Category Archives: environment

My Year of Eating “Expired” Food

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Scott

I watch a lot of nature shows. I wonder sometimes how animals are able to eat only unwashed, raw food- and drink water from pretty much any source (my dog frequently quenches her thirst from the muddy puddles in the … Continue reading →

Posted in business, environment, Living, waste | 66 Comments

Support Your Local Dead Zone?

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Scott

It’s that time of year when farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands are popping up all over. I like to go to the Bethesda Farmers’ Market on Sunday mornings to scope out the products and farmers. And I like that … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, local food, organic foods, water | Tagged Bethesda Farmers Market, chemical farming, chesapeake bay, farmers markets | 13 Comments

Save the Dandelions

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Scott

Society evolves, albeit sometimes slowly. I am 49 years old. There are things happening now that I would not have predicted when I was young. Aside from the fact that gasoline is unleaded, DDT is banned, and there is more … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, home, Lawn, water | Tagged algae, chemicals, Chesapeake Watershed, dead zones, fertilizers, lawn care, Save the Dandelions | 7 Comments

Why is Walmart so expensive?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Scott

In my eternal scan of the Internet for MOM’s data and feedback, I came across this blogger’s post: Why is MOM’s Organic Market so expensive? I hear this question in one form or another all the time. If you read reviews of … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods | Tagged agri-business, big corporations, cancer, carbon emissions, chesapeake bay, colony collapse disorder, conventional agriculture, conventional farming, corporate america, Farm bill, honeybees, monarch butterflies, obesity, organic food, organic foods, pesticides, poultry fair share act, subsidies | 12 Comments

Good News, Bad News, Who Knows?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Scott

The Washington Post ran a story yesterday about unapproved GMO wheat that was found on an Oregon farm. At this point it’s a big mystery how this happened, as this particular GMO wheat was last tested by Monsanto in a … Continue reading →

Posted in business, environment, food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged cargill, cross contamination, GMO, GMO wheat, monsanto, oregon, organic foods, Washington Post, wheat | 7 Comments

Scott Fights Scotts

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Scott

There’s a creek that runs through my neighborhood. I walk it frequently. I consider myself the unofficial keeper of this creek, as I uproot invasive mustard plants and pick up dozens of bags of trash along a mile stretch of the … Continue reading →

Posted in bugs/animals, environment, home, Lawn, Living, nature, water | Tagged algae, creeks, fertilizer, lawn, lawn chemicals | 48 Comments

Up For Early Adoption

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Scott

I’m getting a Tesla S. There. I said it. This feels like a confession. The nicest car I’ve ever driven was a Ford Fusion hybrid (and it is a REALLY nice car, btw). I basically despise status and will frankly … Continue reading →

Posted in cars, energy, environment, fossil fuels, Living, personal | Tagged Costco, Electric Car, environmental, environmentally friendly, MOM's Organic Market, New York Times, Nissan Leaf, Tesla | 8 Comments

On Tap

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Scott

I was in DC a few weeks ago and saw this truck. It made me think about how we in the US have been duped by corporate interests into thinking that tap water is unsafe. I don’t think people realize how … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, environment, MOM's Organic Market, trash, water | Tagged bottled water, tap water, The Story of Bottled Water, Water | 29 Comments

The Absence of Negatives

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Scott

A reporter recently called to ask me about the recent Stanford study which claimed that organic foods are not more nutritious than conventional foods. I told him that while there have been studies indicating that organic foods are more nutritious … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods, water | Tagged animal cruelty, GMOs, organics, pesticides, stanford study | 5 Comments

Natural Foods- Progress, not Perfection

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Scott

I was recently offered membership to Natural Products Association. I declined. Natural products are better than the usual junk foods that people eat, but given all of the synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides used in the growing process (and the … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, nature, organic foods | Tagged GMOs, natural foods, natural products assocation, organic foods | 4 Comments