Scott.  These stores do very well.  I'm not wedded to the organic produce.  In the regulary stores, Bloom, Safeway and Giant, the organic is about 2-3 times the price. 

However, in a full organic store, the prices are very good.  Of course, Whole Foods and Balducci's are expensive because they just are.

Virginia.  Goodness.  Seems to me that the stores could truck in fresh produce to Nevada.

Ann.  The regular super markets have paper, but hide them.  Balducci's offers them freely.  This store routinely put the order in paper shopping bags.  I hate the plastic bags. 

Debe.  That's the answer I get at Harris Teeter too.  I want paper for the same reason.  Also, I can use them to recycle, which I do. 

I like the 4Runner.  It's giving me 19 MPH which is more than I expected.  After driving a Sequoia for 4 years that got 19 blocks to a gallon, it's refreshing. 

I know that the paper bags are expensive, but plastic is not environmentally sound.  Mom simply uses them exclusively.  They also have a great selection of environmentally safe cleaning supplies.  I like that because with a septic system, it's important. 

I'm not an environmental zealot, but I'm not fond of the chemicals that are so profuse either. 

Christopher.  Actually, there is a Mom store in College Park.  I love College Park too. 

Virginia.  My goodness.  That's awful.  Goodness, send me your address and I'll send you a CARE package.  Some fruits and vegetables have good shelf life.

Mary.  We have Whole Foods here too but they are outrageously expensive and the quality is no better than regular stores.  Harris Teeter has both regular and organic produce here and I like that store a lot too.  I don't know how often I'll get to Frederick.  It's about 35 miles away.  The Giant is 14 miles away, the Harris Teeter is 20 miles and the Fresh Foods is 2 miles away. 

Somehow when you get to the heart of the matter, food is food. 

Paul.  You folks should have an abundance of wonderful produce.  Good grief, you're feeding most of the country. 

Richard.  It always surprises me when folks in the south can't find good produce.  You have a much longer growing season than us. 

Katerina.  Whole Foods here is about the most expensive store around.  Yet, the parking lot is always full.  They are located in affluent neighborhoods so they really don't care.  There is an Exxon station in Bethesda with regular gas at $3.05 but the same gas in my area is $2.60.  I haven't driven through Potomac recently.  It's probably about $325 there in the most expensive gasoline station in the Metro area.  Why do they charge so much?  Because they can.

I'm sure that the Organiz grocers figured that you folks would have such wonderful local produce that they wouldn't have enough of a market.

George.  Isn't it the truth.  I doubt if I'll ever use the navigation system.  I know my way around.  But, the features on this vehicle are quite different from the Sequoia and I only used a few of them. 

Terry.  I love speciality stores and stores with good produce.  This store is an organic speciality store. 

Fran.  Indeed.  I haven't yet figured out where MOM makes money.  The produce is very reasonable.  Perhaps it's the meat products.  Since I don't buy them, I wouldn't know.

Debe.  I like Harris Teeter a lot.  Actually, I like to visit Harris Teeter and graze.

Neal.  Florida?  You certainly should have some good produce.  I remember spending a winter there some years ago and just about everyone had an orange tree in the back yard. 

Alexsandra.  Good idea.  Boonsboro isn't too far. 

Paddy.  I eat well every week.  It's a blessing and a curse.

Gail.  My camers is with me at all times. 

Matt.  Me too.  I think it was a stroke of genius.

Donna.  Many small independent stores like MOM have pathetic produce.  However, I believe that the produce is the STAR of this market.

Richard.  I didn't mean that MOM was new.  It was new to me.  I'll fix that.  I'll look up Common Market too. 

What an adventure.