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    Product Name MOM's Organic Market
    Rating (4)          MOM's
    Location Maryland and Northern Virginia
    Products Milk
    Market Area Maryland and Northern Virginia
    Web Site http://www.momsorganicmarket.com/
    Scott Nash started MOM's in 1987 at the age of 22 with an initial investment of $100.  MOM's was initially called Organic Foods Express (OFE) and operated as a home-delivery/mail order company out of Scott‘s mom's garage. The business has grown steadily over the past 25 years and we look forward to serving more communities in the Washington-Baltimore region in the future, with plans to open a new store in Herndon, VA in autumn of 2011; followed by new stores in Waldorf, MD and Merrifield, VA in 2012.

    As MOM's grows, we remain committed to our purpose, our mission, and our reason for existing... To Protect and Restore the Environment.  We believe that the destruction of our environment and climate change are the biggest problems facing humankind today.  We believe that through leading by example we can have the biggest impact to protect and restore the environment.  By instituting best practices to reduce our impact on the environment, and by educating staff and customers, we are influencing customers, employees, and many other businesses.

     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 80 Family business
    Milk Supply 70 Milk of Integrity
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and open disclosure
    Certifier farms 100 PCO
    Certifier processing 100 PCO
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 100 1.25 cows/ac - some years 250-300 days
    Health and longevity of cows 100 Very low cull rate
    Replacement animals only from organic farms 100 Closed Herd
    Antibiotics used on young cattle 100 Never
    Reproductive hormones used 100 Never
    Farm support oversight 90 All dairies are visited regularly by staff
    Outside dairy ingredients purchased 100 None
    TOTAL SCORE 1140 FOUR COWS (excellent)