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Mothers of Organic ™ is an online community about parenting the organic way. In M.O.O. you'll meet biologists, pediatricians, lunch-lady chefs, gardening farm moms, and parents like you. Check out the features below, or join M.O.O. to receive our monthly e-news and a welcome packet with Organic Valley coupons.

Articles and Features

Straight from the Plate - Food and Family

Dietician and "Food Sleuth" Melinda Hemmelgarn leaves no stone unturned when connecting the dots between food, agriculture and health. In Straight from the Plate, Melinda uncovers news you can use to feel even more confident about the food choices you make for your family.
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Kids and Food: School Lunch

With childhood obesity and other health problems on the rise, how do school lunch programs relate to the health of our kids, our communities, and the environment? Plus, brain food for your kids, and more.

The Organic Manifesto of a Biologist Mom

Sandra Steingraber brings a biologist's eye, a poet's soul and a mother's heart to the business of examining the relationship between what's in the grocery cart and the health of your family—and the planet—and builds a compelling case for going organic.

Fathers for Organic

Father and pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene shares the story of how he learned that his food choices are so important for his family.
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We the Mothers

A proclamation of interdependence for and by organic parents.