MOM’s Revamps Alexandria Store
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MOM’s Revamps Alexandria Store

MOM’s Organic Market’s grand re-opening featured local environmental organizations and live music.

MOM’s Organic Market’s grand re-opening featured local environmental organizations and live music. Photo by Antonella Nicholas/Gazette Packet

By Antonella Nicholas

Thursday, July 13, 2017

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Photo by Antonella Nicholas/Gazette Packet

Alisha Camacho informs customers about the role the Potomac Riverkeeper Network plays in keeping the Potomac clean and fighting water pollution. Five percent of grand re-opening sales will go to the Potomac Riverkeeper Network.

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Photo by Antonella Nicholas/Gazette Packet

The recycling center allows customers to drop landfill items, compost, and plastic bags, and specialized items like shoes, batteries, and Brita Filters, into different slots. Each slot of the recycling center has a specific recycling path, and is picked up by a specific organization for a journey of sustainability.

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Photo by Antonella Nicholas/Gazette Packet

Insects are an environmentally friendly food option because you can grow more with less space. Customers can choose from cricket protein powder, roasted meal-worms, and other insect snacks.

MOM’s Organic Market re-opened this weekend after closing for renovation. During its hiatus, MOM’s expanded by 40 percent. The larger store has a variety of new features, including “sustainable insect proteins,” a recycling center, bee-keeping gear, and Naked Lunch, an organic vegetarian eatery in the store. Art from local artists graces the walls and fits into the environmentally-friendly scheme of the store.

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