The Minnesota State Fair is coming up at the end of August, and it reminds us how fun it is to play with our food. From cotton candy to walleye fritters, pork chops to pickles, fair food is tastier when it’s on a stick. But the fair doesn’t have to be the only place you…
Join us for a celebration of Latinx history, culture, and tasty food that can be vegetarian or vegan.
In-person class | Friendship store | $5/free for Seward Co-op owners
Learn About Jacob Daniel Farms Jacob Daniel has always been an outdoorsy person, and working as a mechanical engineer full-time didn’t come with as much nature as he prefers. So in 2017, he joined the farm incubator program at Big River Farms at Maine on St. Croix, Minn. “I didn’t know anything about farming [back…
August is here, and along with welcoming the thick of summer, we’re celebrating National Goat Cheese Month! Why August? According to the American Goat Federation, August can be an especially notable month for goat cheese due to the wide variety of food choices available to goats this time of year. Access to summer’s bounty can…
Sprinkle some fun into your summer with all things ice cream! National Ice Cream Day is July 21, and at Seward Co-op, we’re taking a deep dive into the delectable, creamy treat. Learn about the history of ice cream–including when it was made at the Franklin Cooperative Creamery–,explore delicious options available at Seward Co-op, and…
I was born at 12:01 a.m. on July 5th. My mom thinks the clock in the room was wrong, or that I would have been a July 4th baby if the doctor hadn’t been on his coffee break. Maybe. I may as well be a July 4th baby, anyway. Growing up, I never really had…
Learn About CannonBelles In 2011, Jackie Ohmann and Deeann Lufkin tried making cheese at home. Their first batch was a quick mozzarella, and although they thought it was tasty at first, they soon decided it was “a flavorless cross between mozzarella and ‘The Blob.’” So they tried again. And again. Until one day, they realized…
When Fresh Departments Buyer Aiesha Babu (she/her) was growing up in the Twin Cities, she used to go to a large Juneteenth celebration in St. Paul. It was an event that centered the Black community in a city where those were few and far between. “Being around Blackness is awesome,” Aiesha says, recalling the St.…
The Franklin store is now nearly 15 years old, and it needs significant upgrades and repairs. Because of this, we are planning a major renovation of the sales floor in the summer of 2023. One of the primary goals of the renovation is to provide a completely new and improved experience for co-op customers and…
