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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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MOMs is Turning 25!
Come celebrate with us Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st at any MOMs location! We’ll have lots of delicious free food, live local music, fun kids activities, and lots of recycling: jeans, shoes, glasses, and electronics. That’s the story … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Local, News, Organic Food, Recycling, Vegetables
Tagged alar, apples, chevy malibu, Chevy Malibu station wagon, Diane Rehm Show, electronics recycling, Evelyn Drive, eyeglass recycling, family-owned business, former employee, fun kids activities, green leafy vegetables, grocery buyer, home delivery, jeans recycling, kids activities, leadership team, local music, magazine review, mail order, MD, MOM's garage, Organic Foods Express, organic retailer, recycling drive, Rockville, Scott Nash, shoe recycling, VA, Vegetarian Times, Vienna
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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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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, How Can I Re-purpose Your Branches?!
The time has come to take our Christmas tree down. I found myself lying in bed trying to sleep thinking about ways I could re-purpose that lovely, yet slowly dying Fraser fir standing in my living room. Here’s some ideas … Continue reading
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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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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E-cycle Saturday June 11, 2011
E-cycle is here again! Come tomorrow (June 11th 10am-7pm) to any MOM’s where you can drop off your used and broken electronics for recycling and reuse. Last year we collected over 20,000 lbs of electronic junk, and over-filled our bins … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Green Careers, Local, News, Recycling
Tagged electronics, environment, events, music, organic food, recycling, reuse
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A Trip to the Lily Ponds
After a couple of years of urging from my husband, we made a trip to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (The Lily Ponds) last weekend and I was amazed at the beauty and tranquility of this park. Located in an older neighborhood … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Local, Recycling
Tagged bird watching, Conservation, Kenilworth, parks, photography, public space, recreation, serenity, Southeast DC, urban, water lilies, wildlife
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