Tag Archives: organic food

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Better > Bigger

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Scott

Our central offices are located above our Rockville store.  This is deliberate.  I never want the leadership of MOM’s to be removed from the day-to-day store operations.  If our Rockville store has an issue, than it’s likely that the other … Continue reading →

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How Time Flies

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Scott

This past Saturday, July 2nd, was the 24th anniversary of Organic Foods Express’ first transaction (later to become MOM’s Organic Market).  The grand total came to $52, but it seemed to us like a million dollars. I’ll always remember that day.  My … Continue reading →

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We Challenge Conventional Wisdom

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Scott

  This is one of MOM’s 4 company values. This weekend, The Wife and I found ourselves with not much going on (my favorite kind of weekend!).  So, we got to doing some projects, one of which was cleaning out … Continue reading →

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