There are so many advantages to choosing local products at Co-op. A shorter trip from the producer to the grocery store means the product is fresher. The economic benefits of shopping local are circular – when local businesses thrive, so do their communities. And when you’re buying food that’s been grown and produced right here in Saskatchewan, you can expect it to be a high-quality, delicious product.

Co-ops across Western Canada work with local farmers and producers to bring their products from the farm to your fork. Co-op is there every step of the way – from production to the grocery store shelf – providing products and expertise on the farm, helping to create the end products, and introducing it at your Co-op Food Store.

Prairie North Co-op is excited to share these great Saskatchewan-made products with our members and customers so you can take them home to share with your family.

MADE IN SASKATCHEWAN

Co-op Gold Pure Hummus
Homegrown Hummus is here! Made in Saskatoon with chickpeas grown on Hunter Farms in Southwestern Saskatchewan, Co-op Gold Pure Hummus is a delicious reminder that local products are tough to beat. The trip from the Hunter family’s farm to your table is helped along by dedicated experts on the Pioneer Co-op Grow and Fuel Teams working closely with Lorne Hunter and his sons. You can read more about that story HERE.

Co-op Gold Pure Oat Beverage
Near Tisdale, Saskatchewan, the oats that make up every glass of Co-op Gold Pure Oat Beverage are grown. Co-op and Cas-Grain Farms work together to bring you this oatstanding addition to your breakfast table. Riverside Co-op and Lake Country Co-op provide fuel and agricultural inputs to Cas-Grain Farms. Through the process of creating this new oat beverage, Vince and Brett Casavant have become part of Co-op’s Grown With Purpose trademarked program – an agronomic sustainability program focused on improving farm performance and land stewardship. Read the full farm to glass story HERE.

Co-op Gold Pure Pickles
Did you know that Co-op is the only Western Canadian food retailer to use Western Canadian vegetables in their pickles? Kindersley Co-op helps to fuel Springfield Colony, where Philip J. Wipf is one of many people growing the cucumbers that become Co-op Gold Pure Pickles. They’re made fresh four days a week during the growing season at the Food Development Centre in Saskatoon – making it easy for you to pick a local pickle.

Co-op Deli Chicken
Your quick weekday meal is a local entrée. Most of the chickens sold in Co-op delis are sourced through Prairie Pride Natural Foods Ltd. in Saskatoon, which feeds their chickens through Co-op and fuels their fleet with help from Saskatoon Co-op. In turn, Prairie Pride raises some of their chickens at Prairie View Farms near Wynyard – a business that works closely with Wynyard Co-op for their fuel needs. Local farms work with local businesses to grow local food. It’s a cycle that benefits communities all over Western Canada! Read more about these local businesses HERE.

Fresh carrots in the produce aisle
When you’re crunching a carrot you bought at Co-op, you’re eating a fresh, locally grown veggie grown at Dinsmore Farming Co. Ltd., near Dinsmore. When Co-op builds long-term relationships with local farms, it helps you get the best local produce right at your Co-op. Get to the root of the story HERE.

Star Egg
Star Egg is a Sask-based food provider that specializes in grading, distributing and marketing eggs in Western Canada. One of its suppliers, Harman Poultry Farm has worked with Co-op for nearly 40 years. “We can purchase feed that is produced by and bought from local growers through Co-op,” said Shawn Harman. “In turn, that feed is used to feed our hens and produce the eggs that go into the Co-op grocery system through the local Co-op retail channels. It is a complete, local farm-to-table circle.” This eggceptional relationship is something to celebrate. Read about it HERE.