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- RT @SchuylkillWater: Join us next Tuesday for our Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup. We look forward to hearing from Erik Silldorf, Delawar… 18 hours ago
- MOM’s is open 9am to 6pm today. Have a happy & safe Fourth of July! https://t.co/V2jrg9ksJl 2 days ago
- @Pendragonfruit Hello. We follow the rules when it comes to refrigeration outages, to be sure we protect public hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- RT @HonestSeth: What an awesome ride and amazing accomplishment. We've been partners with @MOMsOrganicMrkt from our earliest days, and app… 3 days ago
- @HonestSeth @HonestTea @BeyondMeat @eat_the_change Thank you, Seth! 3 days ago
- A message from Scott on the occasion of MOM’s 35th birthday (since 1987)! instagram.com/reel/CfgtjAvNt… We look forward… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
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Category Archives: MOM’s Organic Market
My Fill-in-the-blank Privilege
One of the more memorable movies of my childhood was Sounder. Sounder was a dog who belonged to a poverty-stricken southern family. A particularly heart-wrenching scene in that movie is when the father is taken to prison for stealing food … Continue reading
Posted in MOM's Organic Market, personal
Tagged forgiveness, nature vs nurture, privilege, theft
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Minimum Dignity
One of the companies I admire most is Costco. They’re not very environmental, unfortunately, but they are extremely dedicated to their employees. Back in 2008 when the economy was in a downward spiral, Founder and CEO Jim Sinegal said that … Continue reading
Selling In
I see headlines like this all the time, carrying news that another independently owned and operated organic company has either sold to a private equity (PE) investment group (think Bain Capital) or to a large corporation like Campbell Soup (in … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods
Tagged Arran Stephens, Earthbound Farm, Honest Tea, Jimbo's, MOM's Organic Market, Nature's Path, Organic Trade Association, organics, PCC Markets, Plum Organics, private equity, selling, Sweetgreen's, tesco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, yucaipa
34 Comments
Equality for Non-Smokers
We recently launched an internal anti-smoking initiative. Our goal is not to lobby MOM’s employees to quit smoking, but to ensure that non-smoking employees are treated fairly. For years, my office was either at the produce prep sink and/or in … Continue reading
Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market
Tagged equality, fairness, productivity, rights, smoke breaks, smoking
33 Comments
A Germaphobe’s Journey
I was brought up in a house where the smell of bleach was quite common. As a family, we always used separate utensils for serving food and never shared drinks or ate off each other’s plates. If a grape fell … Continue reading
Posted in Living, MOM's Organic Market
Tagged anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, antibacterial, bacteria, chemicals, germs, hand washing, health, paranoia, soap, triclosan
11 Comments
Family Dinners, A Family Value
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
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Infinite Shades of Grey
The battle against GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) has gained much momentum these past few years. It seems like the issue really caught fire when this picture went viral on the internet in the spring of 2012. Kashi was lambasted when … Continue reading
Posted in GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods
Tagged consumer choice, GMOs, kashi, organics, prop 37
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A Long Unicycle Ride
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