Category Archives: organic foods

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

Selling In

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Scott

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 | 36 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

Infinite Shades of Grey

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Scott

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 | 5 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