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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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Only 2 Days Until Our 25th Anniversary Weekend!
After 25 years of serving up healthy, organic foods and local treats in the DC area, MOMs is celebrating with friends and employees in all stores this weekend, June 30-July 1, 2012. We’ll have tons of recycling drives (our favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Energy Resources, Family, Fruits, Local, News, Organic Food, Pets, Recycling, Reuse, Vegetables
Tagged 25th Anniversary, Alexandria VA, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Anniversary, Ayrshire Farm, B'More Organic, Bethesda Green, Biggs & Featherbelle, birthday, Bowie MD, celebration, certified organic, Chespaeake Bay Foundation, Clean Currents, College Park MD, dog adoption event, Eating Well, Econscious, Edible DC, food samples, Frederick MD, games, Herndon VA, Homeward Trails, hyper-local, Ice Cream Social, Jessup MD, kids activities, Maria Rodale, Maryland Life, Michele's Granola, Mother Earth News, Organic Manifesto, organic produce, raffles, Rockville MD, Salazon Chocolate Co, Savenia Labs, Solar City, Spencerville hard cider, Timonium MD, Trickling Springs Creamery
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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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Environmental Restoration – of the Internal Kind
Our main purpose here at MOM’s is to restore the environment. Typically for me it means outward actions of recycling, reusing, and enlightening others on how they can do that too. So on the flip side, what does environmental restoration … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Resources, Natural Health, Vegetables
Tagged anise, Ayurveda, balance, bitters, cleansing, coriander, dosha, energy, environment, fennel, fermented foods, ginger, harmony with nature, internal balance, kitchari, purslane, radish, warming foods, wisdom
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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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Comfort Has A Cost
Recently I flew out to my brother’s wedding in Tennessee. I didn’t like the idea of flying…airports, airplanes, and airplane fuel certainly have a great negative impact on the environment…but I didn’t have much time. So, I consoled myself by … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Resources, Local
Tagged airplane, Baltimore, environmental stewardship, fuel usage, fuel waste, Maryland, Nashville, paperless boarding pass, Tennessee, travel tips
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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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MOM's Organic Market Blog 