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- RT @iambecomeseth: Great Horned Gibbous For the second October in a row, I chanced into a spookilicious owl photo op. Please do yourself… 1 day ago
- RT @TTFWatershed: Next up on @FreeLibrary's #climatejustice reading list for children & teens: “Buried Sunlight” educates readers how “foss… 1 day ago
- @PhoenixOrg Looks cool, but this is not a MOM’s Organic Market (East coast locations only). 1 day ago
- Get involved with the most important movements of our time - climate & social justice - Oct 20th with @SierraClub O… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
- RT @chesbayprogram: All of the interconnected and overlapping predator-prey relationships in an ecosystem—including producers, consumers an… 2 days ago
- RT @ChesapeakeNPS: For #WorldFoodDay, we want to highlight the species that are vital links in the #ChesapeakeBay food web. Thank you ancho… 2 days ago
- RT @John7News: Did you know that Montgomery County has salamanders, eels and crayfish? Not only are these critters in the waters here, they… 2 days ago
- RT @chesapeakebay: Whether you appreciate them as filter feeders, habitat creators, or appetizers, there's plenty to love about the Bay's o… 2 days ago
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Category Archives: Organic Food
Why MOM’s Sells Eden’s
Many customers have contacted MOM’s about Eden’s Organics, requesting that we pull the products because of their healthcare stance. MOM’s response is: As retailers we sometimes find ourselves working with companies that do not align with our values to a T. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, News, Organic Food
Tagged Eden's Organics, hobby lobby, private businesses
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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
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
Posted in Fruits, Organic Food
Tagged #NectarineWeekend, Alexandria VA, Bowie MD, Bryn Mawr PA, certified organic, College Park MD, flavorful, Frederick MD, Herndon VA, Jessup MD, Merrifield VA, nectarines, Rockville MD, sale price, sweet juicy, sweet tart, Timonium MD, twitter, Waldorf MD
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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
Posted in Fruits, Organic Food, Recipes
Tagged candied ginger, certified organic, cornmeal crust, Father's Day, gluten free, grilled nectarines with feta, mozzarella salad, nectarine, nectarine jam, Nectarine Weekend, plum vinaigrette, rustic crostata, super sale, upside down cake, wine spritzer, yellow nectarines
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Bryn Mawr Home Stretch!
Home stretch everyone! The Bryn Mawr Grand Opening festivities start on Friday, February 21. All customers who come in will receive a free, compostable MOM’s reusable bag loaded with awesome samples! Staff has been hard at work training and putting … Continue reading
Posted in Local, News, Organic Food
Tagged Brulee Bakery, Bryn Mawr, Decomposition books, environmental restoration, family-owned, Golden Valley Coffee, grand opening, grind your own, Jin and Ja, Maggie's Organic scarves, MOM's beginnings, MOM's history, new store, Philadelphia, Philly, Reanimation Coffee, Soreci hair clips, Swarmbustin Honey, Sweet Water Bakery, The Vegg, Walk the Walk
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Where No MOM’s Has Gone Before!
Hello from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania! The teams are hard at work getting MOM’s newest location ready for inspections and deliveries. Staff have begun their training program and the store is full of hustle and bustle! One neat feature of the … Continue reading
The Faces Behind Our Food
I have been working at MOM’s for exactly five and a half years, and throughout my time, I have become a conscious consumer who reads labels, goes for organic and fair trade and buys in bulk. But there is an … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Organic Food
Tagged animal welfare, antibiotics, Bananas the movie, biodiversity, bottom trolling, certifications, chia farm, conscious consumer, cost of organic, crop rotation, ecosystem, EPA, fair trade, Farm Sanctuary, food prices, free range, genetic modification, GM, GMO, grass fed, hormones, Joel Salatin, labels, Nicaragua, organic coffee, pesticides, pole fishing, Polyface Farm, Rainforest Alliance, sustainable seafood, Tomatoland, USDA organic, workers health, working conditions
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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
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
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“Make Creation A Healing Place Better Than You Found It.”
Polyface, “the farm of many faces”. My fiancé, Phil, and I had the opportunity to truck down past Staunton to the middle of nowhere Virginia for a spot on one of Polyface’s Lunatic Tours hosted by Joel Salatin. After hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Local, Organic Food
Tagged agriculture, American Meat, broilers, chicken, Egg Mobile, farm, farm tour, Food Inc., Fresh the movie, Gobbledygo, herbivore, Joel Salatin, natural diet, pathogens, pigness, pigs, Polyface, portability, rotation, turkey, Virginia
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The Politics of Coffee
When Equal Exchange arranged this trip to Peru I was excited on many levels. I couldn’t wait to see the coffee growing, help with the harvest, taste the product etc. Delving into the political history of coffee growing in Northern … Continue reading
