We actively support, participate and invest in the communities we serve.

1. We provide education on mission-related topics such as sustainability, health,
co-op philosophy, agricultural and other pertinent issues.
More than 50 initiatives, including:

6 Sprout! member newsletters published annually
2 Seward Co-op-sponsored garden tours
Community-Supported Agriculture Fair with more than 20 producers
29 new-hire trainings
15 Natural food trainings

We offered the following classes in our new classroom:
Zap Water
Coffee brewing
Nanotechnology
La Vita Verde –Cooking Greens
Foods That Heal
Buy- Build- be
Commuting by Bike
Keep On Rolln’
The Kitchen Knife Class
Urban Chicken (4)
Sugar Blues
Food Preservation

We gave tours of our new store to the following groups, in addition to individuals:
UNFI
Fairview Hospital
Seward Child Care Center
University of Minnesota (School of Architecture)
NCGA Wellness Managers
Linden Hills Co-op Staff
Women's Environmental Institute
Emerging Green Builders
2 Garden Tours

2. We strengthen the cooperative movement by working together with other cooperatives. 

$1,235,245 purchased from other co-ops
(Includes purchases from Co-op Partners Warehouse and other co-op vendors we pay directly, such as Peace Coffee and Equal Exchange)

3. We provide space and opportunities for gathering of our neighborhood communities.

Participated with other co-ops in Minnesota Green Expo

4. We will participate and partner in community events that support our mission.

$10,222 in Sponsorships awarded to:
Midtown Greenway Coalition
Seward Arts Festival
KFAI Fresh Air
Gardening Matters
Rainbow Rumpus
Neighborhood Energy Connection
Seward Neighborhood Group
Minnesota Fringe Festival

$2,909 in Donations to the following organizations:
Somali Benadiri Community of Minnesota, National Night Out, Powderhorn Art Fair, Patrick's Cabaret, MidTown Greenway Coalition, Tolzmann's Twin Cities Boxing, Mental Health Resources- Seward, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Inter-Tribal Elder Services, Sustainable Living Roadshow, Frank Theatre, Women's Environmental Institute, Land Stewardship Project, Augsburg College Health Fair, Seward Montessori, Corcoran Neighborhood Organization, Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Workhaus Collective/Playwrights Center, Pillsbury United Communities, The Green Institute, Twin Cities League of Young Voters, Powderhorn Empty Bowls, Dowling Urban Environmental Learning Center, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Services, North Country Herbalist Guild, Minnesota GreenStar, Rainbow Rumpus, buythechange.com, Emergency Foodshelf Network, DoItGreen Minnesota, Powderhorn Art Sled Rally, Women's Prison Book Project, Northrop Urban Environmental Learning Center, Bright Prospects Co-op Childcare, Bands for Band - Seward, Sullivan, Stanford schools, Winter Family Carnival - South High & Anderson Elementary, Real Food Challenge, Alliance for Metropolitan Sustainability, Glendale Neighborhood Foodshelf, Bethlehem Child Care Center, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Compassionate Action for Animals, Community-University Health Care Center, Centro Campesino, Resource Center of the Americas, South High School Foundation, Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors, In the Heart of the Beast, KFAI, MCTC Sustainability Fair, Bike Walk Twin Cities, West bank Community Coalition, Seward Child Care Center, ECFE, Parents United for South High, KidsPark Childcare Co-op, Tapestry Folkdance, Eureka Recycling, Articulture, South High Green Tigers, EJAM - Sanford Middle School, Hiawatha Community School, City of Lakes Community Land Trust, Youth Farm & Market Project, C.H.I.L.D., Time Tracks Productions

$2,000 in Grants awarded to the following organizations:
Seward Child Care Center (pictured)
Alliance for Metro Stability

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