Category Archives: Fruits

Curious Produce: Little Potato Cucumbers

Jessup has a locally-grown (organic, of course) oddity on the shelf right now: the Little Potato Cucumber!   The texture is similar to a regular cucumber and the flavor is mild, mellow and cool, much like traditional cucumbers. If you … Continue reading

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Nectarine Weekend Update!

The organic yellow nectarines are in! They are spectacular – firm but ripe, with balanced sweet and tart, super-juicy and lip-smackingly flavorful. The price is great for a certified organic seasonal fruit at $1.99 per pound. Recipes and helpful tips … Continue reading

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Nectarine Weekend!

Here at MOMs we’re gearing up for a Friday delivery of fresh, organic yellow nectarines that we’ll have on a super sale all weekend and into next week, as supplies permit. Besides the fact that biting into a ripe organic … Continue reading

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Change Your Scenery

If you had told me, when I started in the natural health field at 19 years old, that one day I would be traveling to faraway lands for my job, I would’ve laughed. Then I would’ve finished pricing my products … Continue reading

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Avoid GMOs, Buy Organic

October is non-GMO month.  What does that mean?  GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, which refers to the genetic engineering of a plant (or animal) by scientists.  Many consumers are concerned about the impact of genetically engineered plants on the … Continue reading

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Infused Vodka for Pops

Every year around this time, my brother and I get hit with a double whammy- our dad’s birthday and Father’s Day in the same week!  We wanted to make something different for him this year, so Brad and I decided … Continue reading

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Pura Vida! part 1

When I signed up for a yoga retreat in Costa Rica last November it was a no-brainer – we were to spend seven days at an eco-lodge that also happened to be a biodynamic farm. The yoga was almost an … Continue reading

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Shade Grown Coffee is For The Birds

No really, it is. There’s even a certification for it from the Smithsonian. The first sustainable coffee congress was in 1996 and the shade issue emerged out of that meeting as a sustainable alternative to ‘sun-grown’ coffee with two certifications … Continue reading

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Nutrition Trivia Update

Here’s another run of a recent, popular Nutrition Trivia from twitter @MOMsOrganicMrkt: 1) Name 4 green vegetables that contain a good amount of iron per 100 gram serving. Green vegs high in #iron: Freeze-dried parsley (54mg), dried spirulina (28mg), dried … Continue reading

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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

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