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Patronage Refund 2025
We are delighted to share that in our 50th anniversary year, the Twin Cities Co-op Partners Board of Directors has approved a patronage refund. This is our first patronage refund since our Lyndale and Linden Hills locations (along with Co-op Partners Warehouse) consolidated into Twin Cities Co-op Partners in 2017. This milestone, both historically, and…
Recall Alert – Organic Bulk Green Beans
SNAP Benefit Response
Wedge Community Co-ops and Co-op Partners Warehouse Statement on SNAP Benefits Cuts Our co-op understands there’s a possibility SNAP and other government assistance programs may be temporarily inaccessible or reduced on or after November 1st. For those who rely on these programs to access groceries, even a short disruption can mean difficult choices about food, bills,…
Hacking Cold Season: Accessible Wellness at the Co-op
Co-op shoppers are always seeking ways to save. We consulted Wellness Buyer, Johanna, to share a few of her favorite affordable ways to support your immune system heading into the colder season. When asked about a go-to immune support her, Johanna exalts elderberry. She likes to keep the syrup or tincture around for times when…
Recall Alert – Laoban Vegetable Dumplings 8oz EXPANDED RECALL
October 25, 2026 Laoban Vegetable Dumplings 8 oz UPC: 8-60004-57462-0 Laoban Foods, Inc. is issuing a voluntary market withdrawal of their Vegetable Dumplings (aka Livin’ on the Vedge Dumplings) due to a manufacturing issue that resulted in chicken dumplings being inadvertently packed along with vegetable dumplings in the Vegetable Dumplings 8oz retail product. Affected Lot…
An Insider Look at Banana Farming
When our colleagues Joleen Baker and Ryan Tepe from Co-op Partners Warehouse were invited to join a group of cooperatives traveling to Rio y Valle in Peru, they jumped at the chance. The trip of was hosted by Equal Exchange, and it provided the opportunity to see where Fair Trade and Organic bananas are grown,…
Recall Alert – Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short-Grain Rice 32oz
October 9, 2025 Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Short-Grain Rice 32oz UPC 0-73416-19763-3 Lundberg Family Farms is issuing a voluntary market withdrawal of three lots of Regenerative Organic Brown Short-Grain Rice 32oz pouches due to the possible presence of grain pests. Affected best by dates and/or lot codes: 6/24/2026 (lot code 250624) 6/25/2026 (lot code…
Recall Alert – Sno-Pac Organic Frozen Cut Spinach
A Visit to Rio y Valle with Equal Exchange
This summer, two of our team members from Co-op Partners Warehouse (CPW), along with other co-ops and their staff, had a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit  Rio y Valle, in Piura, Peru and become deeply connected to the farmers and families that grow the bananas we all eat every day. Cooperation Among Cooperatives…