Dear Seward Co-op Community, The co-op’s most recent fiscal year ended June 30. We prepared our internal financial statements and are well into the annual audit conducted by our accounting firm. Before tax considerations, we will see a loss for the year on our income statement. The biggest driver of this loss was the sale…
These creepy sensory bowls make for edible, interactive fun perfectly suited for the Halloween season. In this case, it’s okay to play with your food.
About Native American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems NATIFS (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems) was born from a vision to cultivate the seeds of Indigenous heritage, uplift communities, and honor the land that has sustained generations. At its core, NATIFS is a movement to rekindle and empower Indigenous food sovereignty rooted in tradition, resilience, and…
Community Choice voting is closed. We will announce the winners at our Annual Owner Meeting on Oct 27. 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 receive…
Nixta was born and designed when COVID constraints were firmly in place, but, as some of those restrictions began to loosen, we saw an opportunity to pivot. First, we had a good relationship with our landlord, and the space next door became available. Second, we had a deep need to cook dishes that did not lend…
Come meet this month’s SEED recipient! Learn about their work and ask questions, and say “yes!” to rounding up for them at the registers when you check out! Dream of… Read More →
Jess Nimm Assistant Produce Manager, she/they I have spent the last 8 years building my cooperative and grocery knowledge at Chicago’s Dill Pickle Food Co-op, Local Foods Market, and Seward Community Co-op. My roles have included cook, deli supervisor, prepared foods manager, receiving manager, produce stocker, produce team lead, and assistant produce manager. This range…
Alice Wiand Grocery Stocker, they/them I am running for the Board of Directors because it is important to me to be involved in my community, especially with an organization whose values so closely align with my own. Seward Co-op’s model of governance shows a commitment to transparency and listening to member perspectives that makes it…
Get ready for fall flavors on Seward Co-op shelves! Few things are cozier than mashed potatoes, gravy, and hot baked apple pies. Humble white or yellow potatoes often steal the spotlight, but warm, autumnal flavors sometimes have us reaching for their cousin, the sweet potato, or their other cousin, yams. Confused about your tubers? Let…
About Better Greens LLC Immigrant farmer Funwi Tita saw a disconnect between what was available on store shelves and the culturally significant vegetables that remind many African immigrant families of home. With a goal to reconnect communities to foods that both nourish the body and honor heritage, he founded Better Greens LLC in 2016 in…
