Category Archives: food

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

Ignorance is Blistering

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Scott

I recently came across this product and was incredibly relieved to finally find a salt that hasn’t been genetically modified (although, the “pinkness” of this salt makes me wonder if it has been spliced with the genes of salmon)! This … Continue reading →

Posted in food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged food labels, GMOs, himalania rock pink salt, hysteria, misinformation, non-GMO certified, non-GMO labeling, non-GMOs, organic food, organic foods, The non-GMO project | 14 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

Reasonable Zealots, An Oxymoron

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Scott

I recently received the email below from a customer, her response to our monthly newsletter reminding customers to order their Thanksgiving turkeys: “I’m really surprised that your advertising says “Giving Thanks” when you talk about reserving your murdered turkey. It … Continue reading →

Posted in food, organic foods | Tagged activists, animal rights, enlightenment, organics, perfection, progress, zealot, zealots | 130 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

Certifiably Uncertified

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Scott

A couple of years ago I was having a conversation with MOM’s Grocery Director about some products that we don’t carry. She said something that caught my attention- that there’s a faction within the organic industry that considers itself “too cool to … Continue reading →

Posted in food, local food, organic foods | Tagged certification, farm, kathleen merrigan, organic farm, organic food, USDA | 8 Comments

The Powerful Organic Consumer

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Scott

In this past Sunday’s Washington Post, there was an article in which Whole Foods’ co-CEO Walter Robb was interviewed on their decision to require labeling of GMO products in 5 years. WF’s decision is a game changer. There have been … Continue reading →

Posted in food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged consumer, GMO, interview, labeling, Washington Post, Whole Foods, you | 3 Comments

Family Dinners, A Family Value

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Scott

People are usually surprised to learn when I tell them that even though MOM’s typical store footprint is about 1/4 the size of a typical Whole Foods store, our average purchase is about 20% higher. Our customers buy much more … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Living, MOM's Organic Market, personal | Tagged cooking, family, family dinners, Food, MOM's Organic Market | 4 Comments

A Long Unicycle Ride

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Scott

One of the bright spots these past few years for the environment has been the awareness and change towards saving seafood species. Greenpeace deserves a ton of credit for this. Since recently launching their seafood sustainability ratings of retailers, they … Continue reading →

Posted in food, MOM's Organic Market, nature, sustainable seafood, water | Tagged Environment, Greenpeace, Maryland, MOM's Organic Market, Safeway, Supermarket News, sustainable seafood, Wegmans, Whole Foods | 7 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