Is there a difference in a store-bought egg and a backyard egg? Is there a difference that you can really notice? If you think about it, if the diet of the chicken is substandard, the quality of the egg is going to follow suit. Here is an interesting article which attempts to show you the differences. Enjoy!
Author Archives: Stan Beck
Encouragement to Buy Eggs Locally
I ran across this video put out by the Cornucopia Institute which talks about the games that are being played in the organic egg industry. According to the video, 80% of the market is cornered by large, profit-only corporations who give only lip service to what’s intended by the words ‘cage-free’ and ‘pastured’. They produced… Continue Reading
Just Added an Eggs Page
By popular demand, we’ve just broken ground on an egg provider section. This category takes a little longer to populate because there are many egg farmers tucked away in neighborhoods with signs in their front yards – in other words, most of them are only known to their local neighbors. We’re finding a few of… Continue Reading
New Honey Category
With the addition of more honey (and bee byproducts) providers, it makes sense to give honey it’s own section (previously in the ‘Farms’ area. If you are currently buying your honey from a retail outlet, why not consider throwing some business directly with one of these suppliers. My wife and I, last year, did a… Continue Reading
Updates and Additions
New Livestock Feed Page We created the Livestock Feed Page this morning to highlight livestock feed providers that we recommend and those that we don’t. When talking with different farmers this morning, when asking them about their feed choices for their livestock, I kept hearing Purina and Onate. I called Onate this morning and asked… Continue Reading