Category Archives: Natural Health

My Lawn, Your Lawn

Posted on March 20, 2014 by MOM's Organic Market

Why is chemical treatment on my lawn such a big deal? It’s my grass on my property. It’s not like I’m spraying all my neighbor’s lawns or the playground or the dog park. It was presented to me like this- … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Family, Lawns, Natural Health, Pets | Tagged bees, chemical fertilizers, cigarettes, dandelions, pesticides, pets, smoking, soil, water | 2 Comments

Change Your Scenery

Posted on November 30, 2013 by alyssabdh

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 →

Posted in Ecology, Fruits, Gardening, Natural Health | Tagged annatto, biodynamic farming, coffee farms, Costa Rica, eco-resort, ginger, glass frog, guanabana, hanging bridges, howler monkeys, La Fortuna, livestock, medicinal plants, New Chapter, rambutan, Sacred Seeds, sloth, sustainable hospitality, turmeric, weather channel | 10 Comments

A New Pledge

Posted on October 20, 2013 by alyssabdh

This post is the conclusion to a previous post. Check it out here. In Olympia WA, Alaffia is a small company that receives raw ingredients from their Togo women’s cooperative, then packages, labels and ships finished products for sale to … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Careers, Natural Health | Tagged Afican Black Soap, Alaffia, Alaffia pledge, artisan women, Beautiful Curls, body lotion, body wash, botanical ingredients, community empowerment, conditioner, cooperatives, employment, Everyday Coconut, Everyday Shea, gender equality, hair oil, hand soap, Olowo-n'djo, Olympia, shampoo, Togo | Leave a comment

Avoid GMOs, Buy Organic

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Eva

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 →

Posted in Ecology, Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food, Vegetables | Tagged 100% organic produce, certified organic, GMO, MOM's Organic Market, Non-GMO Project, organic food | 11 Comments

Secrets From the Green Farmacy Garden

Posted on June 27, 2013 by alyssabdh

A group of lucky Wellness staff and managers were treated to a day with two distinguished talents in herbal medicine. Christopher Hobbs, prolific author, wise clinical herbalist, world traveler, and collector of over 5000 medicine and plant books, took us … Continue reading →

Posted in Native plants, Natural Health, Nutrition | Tagged andrographis, angelica, ashwaganda, Baltimore, black walnut, blackberry lily, chicory, coleus forskohlii, dong quai, Dr Christopher Hobbs, Dr James Duke, elecampane, fo ti, gazebo, giant butterbur, goldenseal, greater plantain, Green Farmacy Garden, ground ivy, Grow it Heal It, herbalist, lily pond, medicinal herbs, milkweed, olive, Peggy Duke, plantago major, poppy bloom, rain forest, raspberry, red root, shamans, The Green Pharmacy, tribal guides, turmeric, wormwood | 1 Comment

My Journey in Environmental Restoration (E.R.)

Posted on May 26, 2013 by kristabeck809

As I come close to five years working for MOM’s, I am amazed by how much I have been able to learn and experience. I have met and learned from so many great people within and associated with the company. … Continue reading →

Posted in Composting, Ecology, Employment, Energy Resources, Gardening, Green Careers, Natural Health, Organic Food, Pets, Recycling, Reuse | Tagged A Thyme to Plant Farm, Baltimore, BARCS, beautiful nutrient, bottled water, CFL bulbs, Clean Currents, compost, Conservation, cruelty-free, curbside recycling, energy efficiency, environmental restoration, gluten free, green benefit, holistic medical, hybrid vehicle, Klean Kanteen, kombucha, local shlters, MD SPCA, methane gas, Mrs Meyers, Organic Mechanics, parsley plus, pesticide application, recycle batteries, recycling maniacs, renewable energy, renewable energy credit, Round Up, Seventh Generation, Southern Exposure, Story of Bottled Water movie, sustainable seafood, tire pressure, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Pura Vida! part 1

Posted on April 29, 2013 by claudiasquips

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 →

Posted in Ecology, Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food | Tagged biodynamic, Costa Rica, farm, Finca Luna Nueva, organic, yoga | 3 Comments

Nutrition Trivia Update

Posted on October 23, 2012 by MOM's Organic Market

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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Mulch and Faith

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Roland

My beebalm (Monarda didyma) and anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) plants showed their first flowers of the season about two weeks ago. For the beebalm (also known as oswego tea), it is its first flower ever, so I’ve talked about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Local, Native plants, Natural Health | Tagged Acer negundo, Aesculus pavia, Agastache foeniculum, anise hyssop, Asimina triloba, bee balm, beebalm, berries, berry, bird, black haw, blackhaw, blossom, box elder, boxelder, bumblebee, Cercis canadensis, Eastern plants, faith, flower, garden, gardening, hummingbird, local garden, magnolia, Monarda didyma, mulch, native plant, native species, nature, North American plants, Oswego tea, paw paw, pawpaw, plants, plum, Prunus Americana, red buckeye, redbud, slug, tree, viburnum, Viburnum prunifolium | 3 Comments

New Rockville MOMs Opens Tomorrow!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by MOM's Organic Market

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 →