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Midwest Food Connection (MFC) is a local education nonprofit founded by local food co-ops, including Seward Co-op. MFC provides lessons in cooking, gardening, and eating healthy food to elementary school students. Since 1993, they have reached more than 60,000 children. MFC receives many thoughtful and caring letters from students. Through drawings of fruits and veggies,…  Read More →

Wreaths and garlands from Trout Brook Vineyard in the St. Croix River Valley are available at Seward Co-op this year. The grapevine was harvested from the vineyard and handcrafted into the wreath base. Evergreen boughs are sourced from locally owned Koehler and Dramm. An 18-inch grapevine and mixed evergreen wreath is $40. Mixed evergreen garland…  Read More →

Think of your grill like it’s the bat-signal from the old Batman series. Your grill is a beacon of good smells that alerts your neighborhood what veggies and meats are best at Seward right now. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a delicious plume of grill-smoke from a co-op shopper’s Weber is…  Read More →

We have some delicious organic blueberries in the Produce Department right now, some of the sweetest of the year so far. They’re from California, but the price makes them a great choice for all the grilling you’re going to do this Memorial Day Weekend. What? Grill blueberries? Oh, yes. Here’s a simple, tasty recipe for…  Read More →

During a temperature check of one of our coolers on Friday, November 21, the Seward Grocery team found product at unsafe temperatures due to a non-functioning cooler fan. If you purchased any of the products below between 12:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20th and 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 21st, do not consume this product and return…  Read More →

On August 6, 2014, Seward Co-op General Manager Sean Doyle wrote a letter to Michael Potter CEO of Eden Foods in regards to the company’s widespread public controversy (there’s a decent synopsis of the issue in this CNN op-ed) and Eden Foods’ falling sales at Seward Co-op. Sean Doyle’s letter can be read here. Below…  Read More →

Construction on the new Seward Co-op Friendship store will be starting soon. Anyone who is interested in learning about the construction project, and the requirements and qualifications needed for construction employment, is invited to attend this information meeting. When: August 12, 2014, at 3 p.m. Where: Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th Street, Minneapolis 55409,…  Read More →

In the past five years, Seward Co-op’s ownership has nearly tripled, so it’s not surprising that owners have already invested $674,500 — 27% of our goal — in Seward’s Friendship Store & Franklin Creamery Projects. But in case you didn’t know about Seward’s twin expansion projects or haven’t heard anything recently, here’s a brief recap/update:…  Read More →

There’s no better way to celebrate the warmer days of spring than with a cookout or leisurely picnic with locally grown foods from Seward Co-op. Swing through the produce aisles and visit the meat & seafood counter to pick up everything you need for an evening of al fresco dining. Sausages: more than 20 varieties,…  Read More →