Free Range Eggs and More: What You Need to Know

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April 10, 2009
By Tabitha Alterman 
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Visit farmers markets or purchase eggs through community supported agriculture (CSA) operations. To locate markets and CSAs near you, check out the food-finding databases featured in How to Find Local Food and Farmers. Not only will you be able to find better tasting, more healthful and more environmentally preferable food this way, but you’ll also connect with your community, circulate food dollars in your local economy and provide farmers with a much more sustainable income than they can get by participating in the industrial food complex.

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According to Joel Salatin, who produces real pastured eggs, “When it happens, this synergism between season, farmer and patron is a dance that honors the natural ebb and flow of production. Cyclical menus stimulate an awe and respect for local food connections. And such conscious planning is good for pocketbooks — of both farmer and patron.” Read more about how you can support passionate farmers raising healthy, natural food in Eat in Sync with the Seasons.

And finally, for all your chicken and egg knowledge needs, visit our Chicken and Egg Page.

Did you know that cooks once used eggs differently at different times of the year? For example, when fresh spring grass is abundant and the yolks are plump and bright orange as a result, you might serve up gorgeous frittatas or homemade egg noodles. Then later in the season, you'd concentrate on recipes that benefit from high quality egg whites, such as a lovely meringue pies. Do you have any ideas for making the best use of fresh spring eggs? Post your comments below.

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  • Dominic Ebacher 4/23/2009 3:39:51 PM

    Spring eggs are best; and free-ranged eggs taste better than any other. After having eggs for a full year for the first time, and giving them daily access to fresh greens to their hearts' content I can easily say I will never go back to eating storebought eggs: and the chickens are so much happily and though I can't measure it: I believe their eggs are much healthier too!

    Dominic
    ebacherdom.blogspot.com

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