We specify organic and pastured or free range eggs here for a good reason. It’s important to pay attention to where your eggs came from and how the chickens were raised. Factory farm raised birds are kept in despicable, inhumane conditions and are breeding grounds for disease. Their GMO’d soy and corn feed is laced with copious amounts of antibiotic in an effort to control the disease and illness that runs rampant in their confined conditions. On his North Carolina property, our friend Roy Works (shown below) raises his chickens like they are family members, feeding them scraps from his kitchen and providing them with fresh air, sunshine and love! The versatile and satisfying egg is a high quality, inexpensive source of protein that contains good amounts of vitamins B2, B6 and B12 along with Vitamin D, Selenium, Zinc and Iron. Looks for happy chickens that have the opportunity to thrive in fresh air and sunshine and are fed a healthy diet. Once you have tasted a fresh egg raised in these conditions, with its bright orange yolk, you’ll never look back!
Here’s a link to a great blog called Cheeseslave.com for further reading on the subject of eggs http://www.cheeseslave.com/how-to-buy-organic-eggs-pastured-vs-free-range-eggs/
