Seward Co-op has issued a voluntary recall on Seward Co-op peach pie slices sold April 5-9 due to the potential presence of foreign material.

Seward-made Peach Pie Slice
Sold by the each
Dates: April 5-9, 2019

A piece of aluminum was found in a slice not sold to the public. No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold April 5-9.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Woodstock has issued a voluntary recall on frozen mixed mushrooms (10 oz.) due to reports of findings of a sponge-like material in two different lot codes.

Woodstock Organic Frozen Mixed Mushrooms 10 oz.
Lot Codes: 20918GOLY – Best Before 7/28/2020; 22418GOLY – Best Before 8/12/2020
Price: $3.79
UPC: 042563007485

No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold between Jan. 1 and April 5, 2019. If you have any of the product with the specific lot codes affected, please dispose of it. Woodstock does not believe any other lot codes are affected. Woodstock does not consider this to be a health hazard or food safety risk, but is pulling the product due to quality and to ensure the consumers get the best quality product.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

When you join Seward Co-op, you join a community of more than 20,000 other Minneapolis households that own three businesses. The Friendship store, Franklin store and Seward Co-op Creamery Café serve a community need for wholesome, ethically sourced food, and enable us to connect with neighbors. One of the benefits of co-owning the co-op is the opportunity to invest more than your initial share requirement by purchasing Class C stock.

What Is Class C Stock?
Class C stock is nonvoting investment stock with a share price of $500. Because of securities laws, only Seward Co-op owners who live in Minnesota can purchase it. Class C stock is sold at par value, meaning the dollar amount will stay the same as long as you own the stock. The static value of the stock eliminates the speculation that occurs with publicly traded stock. Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors must approve all purchases, transfers and sales of C stock. The board also decides the amount of a C stock dividend and when it will be paid.

How Does Class C Stock Help the Co-op?
Class C stock is considered equity (as opposed to debt), making Seward Co-op’s balance sheet stronger. The cash invested in the co-op via C Stock has several uses. Class C stock:

• provides resources to reinvest in the co-op’s buildings and equipment
• reduces the co-op’s dependence on bank financing
• helps make the co-op more sustainable

Class C stock is an investment option with local impact. Investing in our co-op may be the most socially responsible investment you can make. You can walk in the door and see your money at work.

Theo Chocolate is issuing a voluntary recall on three-ounce sea salt 70-percent dark chocolate bars with lot code 3092529 due to an undeclared milk allergen.

Theo Chocolate 3 oz. Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate
Lot code: 3092529
Best-by date of 1/2020
Price: $3.79
UPC: 8 74492 00325 8

No affected product is currently available at Seward Co-op stores, but it may have been sold between Dec. 29, 2018, and March 29, 2019.

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

Seward Co-op is recalling five units of mislabeled 2-pack Seward-made chocolate cupcakes due to undeclared allergens.

The product was available at both the Franklin and Friendship stores. All mislabeled product was sold and Seward Co-op confirmed there is no more on hand. The label said the allergens were milk, egg and soy, but the actual allergens were milk, coconut and wheat.

Seward Co-op Chocolate Cupcakes with Brown Butter Frosting 2-pack
Label: 2PK CHOC CC BRN BTTR FRST MADE WITHOUT GLUTEN
UPC: 0020305900000
Price: $4.49

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op March 5-6, you will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.

The Sexual Violence Center, a nonprofit rape crisis center in Minneapolis, provides free support services to individuals impacted by sexual violence in Hennepin, Scott and Carver counties. The center is one of four Community Choice SEED recipients, which our owners and shoppers voted to select.

To make a donation to the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), round up at the register at all Seward Co-op locations throughout April. The center will use the SEED grant funds to help build a gender-neutral bathroom at its office.

About Seward Co-op’s SEED Grant Program
For more than 45 years, Seward Co-op has been committed to giving back to our community. In 2011, we introduced SEED, a new way for customers to participate in this commitment. This simple yet powerful community giving program allows customers to round up their grocery or Seward Co-op Creamery Café bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. As part of the staff-led selection process for 2019, owners and shoppers were invited to contribute further by voting for Community Choice SEED recipients. Learn more about becoming a SEED grant recipient here.

About Sexual Violence Center
The center’s mission is to eradicate sexual violence and abuse by:

•Challenging the systems and individuals that promote privilege, oppression and domination
•Educating those that will join us as advocates and catalysts for change
•Supporting those who have been victimized, empowering them to not only survive but thrive, finding power and movement in our collective voices

Since 1985, the Sexual Violence Center has been serving youth and adult victim/survivors of sexual violence 12 years of age and older. The center works in Hennepin, Carver and Scott counties, with services coordinated out of its office in Minneapolis. The center will never turn anyone away from service if they live outside of these counties, but it can often refer people to a local agency that has connections with more specific resources to help.

All of the center’s services are provided by sexual assault advocates. The role of an advocate is to provide information, offer options and support victims and survivors in their decisions. Services include:

•24-hour crisis support telephone line staffed by trained advocates
•Individual, in-person counseling giving intensive, directed support to victims and survivors
•Support groups for victims and survivors, as well as friends and family of victims
•Crisis support in hospitals
•Legal advocacies through which the center advocates that victim/survivors have the resources they need to file restraining orders, navigate the criminal justice system and get connected to legal representation

Where is SVC located?
In northeast Minneapolis (2021 East Hennepin Ave., suite 418 in the Hennepin Square Building)

What will donations to SVC be used for?
Funds raised by the community allow SVC to keep services free and support its ability to
• Print materials to spread the word about services
• Purchase art supplies for support groups
• Serve food to volunteers at its 40-hour advocacy training
• Make services more accessible to victim/survivors of all genders and abilities

Does SVC need volunteers?
Yes! SVC has a peer-based advocacy model. The majority of services are provided by volunteers who’ve gone through SVC’s 40-hour training to become certified sexual assault advocates under Minnesota state statute. The next training cycle starts May 7. Contact SVC for more information.

Learn more about Sexual Violence Center at sexualviolencecenter.org.

Host Defense is recalling MycoBotanicals Blood Sugar products due to undeclared wheat.

Seward Co-op has removed all affected product from our shelves. The product was only available at the Franklin store.

The recall includes:

Host Defense
MycoBotanicals Blood Sugar
60 capsules
UPC: 633422704746

Lot #100217 Shipped 10/18/17-1/16/19
Lot #101718 Shipper 12/14/18-2/26/19

If you purchased this product at Seward Co-op, you will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks. Seward Co-op will return the item to the shelf as soon as non-recalled product becomes available.

Celebrate with Seward-made! Seward Co-op’s bakery, production kitchen, and sausage makers are crafting seasonal items perfect for the spring holiday season.

Peterson Craftsman Meats pork and beef star in our white polish sausage with salt, marjoram, garlic, peppercorn, cayenne, and hog casing.

The sausage is a mainstay of Polish Easter and can be served with beet horseradish (wika), pan-fried potatoes, or—most commonly—with the sour ryemeal soup known as urek.

Head to the Meat counter to pick up Seward-made sausage, reserve a ham, or preorder specialty cuts. To place an order over the phone, call us at 612-338-2465 (Franklin) or 612-230-5595 (Friendship).

Seward Co-op stores will be open regular hours Sunday, April 21, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Hop over to Seward Co-op Creamery Café for brunch or lunch 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Seeds are in, and Seward Co-op is diving into spring! Starting your garden from seed and then watching it mature from seedling to fruiting plant can be rewarding, economical and fun.

Considering Minnesota’s relatively short growing season, it can be beneficial to start seeds indoors in spring to give plants a head start before transplanting them into your garden. Each plant has its own unique growing requirements and therefore its own timeline. Refer to Seward Co-op’s Seed Guide as a resource for when to start seeds indoors and transplant outdoors.

Browsing Seward Co-op’s seed racks, surrounded by fresh-cut flowers and an abundance of fragrant citrus, can make the experience of picking out the seeds for your garden inviting—many of the potential options look so delicious and interesting!

However, before you get whisked away by the idea of it all, learn more about Seward Co-op’s seed offerings to determine which brand aligns more with your values and is best for the vision of what you hope to accomplish with your garden—High Mowing Organic, Seed Savers Exchange (a local Community Foods producer), or a combination of the two. Is your primary concern the health of your family, or is it more broad to include environmental biodiversity or healthy habitats for pollinators?

Now, the fun part—make a list of all the crops you want to grow and plot them out to create a feasible plan for your space. We recommend marking a calendar with the dates to start and transplant different crops, using the chart provided on our Seed Guide. Please note some root crops, such as carrots, beets and radishes do not tolerate transplanting. For more home gardening information and resources, please visit the University of Minnesota Extension website.

Seward Co-op’s production kitchen is cranking out salads, entrees, dips, sausages and desserts for spring. Here are some highlights of what you’ll find:

•Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
•Flourless Chocolate Cake Slice (Made Without Gluten)
•Thai Peanut Tofu Wrap (Vegan)
•Carne Molida Burrito

Sausage

Jerk Chicken Sausage—Get ready for some real spice. Our sausage makers bring in ingredients from local Community Foods producers Kadejan and The Beez Kneez for this brand-new recipe. Familiar with the Seward-made Hot Link? This Jerk Chicken Sausage is even hotter, thanks to habanero and cayenne peppers.
Launch date: March 1

Persian Lamb Meatballs—Another new and totally delicious product, this Seward-made meatball is defined by the spice blend in it. Our sausage makers use spices found in Iranian cuisine, such as coriander, cinnamon and cardamom. Rose petals and star anise bring a sweet, fragrant and slightly spicy hint. Enjoy with tahdig (Iranian crispy rice) or baba ganoush—or at the center of a Persian stew.
Launch date: March 1

Lamb Umbrian Sausage—This sausage brings together two Italian sausages: Lucanica from the southern region of Basilicata and Luganego from the northern region of Lombardy. We use lamb and pork from Peterson Craftsman Meats that are soaked in red and white wine infused with garlic and bay leaf. The spices are earthy and sharp, complementing the pecorino romano and pine nuts.
Launch date: March 1

Shepherd’s Pie—Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this Irish favorite packed with lamb from Peterson Craftsman Meats, a local Community Foods producer in Osceola, Wisconsin. Our pie is hearty and topped with mashed potatoes. Simply bake and enjoy!
Launch date: March 9