Businesses Giving Back
We have businesses which generously Give Back to their communities
that also are supporters of our Unite for Earth Day 2022.
Cabot Creamery - provided B the Change Program & Patches, Cheese Samples, and goodies.
Rainbow Treecare - provided an Arborist with his expertise to help with our conservation efforts.
All Seasons Wild Bird Store - provided refurbished Bird Feeders and information on the Bird Flu (Avian Influenza).
Seven Sundays - provided cereal samples for snack.
Cabot Creamery Co-operative
Since 1919 the farm families of Cabot Creamery Co-operative have been passionate about making the world’s best cheese and dairy products, all while caring for their cows, their communities and their planet. Learn More at cabotcheese.coop
Proud to Be a Certified B Corporation
Cabot Creamery Co-operative achieved B Corp certification in 2012 and became the world’s first dairy co-op to do so. We’re proud of this as it validates our attention to environmental and social impacts for our consumers, customers, employees and our co-operative of dairy farm families. Here are a few reasons why becoming a B Corp was so important to us.
From Food banks to First Responders, we believe businesses have a duty to support the communities where our stakeholders live and work.
Cabot farm families believe that together, they can do more. Their attention to people, place, and profit are an essential part of Cabot's legacy.
Cabot encourages farmer innovations like the "Smart Barn" that furthers sustainability goals and makes the cows' happy too!
- We're Committed to Education >>
The B Corp Patch focuses on making a positive impact in communities, and how your group, troop, or classroom can do the same.
- We're Invested in a Sustainable Future >>
We are proud to be an organization that seeks to balance purpose and profit, and continuously improve sustainable operations from the cow to creamery to customer.
- We Appreciate Our Employees >>
Our employees work hard every day to turn our farmer's quality milk into the products you know & love. That's why we believe in competitive wages, benefits, and stringent health and safety standards.
- We Value B to B Partnerships >>
When you buy B Corp, you are investing in a value driven company that prioritizes people and plants as well as profit. Check out one of our delicious partnerships here!
B Corps aren't just leaders in environmental and social corners, they are also leaders in their respective industries. Cabot believes our company and our cheddar is a cut above the rest.
Donated for Unite for Earth Day 2022
Cabot Creamery Co-operative generously donated items for our event.
- Samples of their Vermont Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- B the Change patches
- Cabot temporary tattoos
- Cabot stickers
- Cabot pencils
"With a nutty, luscious aroma, Cabot’s Seriously Sharp Cheddar delivers an exciting range of flavors and intensity that always surprises and keeps you coming back for another bite. It’s perfect with smoky meats, spicy curries, or shredded over a steaming bowl of pasta."
Rainbow Treecare
Rainbow Treecare is a full-service tree company with trained ISA-certified arborists serving the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. Be proactive in your tree wellness; keep your trees problem-free and limit the need for costly services! Our tree care services for residential, commercial, and municipal customers maintain healthy trees that add value and beauty to your property. Learn more at https://www.rainbowtreecare.com
Give Back Programs
- Expert Advice: Rainbow Treecare has expert advice posted to their website.
- Rainbow Ecoscience: Our research branch, Rainbow Ecoscience, was created to provide reliable, science-backed tools to benefit the plant healthcare industry. Our mission is to preserve trees by reducing the number that need to be cut down in our community’s urban forests. For over 40 years, Rainbow Ecoscience’s research teams have partnered with leading universities to create treatment solutions to manage pests and diseases in trees that would otherwise need to be removed.
- Saluting Branches: Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance. Created by Rainbow Treecare in 2015, Saluting Branches is a certified non-profit organization dedicated to providing free tree care in veteran’s cemeteries. Tree care companies, arborists, and industry professionals honor our veterans every year by volunteering to keep their cemeteries safe, beautiful places to visit. Our event has grown to more than 3,800 volunteers working in 66 national cemeteries across the US, representing more than $3.8 million worth of services for our nation’s heroes!
Donated for Unite for Earth Day 2022
Arborist Expertise
- The General Manager and Arborist at Rainbow Treecare in Minnetonka, MN selflessly donates his time and expertise.
- One of the areas of assistance is identifying the invasive species Buckthorn for its removal.
All Seasons Wild Bird Store
All Seasons Wild Bird Store is a family-run business focusing on meeting the needs of backyard birders and wildlife watchers.
From a single store in 1991, to five stores covering the greater Twin Cities metro area, All Seasons is a unique shopping experience you don’t want to miss.
You will find the best bird feeding products like bird feeders, pole systems, books and their exclusive seed mixes to satisfy the needs of backyard birding beginners and experts alike. With over 20 different bird seeds or seed mixes to choose from, you’ll definitely find something that your backyard birds will find irresistible.
All Seasons also hosts the best staff of backyard birding experts found anywhere. Al and Dave Netten, father and son owners, have assembled the most experienced “bird experts” with decades of experience to staff and manage their five stores. Staff members have included authors, bloggers, life-long hobbyists and state top-bird listers.
Learn More at https://wildbirdstore.com/
Give Back Programs
- Bird Feeder Trade-in Program: All Seasons Wild Bird store annually holds a Bird Feeder Swap. During the promotion time, customers bring in their old bird feeders and receive a discount on new ones. They repair feeders they are able to and donate them to local schools and nature centers. They also donate to Unite for Earth Day!
- Resources: To help people with Backyard Birding, All Season Wild Bird Store has resources posted for Getting Started, Attracting Species, Trouble-shooting, a MN Bird Guide, and Seasonal Tips.
- Publications: Here at All Seasons Wild Bird Store, we’re committed to providing up-to-date, seasonally appropriate information about backyard birding to our customers. We publish a printed newsletter 6 times each year, full of colorful images and employee-written articles. And until his retirement in 2019, we published a printed flyer with phenology observations from accomplished naturalist, Jim Gilbert.
Donated for Unite for Earth Day 2022
All Seasons Wild Bird Store generously donated items for our event.
- Refurbished Bird Feeders
- Starter bags of Bird Seed
Instructions:
- ATTENTION: Please wait to place your bird feeders out due to the current Avian Flu outbreak.
- How to Clean Your Feeders @ https://wildbirdstore.com/2022/04/15/how-to-clean-your-feeders/
- Where to Place Your Feeders @ https://wildbirdstore.com/2022/04/14/where-to-place-your-feeders/
ATTENTION: Avian Flu (Bird Flu)
A post by Dr. Victoria Hall, executive director of the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, encouraged people to temporarily take feeders and bird baths down because of the highly transmissible avian influenza.
“During these unprecedented times, we recommend doing anything that we can to try and help our wild bird populations. Because the science is unclear on the role of songbirds in this current H5N1 outbreak, one consideration is to not encourage birds to gather together at places such as bird feeders or bird baths. These are places where things like viruses could easily be exchanged between individuals,” Dr. Hall wrote.
Seven Sundays
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Our first bag of muesli was sold at a Minneapolis farmers market in the summer of 2011. For the next few years, Hannah bootstrapped the business with an old Raleigh bike and trailer, a friend’s restaurant kitchen, and a basement office. Over the course of 10+ years, we've grown our product line and distribution, and are now offered in most major grocers across the US.
We are creating a better breakfast from the ground up, one that works in harmony with nature and builds the health of the soil, our farmers, our consumers, and the planet. Above all, we promise to be honest and transparent in everything we do. We are not perfect company, but we are on a journey to get #bettereveryday.
In our family, Sundays are the days we live most simply and deliberately, which, according to Thoreau, is,"to front only the essential facts of life." This means taking time for ourselves, ditching our phones, and starting more intentionally in order to gain the right perspective for the day and week ahead. We realize Sundays can be a little different for everyone, but for us, this day of the week is special and embodies our passion, our brand and our chosen lifestyle. Our goal is to apply that simple Sunday frame of mind to EVERY DAY.
Learn More at https://www.sevensundays.com/
Seven Sundays is a Proud B Corporation
We are a proud B Corporation, which means we meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. We are in good company with other B Corps like Patagonia and Peace Coffee who are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. This has been a goal of ours since the early days of Seven Sundays and is a culmination of efforts we have made over the last five years to minimize our environmental impact, treat our employees like family, and give back to the community.
Our Regeneration Projects include:
- Regenerative Sunflowers
In 2020, we launched a new cereal that featured an upcycled sunflower protein. You can read more about that here. We had always heard great things about the resilience of Sunflowers but wanted to learn first-hand how they fit into a regenerative crop rotation, so we started with 40 acres in Hastings, MN with John Strohfus of Field Theory. We are incentivizing John up to $100/acre for using regenerative practices such as no till and cover cropping.
- Oats In the Cornbelt
Since 2018, Seven Sundays along with Oatly, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Grain Millers and Sustainable Food Lab have been increasing the demand for food grade oats in the corn belt (IA, MN, WI – where corn and soybeans are king). We are providing support to farmers in the form of cost sharing and incentives for transitional and organic practices. In the 3 years of the program, we have increased our oat acreage from 1 farmer with 100 acres to 5 farms totaling almost 500 acres enrolled in the program.
- Farm-Direct Buckwheat
From the very beginning of Seven Sundays, we have worked with Whole Grain Milling in Welcome, MN to source our organic grains. Looking to transition to gluten free, we started buying their organic buckwheat in 2017, and this was when we made the connection to the power of plants to restore the health to our soils, pollinators and people. After a visit to the farm in July when the buckwheat is in bloom and the bees are buzzing, it is easy to conclude "This is how food should be."
Donated for Unite for Earth Day 2022
Seven Sundays donated cereal for snack during our event.
- Bags of their Real Berry Sunflower Cereal
- Sample cups to serve the cereal as a snack for our participants
"Meet the first ever cereal made with upcycled protein and recycled + resealable packaging. It is made with only real ingredients -- no artificial or natural flavors, no gluten or grains, and no refined sugars."