Community Choice voting is now closed. We will announce the winners at our Annual Owner Meeting on Oct 26. Each year, a staff-led grant committee takes great care to evaluate all applications and determining the following years’ SEED recipients. The committee also nominates eight organizations to be considered by community members, all of which will…
This is our latest ongoing quarterly financial update for Seward Co-op employees and owners. On our normal schedule, we would have sent this out in August, but at the time we were negotiating our new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). You can read the May update here. Our previous CBA expired Aug. 21. We began negotiations…
This letter from the CEO comes from the fall issue of Seward Co-op’s quarterly newsletter publication Sprout! Read our newest issue to learn about products, upcoming events, and co-op staff. Dear Seward Co-op owners, Fall is approaching and our autumn calendars are filling up here at Seward Co-op with events like the annual board of…
Join us for drinks, tacos from Habanero Tacos, and socializing with fellow Seward Co-op owners as we return to Arbeiter Brewing for the Annual Owner Meeting. Our annual meeting features a report reviewing the past year of co-op financial and community impact. We’ll also be announcing our 2027 SEED and grant recipients, and the results…
This letter from the CEO comes from the summer issue of Seward Co-op’s quarterly newsletter publication Sprout! Read our newest issue to learn about products, upcoming events, and co-op staff. Happy summer, fellow cooperators! It’s great to walk down streets lined with green and feel the warmth of the sun. Here at Seward Co-op, our…
This is our latest quarterly financial update for Seward Co-op employees and owners. Dear Seward Co-op Community, In the March update, we noted that sales growth at Seward Co-op, and among co-ops nationally, had slowed during 2025. That trend has continued into 2026, and it appears to reflect broader conditions across the grocery industry. At…
Over the past two years, we have shared these (mostly) quarterly financial updates with co-op employees and owners. In the midst of a hectic holiday season, we did not send an update in the fall, but plan to resume a more regular quarterly schedule going forward. Looking back on 2025, we saw strong sales growth…
Dear Seward Co-op Community, We are in the midst of another week of grieving. Another week of exhaustion, anger, and fear. We grieve for Alex Pretti and Renée Good, and we grieve for all families who are impacted by the ongoing campaign of brutality in our communities. What’s keeping us going right now is being…
Dear Seward Co-op Community, Seward Co-op will be closed on Fri., Jan. 23, in solidarity with the Day of Truth and Freedom. Employees scheduled to work that day will be paid. As a cooperative, we believe our shared labor, time, and economic participation are powerful tools. Along with communities across Minnesota and the rest of…
The 2026 SEED recipients are listed below by the month they will be featured. Community Choice recipients are voted on annually by co-op owners and community members and are listed in purple.
