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Category Archives: Composting
The Road to a Chemical Free Lawn – Step One
As I sat inside last week with over a foot of snow outside my window, I could only think of one thing: spring. (An upshot of the snow was making snow creatures in it.) With spring comes my plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Composting, Gardening, Lawns, Native plants
Tagged Beyond Pesticides, chemical-free, clover, compost, compost tea, grass, grub, lawn, native plants, seed, spring, yard
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The Mystery Behind the Numbers
Recycling isn’t very intuitive. Some sorts of plastic can be recycled, some sorts of packaging can’t, it varies in every county… I know I’m guilty of pitching something into the recycle bin and hoping I made the right choice! Thankfully, … Continue reading
Posted in Composting, Family, Recycling
Tagged biodegradable, blue bin, bottled water, compost, PLA, plastic, plastic bags, recycle, Story of Bottled Water movie, terracycle
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Compost for Dummies
I’ve been wanting to compost for months. It took me a while to start: the selection of compost bins, tumblers, pails and mixes is overwhelming! Did I want an open pile, upright bin or rotating bin? When is the best … Continue reading
Posted in Composting, Gardening, Reuse
Tagged biodynamic compost, compost, compost bin, compost tumbler, kitchen waste
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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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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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Humble beginnings
I know it was idyllic. I know not every blueberry for Cascadian Farm is grown on this farm or in this way, but I was impressed with the original Cascadian Farm and the tasty blueberries I ate straight from the … Continue reading
Posted in Composting, Fruits, Gardening, Organic Food, Recipes
Tagged angry birds, balloons, black berries, blueberry, blueberry bushes, blueberry whole wheat muffins, Cascadian Mountains, compost pile, farm tour, farmer, Farmer John, floral cane, fungi, home farm tour, hungry pests, kiwi, magenta, organic farm, original farm, Pacific Northwest, pest repellant, primal cane, raspberry, Skagit Valley, strawberry field, The Cascades, Washington
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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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Sign Up for Your Local CSA Now!
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs help connect vegetable-loving residents with organic local farms that need their support. CSAs allow participants to buy a farm share and receive fresh produce in weekly installments throughout the growing season. Your farm share fee … Continue reading