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 →

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

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

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 →

Posted in business, MOM's Organic Market | Tagged company growth, grocery store, growth, Home Depot, Maryland, MOM's Organic Market, organic food, organic market, rockville, Virginia | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in MOM's Organic Market, organic foods, personal | Tagged deliveries, memory, organic food, organic foods express, past | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in MOM's Organic Market, personal | Tagged foods, MOM's, organic, organic food | 7 Comments