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You Say Tomato
It is the end of the July and my tomato plants are in full gear. I have had some issues with soil drainage causing some tomatoes to crack, but I think overall they are doing well. I have been sampling … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Gardening, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged Black from Tula, Brandywine tomatoes, gardening, grilled cheese and tomato, grow your own, harvest, heirloom tomato, home garden, homegrown, juicy tomato, Maryland, meaty tomato, Mid-Atlantic, organic gardening, roasted tomatoes, slicing tomato, summer fruits, Summer garden, summer vegetables, Sun Gold, tomato and basil, tomatoes
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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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Testing the Soil
This is my first year with a rather large garden all to myself. I went from 6 pots to a 4×12 plot in a community garden. I was trying to go all organic from soil to plant, but the soil … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Gardening, Local, Native plants, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged accomplishment, Black from Tula, Brandywine tomatoes, community garden, critters, eggplant, gardening, green beans, harvest, herbs, home garden, jade cucumbers, jalapeno, kale, Mid-Atlantic, mulch, mustard greens, okra, organic growing, organic methods, pea plants, pesticide, pests, Romaine, rouge zucchini, seeds, spinach, Sun Gold, sweet peppers, tilling, weeding, zucchini patch
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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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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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Update: Adventures in Juicing
In just about 3 weeks, the juicing adventure has paid off by way of a dramatic decrease in headaches, and about 9 pounds lost. While I’m not fasting, I’ve scaled back on snacks and treats and replaced most carbs with … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged biking, diet, exercise, fruit, headaches, juicing, migraines, organic, raw food, running, vegetables, weight loss
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Spring Cleaning: Adventures in Juicing
My husband saw the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, which had arrived in the mailbox by way of Netflix. It took him over a week to get me to watch it. I’m not really attracted to the title, but … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Natural Health, Organic Food, Vegetables
Tagged beet, berries, blender bottle, carrot, cellulite, collard, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, fatigue, ginger, granny apple, headaches, juicer, lemon, live foods, migraines, Netflix, raw foods
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