Simply the Best... Homegrown, Fresh Eggs

Proven by many tests.... eggs from hens allowed to free-range are more nutritious and have half the cholesterol of eggs bought from the supermarket. They are almost twice as rich in Vitamin E, and two to six times richer in beta-carotene (a form of Vitamin A). Essential omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for healthy heart and brain function, averaged 4x higher than factory farm eggs!

The latest results prove that eggs from hens raised on pasture have 4 to 6 times more Vitamin D than caged hens!!

These results were from studies performed by Mother Earth News magazine in 2005 and 2007, but they are not the first (and doubtless not the last!) to report that eggs from caged hens are substandard eggs.

Please see the informational links to various egg study test results below - click through and read so you can be an informed egg buyer.

Over the years, the organic movement in the food industry has become more than just a passing fad. Big food corporations have taken notice of what the public wants. Let's face it - organic sells. Our ginormous food industry saw the financial opportunity, and so they jumped onto the "organic" bandwagon to make their own billions.

Organic has become a catch-phrase, describing any and every food that our food industry feels they can slap the "organic" label onto. The sad fact is that most of the "organic" food at the supermarket is really NOT organic, or even natural.

I could launch into an entire litany about the word "organic" and what it means (or more appropriately, doesn't mean) today. But I won't. Not here. That's another lens, for another day.

Quite possibly the best way to ensure the eggs you eat are natural is to raise your own flock of hens. You don't need to buy expensive organic feed for them either. Scraps from the garden or kitchen, supplemented by bugs, seeds and grass that your chickens will find outside, is the best possible diet for your flock. The sun, fresh air, and exercise also play a role in fresh eggs - make sure your hens have access to all three. Keep it natural, and your eggs will taste superb.

Clean water at all times is a must. A sanitary, clean coop, with comfy clean nest boxes is also important. You certainly don't want your chickens laying eggs in dirty nest boxes - be sure to change the straw, or whatever bedding you have in your nest boxes, every few days. Make sure that your eggs are laid in the most optimal and clean conditions.

For more information on the organic movement, read some of Joel Salatin's or Michael Pollan's books. Eye-openers, those books. Oh yeah.

Note: Those are guinea eggs in the photo. Yep, we have guineas in addition to our chickens ~ and yes, we eat guinea eggs too!

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