Stop by the Franklin store during the Nordic Naturals Pop-up event on Sunday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., to talk to Nordic representatives about the best Omega-3s for you and your family and try free samples!
Plus: Save 30% on Nordic Naturals products, including fish oil and Nordic Berries multivitamin gummies for the kiddos.
CAPI’s Asian food shelf provides nearly 400 immigrant and refugee families with access to nutritious food every month.
Round up at the register throughout the month. All funds raised go to CAPI as part of our SEED program.
Seward Co-op’s SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to round up their grocery bill at the co-op or check at Seward Co-op Creamery Café for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month, often totaling over $20,000 per month.
CAPI USA is an immigrant-led, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping Minnesota’s newest refugees and immigrants gain access to jobs, housing, food, health education, youth and senior social services in order to promote economic independence, self-determination and social equality.
Visit their website to learn more. Follow CAPI on Facebook and Twitter.
Califia Farms has issued a voluntary recall of a limited amount of 48-ounce Mocha Cold Brew Coffee due to a food safety issue. The root cause was resolved and has not been linked to illness.
Califia Farms 48 oz. Mocha Cold Brew Coffee
UPC 0085290900350
Lot #20221018444 (Expire Date: 11/9/18; shipped in the U.S.)
Lot #20221018445 (Expire Date: 11/9/18; shipped in the U.S.)
Seward Community Co-op does not currently have affected product on the shelf but could have sold affected product at both locations May 29-Aug. 29.
If you purchased the product at Seward Co-op during this time period, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desks.
Seward Community Co-op encourages shoppers to donate to MAD DADS, our August SEED recipient, by rounding up at the register at co-op stores and Seward Co-op Creamery Cafe throughout the month.
Co-op staff have selected SEED recipients from a group of applicants each year since the program began in 2011. All funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month, often totaling over $20,000 per month.
MAD DADS is an acronym: Men Against Destruction, Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder.
MAD DADS combats social disorder, while restoring and stabilizing the family environment for children, adolescents and young adults, neighborhoods, communities and cities, with the task of addressing the issues of drugs, gangs and violence.
MAD DADS seeks to bring about positive change, and encourages, motivates and guides committed men and women in the struggle to save children, communities and themselves from the social ills that presently plague neighborhoods.
Activities are designed to promote and demonstrate positive images of fathers engaging and protecting community, youth and families.
MAD DADS was founded in May 1989 by a group of concerned Omaha Nebraska African-American men and parents who were “fed up with gang violence and the unmolested flow of illegal drugs in their community.”
They presented themselves as positive role models and concerned loving parents who were a visible presence in communities.
The Minneapolis Chapter of MAD DADS was created in 1998. After its inception, the local chapter identified a consistent theme throughout neighborhoods and broadened membership to include individuals and families from all ethnic and racial backgrounds. In addition, MAD DADS has, at the request of law enforcement representative, expanded services to some suburban areas.
The program seeks to:
To learn more, visit the local organization’s website: minneapolismaddads.org.
Come meet the farmers that grow our food! Farmers from Hare & Tortoise Farm, a member of the Heartbeet Farms Cooperative, will be in sampling Heartbeet’s Gold Beets on Saturday, Sept. 8, at both stores.
Stop in to chat and try a taste of this delicious fall entrée!
Saturday, Sept. 8
11a.m.-2 p.m., Franklin store
3-6 p.m., Friendship store
Owned by Joe and Rebecca Schwen, Heartbeet uses a combination of draft horses, small tractors and other technologies to grow a wide variety of vegetables. In coordination with Earthen Path, a farm long owned and managed by Steven Schwen (Joe’s father), they bring Seward Co-op green-top onions, Hakurei turnips, shiso and many other items throughout the growing season.
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Save and pay it forward Aug. 15-Sept. 4. Buy Vita Coco 2/$6 and money will go to support students in the Philippines.
For every Vita Coco item purchased at Seward Co-op through Sept. 4, $1 will be designated to help build classrooms—up to $10,000!
Vita Coco’s mission is to lift 1 million people out of poverty through its Give, Grow, Guide program known as The Vita Coco Project.
Currently, Vita Coco is focused on Sri Lanka and the Philippines because they are two of the largest coconut producing regions in the world and where Vita Coco says it can make a bigger impact.
Through Vita Coco’s program partner HOPE, Vita Coco is building classrooms to provide students with a proper place to study and help encourage them to attend school more often.
Farmer to Farmer will be offering samples of its organic coffee and sharing its story at Seward Community Co-op in August and September.
Farmer to Farmer is a small Wisconsin-based nonprofit that was founded in 1989 and is currently working in Guatemala and Honduras. Farmer to Farmer works directly with family coffee farmers to buy their organic coffee for an above fair trade price.
According to Farmer to Farmer, the profits from the coffee sales go back to the farmers and help support various projects, including school scholarships for students in Santiago Atitlalan, Guatemala.
“We envision agriculture that is sustainable and respectful for the earth, and one that remains in the hands of the people who live on and work the land,” according to Farmer to Farmer. “We support grassroots agricultural projects that are democratically initiated and managed. Our decisions about a project are guided by respect that characterizes the relationship between friends.”
Farmer to Farmer says, “As an organization, we affirm the sacredness of the earth and work for and respect the rights of all people and cultures to self-determination.”
Learn more about Farmer to Farmer and sip on organic coffee 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the follow dates:
Saturday, Aug. 18, Franklin
Sunday, Aug. 19, Friendship
Saturday, Sept. 1, Franklin
Sunday, Sept. 2, Friendship
Saturday, Sept. 22, Friendship
Sunday, Sept. 23, Franklin
Farmer to Farmer coffee will be on sale Aug. 15-Sept. 4. Be sure to stock up!
HP Hood LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited number of half-gallon cartons of refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almondmilk because the product may contain milk, an allergen not listed on the label.
The product is safe to consume unless you have a milk allergy or sensitivity. According to HP Hood LLC, there has been one report of an allergic reaction, which did not require medical treatment or hospitalization.
The recall only applies to the following product: half-gallon (1.89 L) refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almondmilk (item number: 10247, UPC: 41570 05621) with a use-by date of Sept. 2, 2018, with the following time stamps:
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H5 L1 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H5 L2 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H6 L1 51-4109
USE BY: SEP 02 18 (07:36 – 20:48) H6 L2 51-4109
If you purchased this product at Seward Community Co-op, it will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desk. A picture of the product is below.
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