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Tracing Apples Through the Food System

Where do your apples come from? Learn how some apples reach Seward Co-op with this handy guide from Midwest Food Connection, a local program that brings food education to kids through hands-on activities, encouraging them to get excited about connecting with food and how it can nourish our bodies and communities.

Yogi Echinacea Tea Recall

Yogi Tea is recalling its Echinacea tea. The source of the Echinacea ingredient used in its Echinacea Immune Support tea may not meet the Yogi Tea’s quality standards. Seward Co-op may have sold this at both stores between December 30, 2023 and today. Recalled product was removed from shelves and back stock. If you purchased…

Minneapolis Kombucha

Minneapolis Kombucha Minneapolis, MN CSA Type: Fruit Drop Locations: South Minneapolis and Direct Josh Bruns harvests a wide variety of fruit in Minneapolis and delivers by bike. His offerings include unique items such as native plum saplings, serviceberries, pure cherry juice, catnip, currents, plums, and Aronia berries. Josh is obsessed with mulch, decomposing by way…

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Caves of Faribault®

Learn About Caves of Faribault® Faribault Dairy Company—now called Caves of Faribault®—was founded in 2001 in the St. Peter’s sandstone caves of Faribault, Minn., about an hour south of the Twin Cities. Since the 1930s, the manmade caves have been used to age cheese, beginning with cheesemaker Felix Frederiksen, who took advantage of the temperature…

Working Together to Reduce Food Waste

We’ve all forgotten that yogurt in the back of the fridge, or missed the window to cook up our rainbow chard before it’s started turning. Food waste happens. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it’s estimated that between 30- 40 percent of the food supply is wasted; that’s a lot! So how…

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Ames Farm

Learn about Ames Farm Ames Farm began in 1995 when owner and founder Brian Ferdericksen tasted dandelion honey for the first time. It was part of Brian’s early season honey harvest, and he realized that the bees make different tasting honey depending on the season and what’s in bloom. Since then, Ames Farm has produced…

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Celebrate National Garlic Month this April

Ah, garlic. We love it. We crave it. Many of us put in twice as much as a recipe calls for. There are few ingredients as iconic and prevalent in recipes, and even fewer with as long and storied a history as garlic. A member of the onion family, the garlic we know today likely…

Easy Seed Planting

Growing seeds is a simple and fun activity for kids, providing a hands-on opportunity to witness the magical journey from tiny seeds to flourishing plants. It also imparts valuable lessons about responsibility, patience, and the wonders of nature. Try this Microgreens activity and plant calendula seeds, which grow into beautiful yellow- and orange-hued flowers. Check…

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From Seeds to Starters: The Seward Co-op Growing Guide

Spring is in the air, and gardening season is just around the corner. With seed packets in stores and starter plants arriving in early May, there are dozens of veggie, fruit, flower, and herb options for you to bring your own personalized plot to life. Whether you’re new to gardening or have more than a…

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Eener’s Farm

Eener’s Farm Boyceville, WI CSA Type: Vegetables, Herbs, Meat, Eggs Drop Locations: Hampden Park Co-op Eener’s Farm is a fifth generation family farm located near Connorsville, WI about 60 miles from Hudson and Stillwater. The farm has been in Eener’s family since 1927. Their mission is to grow good, clean, food on good, clean, land,…