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MOMs is Turning 25!
Come celebrate with us Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st at any MOMs location! We’ll have lots of delicious free food, live local music, fun kids activities, and lots of recycling: jeans, shoes, glasses, and electronics. That’s the story … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Local, News, Organic Food, Recycling, Vegetables
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New Rockville MOMs Opens Tomorrow!
We’re super-excited to be opening our new Rockville MOMs location tomorrow. After 16 years in our previous storefront on Parklawn Drive, we’ve realized we need more parking and a more navigable layout for our tried and true (and patient) Rockville customers. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Composting, Employment, Energy Resources, Family, Fruits, Green Careers, Local, Natural Health, News, Organic Food, Pets, Recycling, Reuse, Vegetables
Tagged beer, bike rack, bulk foods, compostable utensils, electric car charge, grain bowls, grand opening, kids activities, kombucha, LED lights, local, low VOC paints, naked lunch, oils, organic, organic deli, organic lunch, peanut butter, pet toys, produce, salads, skylights, solatubes, sustainable building materials, sweeteners, wellness, wine
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Food Nutrition Trivia
We’ve had great fun digging up interesting nutrition trivia for our twitter feed. In case you missed them, here’s a compilation: Trivia: Adding ground cinnamon doesn’t add nutrients to your food. True or False? Answer: False. Ground cinnamon contains LOTS … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged almond, antioxidants, avocado, beets, blueberries, bok choy, brown rice, butternut squash, calcium, chard, coconut water, cranberries, flax seeds, folate, iron, Japanese knotweed, leeks, macadamia, magnesium, nutrients, nutrition trivia, omega 3s, peanut butter, pear, phytosterols, pistachio, pomegranates, potassium, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, raw onions, red wine, resveratrol, salmon, sesame seeds, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tahini, trivia, vitamin C, vitamin K, zinc
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TerraPass Your Gas: Zip Code Collection for Good!
MOM’s is now asking for your zip code at check out but its not in order to market to you – it’s so we can TerraPass Your Gas! 1 Each year, the average car emits about 10,000 lbs of … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Resources, Local, News
Tagged carbon clean-up, carbon offset, environment, wind energy, zip codes
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Herndon-bound: New MOM’s Opening October 28th-31st
Its only 2 days until our newest store, in Herndon VA, opens! We’ve got tons of fun stuff going on this weekend to entertain our newest local community. One of our most popular events, E-cycle, will be available all weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Composting, Employment, Energy Resources, Family, Fruits, Green Careers, Holidays, Local, Natural Health, News, Organic Food, Pets, Recipes, Recycling, Vegetables
Tagged bat box, beauty, composting, free coffee, fruits, grand opening, MOM's Organic Market, organic vegetables, pet care, pumpkins, reusable bag credit, vitamins, wine tasting
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College Park MOMs is Expanding!
August 19th will be our expansion celebration in College Park. We’re thrilled to be giving our longtime customers here in College Park wider aisles for comfortable shopping and navigation, a gorgeous Produce department (still 100% certified organic – no exceptions, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Energy Resources, Family, Local, News, Organic Food, Recycling
Tagged College Park MD, e-cycle, electronics recycle, energy effiicient, environmentally-responsible, expansion, free treats, LED lighting, organic produce, PG County, raffles, remodel, skylights, weekend events
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E-cycle Update!
E-cycle 2011 was a great success and we collected a combined 37,000 lbs of electronic waste for recycling, thanks to the support of MOM’s customers and staff. Additionally, the music and tasty food were enjoyed by all. We’re looking forward … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Resources, Family, Local, Recycling
Tagged electronics, environment, events, junk, music, organic food, recycling, reuse, shoes, trash, waste
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E-cycle Saturday June 11, 2011
E-cycle is here again! Come tomorrow (June 11th 10am-7pm) to any MOM’s where you can drop off your used and broken electronics for recycling and reuse. Last year we collected over 20,000 lbs of electronic junk, and over-filled our bins … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Green Careers, Local, News, Recycling
Tagged electronics, environment, events, music, organic food, recycling, reuse
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MOM’s Founder, Scott Nash, Launches His Blog!
Check out Scott’s blog: http://scottscompostpile.com/ He’d love to hear from you!
Posted in News
Tagged action, composting, environment, family, friends, opinion, recycling
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MOM’s Produce Director Tours Colonial Vegetable Garden
MOM’s Produce Director, Jon, tours the winter vegetable garden at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in December. For many of us, its a struggle to keep anything alive in this area during the winter months. But Mid-Atlantic colonials had some interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Green Careers, Vegetables
Tagged colonial tour, Colonial Williamsburg, garden, garden tour, gardening tips, vegetables, winter garden, winter vegetables
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MOM's Organic Market Blog 