Here are some of our products that have caught the attention of Co-op staff...

Our family dog ‘Halle’, loves Sojos Dog Food.  It’s a nutritious base to which you add your own fresh meat and veggies. It’s just a little more time consuming than pouring out your dog’s dinner from a bag. One pound of Sojos makes 5.6 pounds of fresh dog food and you can make a batch that will last 4 or 5 days at a time.   There is no mysterious feedlot or fattening grain fillers to worry about, and you can mix it sustainably, humanely, and healthfully with grass fed ground beef from Grass Run farm found in our meat department. - Claudia, Events Coordinator

La Quercia Speck - This is even better than imported Italian proscuitto. It has a smooth, slighly sweet texture and flavor. Even better, it's cured pork from happy pigs raised in Iowa. Simply delicious! - Brad, Meat & Seafood staff

Wyndmere's Bacteria Fighter Spray - I love that this spray lets me rid the air (or my skin) of bacteria without spraying harmful chemicals around. The spray has a warming and festive scent similar to that of hot mulled wine. - Toni, Wellness staff

Mangoes - Citrus is winding down, and berries haven’t started in earnest.  But mangoes fill the gap quite tastily.  Ataulfo come from Mexico, and they taste piney sweet with very little of the fibrousness that sometimes spoils a Tommy Atkins mango experience.  A related variety, the Francique, comes from Haiti tasting musky sweet.  These mangos are Haiti’s top export crop and, in some areas, represent a solution to the country’s massive deforestation problem – if small farmers can sell export-quality fruit from grafts on weed-mango trees, they won’t chop the trees and sell them for charcoal.  We hope to see some this season.

Pick a mango by its smell and feel.  A ripe mango will smell exciting, and will give when you press it very gently, like a peach.  Ripen mangos by leaving them on the counter in a paper bag or with a banana.  DON’T refrigerate them!  This discolors the flesh and leaches the flavor out of them.  If you cut one that’s gray inside, it’s probably been chilled.  Bring it back or let us know – we don’t want to sell chilled mangos any more than you want to eat them, and mangoes are always a difficult import. - Travis, Produce Manager

Swedish Potato Sausage - I like the simplicity of this sausage - pork, potatoes and onions, three delicious ingredients. - Conor, Charcutrie specialist

Zuzu Luxe Cosmetics
Inspired by European spa traditions, the Zuzu Luxe Cosmetics Line draws from generations of family tradition and knowledge of healing properties of the sea. Zuzu Luxe Cosmetics are vegan and made from all natural ingredients such as, spring water, herbs, vitamins and essential oils that are healthy for all skin types. Free of dyes and preservatives, Zuzu offers a brilliant selection of colors. Zuzu Luxe's Color Cosmetics line includes, vegan mascara, eye shadow, pencil & liquid eyeliners, blush, liquid foundation, and lip gloss. All are biodegradable and none of their products have been tested on animals. - Laura, Wellness staff

Izzy's Ice Cream - Locavores rejoice!  Eating local just got more delicious with the addition of a fabulous ice cream at the Seward Co-op, Izzy's!  Izzy's is locally produced with fresh cream and delicious local ingredients.  It's so local, in fact, that the owners live only blocks from the Seward Co-op!  Aside from their award-winning Vanilla and Chocolate classics, Izzy's Ice Cream comes in many unique flavors including Guatemalan Coffee made with Peace Coffee's Guatemalan Dark roast, and the remarkable Hot Brown Sugar which blends sweet, smooth ice cream with a spicy kick of cayenne for a flavor experience you won't soon forget!  New flavors appear all the time, so come in for a pint today and I'm sure you'll find you love it as much as I do. - Paul, Frozen Foods & Bread Buyer

Seward's Own Polish Sausage - I like Seward's newest sausage because it's simple and straight-forward. The salty and garlicy flavors make it a sausage-eater's kind of sausage. - Conor, Meat & seafood staff

Arctic Char - High in O-mega 3, this fish is milder than salmon, but still has the same texture and cooks the same. Artic char is perfect for those who like salmon but aren't crazy about its strong flavor. - Korey, Meat & Seafood staff

Also, a gift membership to Seward Co-op also makes a fantastic gift that gives access to delicious, healthful food all year long. Ask at Customer Service how you can give the gift of membership.