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Southern Maryland – Here We Come!
The MOMs crew is hard at work, setting up the soon-to-open Waldorf store in Southern Maryland! You can expect grand opening festivities on Nov 9th, 10th & 11th, including kids activities, free samples, goody bags, raffles, henna tattooing and lots … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Composting, Employment, Family, Green Careers, Local, News, Organic Food, Recycling
Tagged 301, bamboo, Capital Clubhouse, Charles County, coming soon, compost, concrete floor, Crain Highway, Crain Hwy, customer service, fair trade coffee, free food, free samples, goody bags, grand opening, ice skating, job openings, Kids First Swim, LED, November 10, November 9, polished concrete, prizes, raffles, recycle, recycle area, rock climbing, Rt 301, SOuthern Maryland, sustainable bamboo, Waldorf, Waldorf Fitness, wind power
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6 Tips for a More Eco Home Painting Project
I’ve been painting the rooms in my grandfather’s little country house, a hand-me-down that’s been in the family for several generations. Painting has been a weekend project for a dozen or more weekends this summer! I couldn’t help but notice … Continue reading
Posted in Reuse, Water
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Countdown to Merrifield! …and Directions
Its hard to believe that Merrifield MOMs will be open tomorrow (grand opening this weekend), after so many months of dreaming, planning, and preparing. As always, our employee crew is churning away, stocking products, beautifying displays and practicing systems to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, News, Organic Food, Recycling
Tagged 100% organic produce, 22031, Annandale VA, Arlington VA, black bean burger, certified organic, consumer checkbook, customer service, directions, driving directions, e-cycle, electronic recycling, Eskridge Rd, Fairfax, Fairfax VA, Falls Church VA, free parking, free samples, free tasting, fresh produce, Glass Alley, gluten free, goody bags, google maps, GPS, grand opening, Idylwood, kids activities, kombucha on tap, local beer, lunchtime, maps, Merrifield, Merrifield VA, Mosaic District, naked lunch, organic produce, Pimmit Hills, price index score, raffles, raw foods, raw juices, route, shoe recycling, stocking, traffic, Tyson's Corner VA, vegan, Vienna VA, Wellness team, West Falls Church
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Finally! MOMs in Merrifield.. and Tips for Shopping at MOMs
Thursday is the big day! MOMs in Merrifield will open at the Mosaic District at Lee Hwy & Gallows Rd in Fairfax, Virginia. Here’s our detailed map. Merrifield MOMs is possibly our most exciting venue to date — as always, … Continue reading
Posted in Composting, Employment, Energy Resources, Family, Green Careers, Local, News, Organic Food
Tagged 22031, Angelika, Annandale, Arlington, banned bottled water, bulk foods, carry bags, certified organic, composting, DMV, Dulles, Dunn Loring, environmentally-friendly, Eskridge Rd, Fairfax, Fairfax VA, Falls Church, Falls Church VA, Gallows Road, Glass Alley, gluten free, green jobs, grocery store, health food store, help wanted, Hilltop Rd, Idylwood, job openings, job postings, jobs, Lee Highway, LEED certified, local beer, local meat, local produce, McLean, Merrifield, Mosaic District, now hiring, organic, renewable materials, reverse osmosis, sustainable, sustainable food, Tyson's Corner, vegan, Vienna, Vienna VA, West Falls Church, wind power
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Green Festival DC is September 29 & 30!
There are so many fun and enlightening events around the DC area every year, and we’re fortunate to have one of the best coming up at the end of this month! Green Festival is a huge event at the Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Energy Resources, Family, Local, News, Organic Food, Pets, Recycling
Tagged AIR Lawn Care, Amicus Green, Amy Goodman, Benjamin Todd Jealous, civil rights leader, CODEPINK, community action, consumer advocate, cookbook author, cooking tips, DC convention center, Democracy Now!, DIY stage, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, eco-fashion showcase, Elizabeth Kucinich, environmental film, fair trade, Fair Trade stage, fairtrade, free admission, free yoga, Global Exchange, global fashion design, GMO Film Project, green business, Green Fest, Green Festival DC, Green kids, green pets, GreenFest, Hip Hop Summit Network, Holistic Moms Network, jazz singer, kids activities, Laura Theodore, live art demonstration, main stage, Medea Benjamin, NAACP, radio host, Ralph Nader, Safa Gallery, September, Sierra Club, social justice advocate, The Jazzy Vegetarian, vegan blogger, weekend passes
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Storm Power Outages Didn’t Take the Fun Out of Bowie Store’s 25th Anniversary Party!
Over MOMs 25th Anniversary weekend, the lights (and A/C) might’ve deserted the employees in our Bowie, MD store, but it didn’t stop them from whipping up some fun & shenanigans (and some work for that matter). Check out the photographic … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Employment, Energy Resources
Tagged 25th Anniversary, air-conditioning, Bowie MD, cook out, customers, darkness, freezers, fridges, grilling, ice cream, lights out, melting, neighbors, party, PG County, power outage, Prince George's County, produce guy, Reduce Waste, storm, thawing, watergun, wuper soaker
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Triplex Birdhouse- The Happy Ending
So, our ransacked triplex birdhouse has been repaired to include smaller entry holes for the sparrows. The sparrows have moved back in and are busily making their homes. The thug-like mockingbirds came back to raid again but were only able … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Local, Pets, Reuse
Tagged birdhouse, birdhouse repair, DIY, mockingbirds, reclaimed wood, sparrows, triplex
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Triplex Birdhouse: The Saga
Something terrible happened today. The lovely triplex birdhouse made from reclaimed wood has been a cozy little home for 2 bird families for a couple weeks now. Marauders raided the homes today. Big, black mockingbird-looking bullies infiltrated the happy little … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Local
Tagged birdhouse, DIY disasters, marauders, mockingbirds, raid, reclaimed wood, sparrows, spring project, triplex birdhouse
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Reclaimed Wood Triplex Birdhouse
House sparrows broke into my garage. Cute, no big deal, I thought. Well it turns out house swallows enjoy pecking out the aged support beams for the roof. They left a mountain of feces below the spot, just in case … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Pets, Reuse
Tagged birdhouse, DIY project, eviction, house swallows, nest, reclaimed wood, relocation, triplex birdhouse
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