genetic engineering, or “bioengineering.”

  
  Symbols should be content-neutral and easy to understand, like a circle with “GE” or “GMO” inside it.

• Reject QR codes and other discriminatory options for on-package labels. These methods are discriminatory against 100 million consumers who do not have smartphones or reliable internet connections. Other label claims are required to be printed on packages.
• Include all processed foods produced with genetic engineering. Many foods are so highly refined that some tests may not detect GE material in the final product, even though they undisputedly were produced with GE.
• Ensure future foods made with newer forms of genetic engineering are covered. The USDA must ensure any foods made with new forms of genetic engineering — such as synthetic biology, gene-editing and RNAI — are required to be labeled.
• Harmonize with the European Union standard. Required labeling of foods with a 0.9 percent threshold of GE content aligns with accepted global standards, has been adopted by many U.S. companies, and would encourage, not hinder, global trade.
• Demand disclosure now, not postponed until 2022. Waiting four more years would be an unreasonable delay. Many companies already are labeling without disruption or burdensome costs.

How to comment:

Formal comments were due July 3 on the Regulations.gov website.

An easy way to get involved is to visit the Just Label It website and sign the petition to the USDA calling for consumer-friendly GMO labeling regulations.

Thank you for standing up for fair and transparent labeling!

On Dec. 8, World Finer Foods, LLC announced a voluntary recall of its Rapunzel vegetable, no salt bouillon due to incorrect labeling. Seward Co-op does not currently have affected product on the shelf, but could have sold affected product between Sept. 8–Dec. 8, 2017.

Rapunzel Vegetable Bouillon, No Salt
Affected lot numbers: 112075, 113390, 114805, 116205, 118230 and 119631
Affected best buy dates: 9/10/2018, 11/12/2018, 12/17/2018, 03/04/2019, 05/23/2019 and 7/22/2019

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op between Sept. 8–Dec. 8, 2017, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desk.

Join us at the Seward Co-op Creamery Café for a dinner event featuring our January SEED recipient, Southside Community Health Services. Learn about and support Southside’s unique approach to reducing chronic health conditions in our communities. We’ll dine on a meal inspired by Southside’s “prescription CSA” program, which provides healthy, locally grown fresh food to their patients. Tickets are limited, so grab your seat right away.

Purchase Tickets via Eventbrite.
Three-course dinner: $35
Non-alcoholic kombucha drink pairing: $9
Beer and wine also available for purchase.