• SEED round-up program

    and Seward Co-op grants

Midwest Food Connection

Midwest Food Connection teaches hands-on food lessons to students in K-8 classrooms via cooking lessons, schoolyard gardens, and the arts. SEED funds will go towards increasing their capacity in South Minneapolis, allowing MFC to teach at schools in the neighborhoods of Seward Co-op’s stores.

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The SEED program is a simple yet powerful community giving opportunity that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community.

All SEED funds donated at the register are given directly to the recipient organization at the end of each month, often totaling several thousand dollars per month.

 

How it works

June 1-30: Application period opens for the following year’s SEED recipients

Mid-to-late summer: A staff-led committee made up of majority Front End staff selects:

SEED recipients and SEED Community Choice finalists
People Powered Perks grant ($1000) recipient
Seward Community Fund grant ($1000) recipient

October 1-15: Community Choice voting opens for co-op owners and community members

Late October: Grant recipients and monthly SEED calendar are announced at Seward Co-op’s Annual Meeting