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SPROUT! Fall 2019
SPROUT!
Seward Co-op’s Ends Statement
Seward Co-op will sustain a healthy
community that has:
• Equitable economic relationships
A Message
• Positive environmental impacts From the General Manager
• Inclusive, socially responsible practices
Sean Doyle
General Manager Sean Doyle
Editor Carla Cardenas At Seward Community Co-op, we sometimes co-ops themselves, and by
Designer William Hoben are continually exploring and refining local farmers employing sustainable
Marketing Manager Karah Barr what it means to be equitable and practices to be good stewards of the
Proofreading Sid Korpi, Proof Positive
inclusive. We want to continue to land. Our staff monitor trends in the
amplify the voices of historically grocery industry and daily hear from
Sprout! is published quarterly
Hours of Operation
underrepresented populations,
and invite all individuals into the
potential vendors-to-be with great
new products to offer. We are keenly
Everyone Welcome:
Franklin store
(612) 338-2465
Open 8 a.m.–10 p.m. daily
cooperative economy. I believe this
is in direct contrast to voices in the
aware that many co-op customers
increasingly seek low-waste groceries, Gender Inclusion at
national public discourse motivated and keep the earth’s physical
2823 E. Franklin Ave., MPLS, MN 55406
Friendship store
by their privilege and fear of others.
Through centering a daily activity that
environment and climate change
front of mind. While there is much to
Seward Co-op
(612) 230-5595
Open 8 a.m.–10 p.m. daily
nearly all community members share, balance in stocking two full-service At Seward Co-op, we are committed her, he, him, they
317 E. 38th St., MPLS, MN 55409 like purchasing groceries, within a grocery stores and a café, the five to a culture of inclusion where and them) can be
Creamery Café
co-op–we can counter divisiveness criteria of Community Foods (local, everyone feels welcome, respected tricky in the English
(612) 230-5575 in broader society. Here, we strive to sustainable, small-scale, cooperative, and celebrated. As part of this language because their
Open 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Sun.–Tues. consider all participants in the food inclusive ownership) help guide us in commitment, we are asking staff, use—whether correct
Open 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Wed.–Sat. system, and we seek food justice for making product decisions. owners and customers to use or incorrect—can reflect
2601 E. Franklin Ave., MPLS, MN 55406 community members. gender-inclusive and affirming assumptions about a person’s
International Cooperative Principles I hope Community Foods has helped language. As part of this effort, you gender expression. Making an
Voluntary & Open Membership Inclusion and equity underlies you connect with some amazing may notice some new signage in assumption about someone’s
Democratic Member Control
presentations at recent Annual Owner farmers and producers. If you have the stores and at the café. The signs pronouns can feel disrespectful
Member Economic Participation
Autonomy & Independence Meetings of the co-op. In the past seen an item at Seward Co-op simply say: and hurtful. If you’re not sure about
Education, Training & Information couple years, we have been grateful recently that you absolutely love, someone’s pronouns at the
Cooperation Among Cooperatives to host inspirational guest speakers please tell others in your community “If you are unsure of someone’s co-op, just use that person’s name often makes sense to share
Concern For Community Tunde Wey and Sean Sherman. In about it! If something is the most pronouns, please use gender- or change your sentence a little bit. our pronouns and/or ask others
Sprout! Printing Policies October, we are thrilled to host local flavorful, made by the coolest people, neutral language and/or a person’s which pronouns they use.
This issue of Sprout! is printed on FSC-
food activist Pakou Hang to continue with the best ingredients—so that name when talking to them. We For example, instead of: “Thanks for When someone shares their
certified paper, with at least 30% post-
the conversation around social when you eat it you feel grateful for appreciate you!” the recipe suggestion, Sam! (turning pronouns with you, please use
consumer content. The dyes are water-
based and nontoxic. We encourage you to justice and food justice. We hope you the experience—share that. Boosting to person next to you) He always those pronouns. Again, this is a
recycle this paper. You can always opt out
What do we mean by “Gender has a recipe for each new veggie in
can join this annual gathering and Community Foods products and way to show respect.
of receiving the paper version of Sprout! Inclusive?” season.”
by contacting bspitzer@seward.coop. Find celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the producers is one simple thing we all
If you make a mistake and
Sprout! at www.seward.coop/sprout. University of Minnesota. A fantastic can do to keep Seward Co-op thriving. Using gender-inclusive language is Try this: “Thanks for the recipe misgender someone, apologize,
Hmong-inspired meal advised by local one way that we can show respect suggestion, Sam! (turning to person
On the cover: Community members move on, and do better next
shopping in the Bulk department. Learn Chef Yia Vang is in the works! and avoid making assumptions. next to you) Sam always has a time. If you’d like to learn more
2019
more about Seward Co-op’s work For example, instead of using
toward low-waste shopping practices on Vote gendered language such as “ladies,”
recipe for each new veggie in about why this is important, read
page 12. With this issue of Sprout, I am season.”
On the back: Franklin Store Manager Lea, proud to share that Seward Co-op’s for the “gentlemen,” “sir” or “ma’am,” try
tips on sharing and asking about
pronouns or find other resources,
enjoys the $4 Community Dinner hosted
Thursday, July 25.
Community Foods label is one year Board of instead using phrases like: “Good Co-op staff have ongoing
www.mypronouns.org is a great
old. Community Foods is one way morning, folks!” or “Thanks, friend.” relationships with both co-workers
Directors Personal pronouns (words like she, and community members—so it
place to start.
we highlight items at the co-op that
are made by small-scale producers,
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If you heard Sean Sherman’s presentation at the
Annual Meeting last October, you may remember
how destruction of Native food ways is inextricably
linked to the annihilation (or genocide) of the people
here throughout colonization. Sean shared many
Indigenous stories—from George Washington’s directive to
General Sullivan to destroy crops, seeds and villages
Peoples’ Day of native peoples, to the slaughter of 99 percent of
the bison population on the high plains to “open up”
land for European-style agriculture. He also talked
about the brutality of the “boarding schools” where
native children were sent to learn to forget their own
This year, on October 14, Indigenous Peoples’ culture (language, religion, food, everything). There
Day, we will be featuring foods from the James are many folks who were sent to these schools who
Beard award-winning cookbook The Sioux Chef’s are still living today.
Indigenous Kitchen written by Sean Sherman and Dream of Wild Health
Beth Dooley on the hot bars at both the Franklin If you were not at the Annual Meeting last year, this
and Friendship stores. We will also be selling the may be new information to you; it can be difficult to Sean Sherman’s presentation reminded us that with
cookbook, for those who want to learn more about learn this history and how it informs the legacy of genocide comes denial and cultural erasure; as a
indigenous food. Leading up to Indigenous Peoples’ cultural domination alive today. We encourage you to result, many indigenous people grew up with little
Day, co-op shoppers can round up for “Dream of watch Sean’s presentation available on the Seward ancestral knowledge of culture, rituals, and traditions.
Wild Health” in September. Seward Community Co-op Facebook page–https://cutt.ly/fCACXX, This painful history, which often is either romanticized
Co-op takes to heart our Ends/mission statement of purchase and read the cook book, and look for other or denied, contributes to why we don’t see many
inclusive, socially responsible practices. We have historically accurate sources. restaurants that serve traditional Native cuisine. It’s
“Everyone Welcome” above our entries, and we want vital that we, as a community, remember the pain
our foods to reflect the diversity of cultures in our that millions suffered throughout our nation’s history.
communities. Native foods have for too long been Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to remember
excluded from our legacy as Americans—when was indigenous ancestors, celebrate the survival and
the last time you saw a Native American restaurant? resilience of native people, and dispel the myth that
Columbus discovered America.
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co-op just over in Northeast, we are surrounded by
a vibrant cooperative economy. This month, I offer a
challenge to our member-owners to dig deeper into
Minnesota’s vast cooperative ecosystem. Maybe visit a
A Message new cooperative, or revisit one you haven’t been to in a
From the Board while. October is a great time to recommit and invest in
Joe Riemann cooperation.
October is Co-op Month! Minnesota was the first state to And there are plenty of ways to engage deeper in your
declare an official Co-op Month in 1948. For over 50 years, own Seward Cooperative to celebrate Co-op Month. We
tens of thousands of cooperatives across the country have have a number of classes in October, as we do throughout
lifted up the importance of cooperative principles and the year. But have you RSVP’d for our Annual Meeting
values. yet? Maybe you’ve gone annually for decades, or maybe
this could be your first time–bring a friend!
The cooperative model has been used for
generations as a tool to overcome socio-
Candidate Forum
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6–8 p.m.
I promise you won’t regret it. Similarly,
October is the month of our board election.
Annual Meeting
economic challenges and access. Mutual aid
and solidarity economics is what led Seward
Creamery Café
Greet, meet, interact and
Will you vote this year? There are at least
four seats on the board that will not be
Map & Parking
Co-op’s founding members to come together socialize with your fellow contested by incumbents. We thank Lenny, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6–8 p.m.
to provide access to healthful foods, at a time owners and those who are Mehdi, Migdalia, and Nahrissa for their
when it was rare to even find wheat bread on running for the board at the service these past few years, and we look University of Minnesota,
candidate forum. Great Hall Coffman Memorial Union
the shelves, much less kombucha and oat milk! forward to introducing new members to
lift the work of long-term visioning and 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis
Seward Co-op is just one thread in a patchwork quilt of governance for our community-owned natural foods stores
different cooperative businesses, even across our city. and café. Practice democracy and vote today!
From worker-owned cooperatives like the Hub Bike
Co-op, to housing cooperatives including 1300 on the Park So how will you celebrate Co-op Month? I look forward to
(shout out to my housing co-op!), to any number of credit seeing you around the co-op!
unions, and even a brewery and a mountain climbing
Board Meetings 2019 Board of Directors Election eligible to run for the designated
Monthly board meetings are open to In October, the annual Seward employee director seat.
co-op owners to attend and observe. Co-op Board of Directors election Employees are ineligible to run
They are typically held the last Tuesday will begin. Co-op owners elect the for an at-large seat this year. This
of the month, calling to order at 6:15 board of directors—one vote per is because Seward Co-op bylaws
p.m. An RSVP is politely requested; owner. Help maintain our healthy restrict the number of employees
please email board@seward.coop to co-op democracy and participate on the board to two, and one
indicate your intention to attend. in the direction we take as a at-large employee director is East River Road Garage
community-owned business by currently mid-term. 385 East River Road
casting your vote. The election PARKING Minneapolis, MN 55455
Current Board of Directors Term Ends commences on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Paper ballots will be accepted
at any co-op location or can be Short-term and disability parking is
Vina Kay 2020 available for Coffman Memorial Union
There are four at-large seats mailed. Voting is open through the
Jill Krueger 2019 open. Three are three-year terms annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct. with an attached entrance to the south
Migdalia Loyola 2019 and the fourth seat is a one-year 22, when election results will be side of the building easily accessible
term. The candidate who receives announced. For more information from East River Parkway.
Cassandra Meyer 2021 the fourth highest number of about the election or about the
Lenny Nelson 2020 votes will serve the one-year board of directors, please visit
term. There is one designated www.seward.coop/board or Bus or light rail and other options are relevant public transportation alternatives that may be used
Sally Nixon 2021
employee director seat open for email board@seward.coop. to reach your destination. The following transit lines have routes that pass near Coffman Memorial
Joe Riemann 2021 a one-year term, fulfilling the final Union–light rail: Green; Bus: 2, 3, 6.
year of a vacated seat. Current
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2019 Annual
Owner Meeting
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Annual Co-op Owners
Meeting as we recognize and understand the vital role of
Hmong American farmers and Hmong culture in our local
food system. Share a meal full of Hmong flavors designed
by Chef Yia Vang and learn how Hmong American farmers
are organizing to access land, markets, capital, research
and training so that they can build intergenerational and
community wealth. Our featured speaker is Pakou Hang.
(See bio below.)
We will also share the results of the board of directors
election, and announce SEED recipients for 2020, including
the results of our second Community Choice SEED vote!
$10
Spe
cial
Continuing our Exploration of Equity in the Food System Yia Vang
The 2019 Annual Owner Meeting is the third installment in an intentional, co-op-wide exploration of equity in the
food system. At the 2017 Annual Meeting, Seward Co-op hosted Tunde Wey, a Nigerian chef who led staff in the
Guest Chef: Yia Vang that the melding of many cultures
preparation of a Nigerian meal and a discussion about Blackness, immigration and labor in America. In 2018, Sean
Yia Vang was born in a refugee camp plays a role in the cultural DNA of the
Sherman and The Sioux Chef designed the menu and offered teachings on indigenous food sovereignty and
in Thailand and his father and mother Hmong people.
the impact of white supremacy on Indigenous people. This year, we connect the dots to immigrant and refugee
moved their family to the US in 1988.
communities through powerful stories about the challenges and successes of Hmong American farmers organizing
“Our history is intrinsically woven
to access land and markets in our local food system.
He is co-founder of Union Hmong into the food we eat,” he says. “Every
Kitchen, a Twin Cities-based dish has a narrative, and if you follow
Featured Speaker: Pakou Hang
Hmong restaurant with a residency that narrative closely enough, you
Pakou Hang is a co-founder and the executive director of the Hmong
at Sociable Cider Werks. He is understand the people.” Yia also
American Farmers Association (HAFA), a membership based nonprofit
Brat + Fries + Beer
passionate about making the food he brings flavor, fire, and a passion for
organization that was created in 2011 to lift up Hmong American farmers
grew up with more accessible to non- storytelling through food.
and their families. The organization’s mission is to advance the economic Begins Sept. 23 while
Hmongs, while also passing traditions
prosperity of Hmong farmers through advocacy, capacity building, and supplies last!
down to the next generation of
cooperative enterprises. More specifically, HAFA uses an organizing
Hmong Americans.
approach to work with its members and their family members to access Seward-made Beer &
land, markets, capital, research and training so that they can build Onion Brat, fries, and
While working in some of the
intergenerational and community wealth. pint of Fair State Co-op
foremost kitchens of Minneapolis,
he began to find his own voice in Oktoberfest beer.*
Pakou has also worked for over 15 years as a community organizer first as
showcasing Hmong food. His belief is
the campaign manager for State Senator Mee Moua’s inaugural special *beer can be substituted for
that Hmong food isn’t a type of food
election, then as deputy political director for U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone’s kombucha on tap
but it’s a philosophy of food. Hmong
last senate campaign. Pakou has also served as the Minnesota field director
food is not defined by its product. It’s
for America Votes and deputy vice president for the Children’s Defense
defined by its process. He believes 2601 E. Franklin Ave.
Fund in Washington D.C.
Pakou Hang
www.coopcreamery.coop
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Midwest Food Connection Month Kids are hungry for food education and it is largely absent from the
curriculum. They want to know how to cook, where our food comes from,
Midwest Food Connection brings food education to students and their families—teaching hands-on lessons and how to grow it. As one partner teacher shared, “These are the best four
that empower youth to make healthy choices for their bodies, their communities, and the land. This nonprofit hours of the year.” I’m convinced that food literacy must start early, alongside
organization was founded by Twin Cities co-ops, and Seward Co-op is one of its biggest supporters. math, reading, and writing.
So much of teaching is about redirecting attention. consistently show more enthusiasm for learning, ask
How do you capture the attention of 25 minds? better questions, and create better student work. The
How do you gauge the mood in a room and adjust care I take when modeling a drawing activity directly
your plans accordingly? How do you introduce new correlates to the care my students take with their
elements to keep everyone’s attention? work. When I taste a new food with the students, they
are much more likely to try it than when I just watch.
Adults learn the same way that children do. We’re just
better at hiding it when we’re bored. If most students Kids’ intuitions about how to treat our planet are
are checked-out, it’s more likely a reflection of your always on. They remind us that seemingly complex Co-op Kids:
teaching than their distractedness. issues often come down to simple moral rights and Herbal Pizza Party
wrongs. For example, when learning about fertilizer (612) 872-0205 vinelandtree.com Expertly formulated fish oil
Saturday, Oct. 26, plus vitamin D to support
Good questions elicit good responses. Are you asking run-off from conventional farms and the dead zone 11 a.m.–noon healthy pregnancy.*
a question seeking an open-ended response or are it has created in the Gulf of Mexico, they exclaim, Friendship store
you looking for one correct answer? How can you “Why don’t we just ban pesticides?” When learning We will make a delicious fresh-
get everyone to share the correct answer instead of about one-thrid of our food that goes to waste and baked pizza while exploring
hearing from the same voices over and over? contributes to climate change, they embrace eating the scents and flavors of our
“ugly” foods. And when they hear about the pipeline
MN license #BC004593
favorite herbs and spices.
Modeling matters. The classrooms I have taught in that is proposed to cross over 92 bodies of water, Instructors from Midwest Food
where the teacher has joined the students in the circle threatening native foods like wild rice, the room goes Connection
to listen to my lesson and to participate in the activity quiet and they ask me how we can stop it. FREE
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Help Seward Co-op
Low Waste increase positive
environmental impacts
Grocery Shopping
at Seward Co-op
Since 1972
Bring your own bag
Did you know Seward
Co-op has been free of plastic
grocery bags for over 10
Seward Co-op has grown with purpose throughout its 47-year history years? The co-op offers a $0.10
and remains committed to positive environmental impacts. One way we bag credit to folks who bring
demonstrate this commitment is through the Bulk department, which remains their own bag and charges
the heart of our stores. Though our square footage and sales volume have $0.05 for paper grocery bags.
increased, shoppers still have the option to partake in a simple shopping
experience as was available in 1972 by shopping bulk.
Low-waste Grocery Shopping at Happy Halloween
Seward Co-op Since 1972 Halloween
Join us for the Bulk Sale Thursday, Sept. 19 to celebrate 47 years of sustainable shopping options. Dine-in
Treat Recipe Let us do the dishes for you!
Seward Co-op opened its first storefront in 1972. We Bulk enables consumers to choose an alternative Find the recipe for these fun Pile a co-op provided plate
were one of many third-wave co-ops that spun out of to food manufacturer packaging, and to customize Halloween snacks using the or bowl with items from the
the People’s Pantry here in the Twin Cities. Community household meals with foods that work best for the Bulk department at: hot and salad bar and enjoy
members were looking for economic and ideological individual. You can fill your own containers, and if you seward.coop/bulkspookytreat in our dining area.
independence from supermarket chains. Many of do need a bag, we have options. In addition to plastic
these folks had their needs met at natural foods co- bags, staff stocks paper bags that can be reused or
ops scattered throughout local neighborhoods and recycled through residential collection. Compostable
communities. The original Seward Cooop (no that’s bags are also available in the Produce department.
not a spelling error) store offered only essential bulk Shopping in bulk allows folks to buy as much or as
pantry staples, similar to Tare Market or many of little of an ingredient. In addition to eliminating plastic
Spooky snacks made
the other markets that are springing up around the usage, avoiding food waste is another great way to by Seward Co-op
country aspiring to be the first zero-waste shopping minimize pollution and climate change. Bulk is an all- Later this autumn, we’ll
alternatives of their kind. around great alternative and offers a way to avoid the feature a variety of Bring your mug
potential of food waste too. Halloween cupcakes, Community members who fill
handmade with all their own mugs with coffee
natural food colorings. or tea are rewarded with a
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Welna II
Harvest Hardware
Celebration
Catering
Let us cater so your holiday is special yet simple! Our
ingredients are sourced from local Community Foods
producers and farmers. We craft traditional, vegetarian,
vegan, gluten-free options. So whether you order
the whole feast, just a turkey, sides or pies, we have
options for everyone.
Place your order for sides and pies at the Deli
counter or call us at 612-230-5575 by Thursday,
Nov. 14. Whole pies must be ordered 72 hours in
Celebrate the Harvest advance.
Pre-order your local, free-range turkey to
Now that autumn is upon us, so is harvest season. Thank you for considering Seward Co-op for all your request the size you want at the Meat counter
Throughout time, communities around the world holiday needs. Your patronage helps the co-op in its or online by Thursday, Nov. 21.
learned to become self-sustainable through work to sustain a healthy community. When you shop
agriculture. Many developed cultural practices to the co-op you invest in our employees, and local
celebrate and give thanks for their prosperous crops farmers and producers.
during harvest times. This fall, make Seward Co-op
your first stop when planning your celebration. Our
Community Foods products support small-scale, local,
Harvest Celebration Catering Menu Sampler
Saturday, Nov. 9, Noon–3 p.m.,
Community Foods
cooperative, inclusive and sustainable producers. You Franklin and Friendship stores Values Every Day
can find a variety of Community Foods products to Stop in to sample items from our Harvest Celebration
FREE 5 pack
put together a bountiful feast for the table! catering menu! Taste a variety of Seward-made sides
and pies, and place your orders for pickup for your
Today, members of the co-op community have a
multitude of ways to celebrate the harvest. We may
celebratory feast.
ACE yard bags
attend local festivals, gather with loved ones, or with this ad
acknowledge Thanksgiving. However, Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 28 Store Hours
a complicated holiday in many ways for many people. Franklin and Friendship stores are open 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
So whether we take this time to honor the struggles The Seward Co-op Creamery Café will be closed.
of ancestors, pay tribute to cultural customs, or just 2201 Franklin Ave
support local events, food creates opportunities to
unite people in celebration of inclusivity, generosity 612-332-4393
and gratitude.
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The median wealth of Black households in the Fall News & Events
United States is a mere 8% of the median wealth of Seward Co-op Website Redesign Annual Owner Meeting
white households. In addition to disparities in wealth This fall, we will launch a redesigned website for both Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6–8 p.m.,
accumulation and income, education and housing stores and our café. We are excited to introduce community University of Minnesota Coffman Memorial Union
limit the economic power of Black Americans. These members to a new Seward Co-op digital experience! Join us for the 2019 Annual Owner Meeting. The meeting
disparities make everyday life difficult in many Please follow us on social media or subscribe to our will begin at 6 p.m. with a meal designed by Chef Yia
Black communities and restrict Black economic self- eNewsletter for additional details. Vang. This, year, Pakou Hang, co-founder and Executive
determination and autonomy. For Black residents, Director of Hmong American Farmers Association shares
a Black-led financial institution is imperative for the King’s Fair stoies about the challenges and success of HAFA farmers
community to move away from traditional financial Saturday, Sept. 21 organizing to access land and markets in our local food
systems that benefit and profit from the pain inflicted Matthews Park system. The evening concludes with the outcome of the
on Black bodies. Village Financial Cooperative’s goal Every other September, the Seward neighborhood board of director election and Community Choice SEED
is to shift the relationship financial institutions have celebrates a much-anticipated festival at Matthews Park recipients.
in the neighborhoods they are in, especially in Black, known as King’s Fair. Seward Co-op is once again a
immigrant, and low-income communities who are sponsor. This eclectic, family-friendly event features a Scorecard/Annual Report
generally unbanked or underbanked. costume parade, artwork by our creative community, Look for the 2019 Scorecard/Annual Report at the co-op’s
interesting history about our neighborhood, and plenty Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Scorecard shares
In the last decade, the northside of Minneapolis of fun activities organized by our local businesses and the effects of our cooperative business in numerous areas.
alone has felt the blows of a recession that took the neighbors. The data points included demonstrate Seward Co-op’s
homes of many and a tornado that destroyed even progress in achieving our Ends Statement.
more. A general lack of support and infrastructure Bulk Sale
from the city underlying years of systematized racism Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 Board of Directors Election
and classism, led to the number of empty lots being Franklin and Friendship stores The election commences on Tuesday, Oct. 1. We will send
dispersed throughout the Northside. We’re buying Visit the Bulk departments of both stores, where everything emails with a link to vote online to all co-op owners for
these lots back in partnership with community is 10 percent off—even sale items! whom we have a current email address. Next time you
organizations with Black liberatory values. With an shop, please provide Customer Service staff your current
increase in outside investment in North Minneapolis, Community Choice: Vote for SEED email! A paper ballot and election brochure with full details
and rapid gentrification, we want to intentionally hold Seward Co-op owners are invited to vote for Community will also be mailed to co-op owners in early October.
properties under democratic community control to Choice SEED recipients Oct. 1–14. Four will be selected
halt gentrification, and promote cooperative housing from a list of finalists reviewed by a grant committee of Paper ballots will be accepted at any co-op location or can
development. And through cooperative principles co-op staff. Final selections will be announced at the Annual be mailed. Voting is open through the annual meeting on
and values, we’ll be working with local residents to Owner Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 22. Tuesday, Oct. 22, when election results will be announced.
Village Financial strategize what should exist on that lot.
Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops
For more information about the election or about the board
of directors, please visit www.seward.coop/board or email
Cooperative On June 13th, we invited our pledged members to take
part in the festivities of Juneteenth “Freedom Day” on a
in the Age of Grocery Giants
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6–8 p.m.,
board@seward.coop.
Village Financial Cooperative (VFC) is an emerging recently purchased lot. Seward Co-op Creamery Café Candidate Forum
Black-led Credit Union on the Northside of Minneapolis Hear a compelling talk from author Jon Steinman as he Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6–8 p.m.
with a mission to ignite a financial renaissance within visits Minneapolis as part of his North American book Seward Co-op Creamery Café
the local Black community and beyond through release tour. Jon Steinman will offer a preview of his new The candidate forum is an opportunity to hear from board
cooperative economic practice. In the wake of the book touching on topics including the influence grocery candidates and to mingle with fellow co-op owners.
killing of Philando Castile, concerned Twin Cities stores have on the local and global food supply, disturbing Register online; space is limited. Please join us!
residents came together to cultivate the practice of trends emerging among the dominant grocers and why
economic resistance using their financial power to community-owned grocery stores are more important today Harvest Celebration Catering Menu Sampler
protest institutions that have historically oppressed than ever before. Saturday, Nov. 9, Noon–3 p.m.,
or preyed on them. Over the course of a number of Franklin and Friendship stores
community meetings, these residents prioritized a Stop in to sample items from our Harvest Celebration
campaign focused on Black banking, which led to a catering menu! Taste a variety of Seward-made sides and
move to establish a Black-led credit union in North pies, and place your orders for pickup for your celebratory
Minneapolis by 2019. feast.
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2019 Fall Classes // Register Online at www.seward.coop
A Perfect Bowl of Soba
Community Foods
September October Thursday, Oct. 24, 6–8 p.m. Values Every Day
Nourish 101: Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust Nourish 101: Fermenting Veggies with Pickle Witch Franklin store
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6–8 p.m., Learn to make Japanese Dashi stock from scratch and cook soba to
Friendship store Friendship store make a delicious bowl of Soba noodles with Kakiage tempura and
Nourish 101 classes feature basic scratch-cooking techniques and Nourish 101 classes feature basic scratch-cooking techniques and mushrooms.
recipes that feed a family of four for under $10. recipes that feed a family of four for under $10. Learn the basics Koshiki Yonemura and Benjamin Smith, Tanpopo Studio
Jessica Toliver, Jess Delicious of fermenting in a hands on workshop that will teach you to $35/$30 co-op owners
$5; Receive a $5 gift card at the class! turn almost any vegetable into a nutritious, delicious, fermented
pickle. Bring your own container to take your ferment home! Co-op Kids: Herbal Pizza Party
Intro to Soap Making L. Kling, Pickle Witch Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6–8 p.m. $5; Receive a $5 gift card at the class! Friendship store
Franklin store We will make a delicious fresh-baked pizza while exploring the scents
A popular Seward Co-op soap vendor will demonstrate soap Food as Medicine: Your Food and Mood Connection and flavors of our favorite herbs and spices.
making using the cold-process method. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 6–8:30 p.m. Instructors from Midwest Food Connection
John Hanson, Seward Soap Friendship store FREE
$30/$25 co-op owners In this class, you will learn how food affects your mental health,
Intro to Keto
understand how to eat foods to balance your mood, identify your
own food rules, and gain understanding about how stress and
November
Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m. inflammation affect your body. Festive Fermented Beverages
Friendship store Monica Peterson, LICSW Friday, Nov. 1, 6–8 p.m.
Dive into the science of your body’s metabolism and learn some $25/20 co-op owners Franklin store
tips for packing a high-fat, low-carb diet full of nutrients. By capturing and propagating the “Ginger Bug,” participants will be
Jesse Haas, CNS Intro to Soap Making able to make “fizzy juice,” soda, alcohol and vinegar at home.
$20/$15 co-op owners Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6–8 p.m. Monarda Thrasher, Tea for the People, LLC
Friendship store $15/$12 co-op owners
Momos: Nepali Dumplings A popular Seward Co-op soap vendor will demonstrate soap
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 6–8 p.m. making using the cold-process method. Intro to Soap Making
Friendship store John Hanson, Seward Soap Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6–8 p.m.
In this class, learn to make momos, popular Nepalese dumplings, $30/$25 co-op owners Franklin store
which can be made with meat or vegetarian fillings. A popular Seward Co-op soap vendor will demonstrate soap making
Ishwari Rajak Practical Meal Planning Strategies for Health (+ Sanity) using the cold-process method.
$35/$30 co-op owners Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:30–7:30 p.m. John Hanson, Seward Soap
Franklin store $30/$25 co-op owners Community Foods is a Seward
Eat Your Veggies!/¡Come Tus Verduras! Get some practical strategies for meal planning that will make
Nourish 101: Thanksgiving Sides
Co-op labeling program featuring
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10–11 a.m. feeding your family–big and small–a breeze. Participants will
Friendship store take home pantry staples lists, meal planning “hacks,” recipe Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6:30–7:30 p.m. producers that best align with our
Friendship store
We will make plant-based (vegan) dishes with plenty of hidden formulas and sample meal plans.
Nourish 101 classes feature basic scratch-cooking techniques and
cooperative values and mission to
veggies. Children are welcome to participate. Bring a food Jesse Haas, CNS
container to bring home food! Haremos una variedad de $20/$15 co-op owners recipes that feed a family of four for under $10 ($15 with meat). Learn sustain a healthy community.
deliciosos platos a base de plantas (veganos) con un montón how to feed your family economically and still have leftovers!
de verduras escondidas. Los niños son bienvenidos a participar. Jessica Toliver, Jess Delicious
¡Traiga un contenedor para llevar comida a la casa! Walk-ins are welcome as space allows, but Seward Co-op may $5; Receive a $5 gift card at the class! Small. Local. Cooperative. Inclusive. Sustainable.
Lauren Zaros Hambrick and Brooke Bailey cancel classes if there are fewer than three preregistered attend-
$10/person or $15 for parent with child ees. In this case, participants will be notified and given a full refund.
$10/persona or $15 padre y hijo Payment must be made at time of registration. To ensure a refund,
cancellations must be made 48 hours before the class date.
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