Not all organic eggs are created equal. While different cartons of eggs might all have the same "Organic! Yay!" label slapped on them, standards for what that means can vary from farm to farm. One might meet minimum USDA or Federal standards while another has no real outdoor access for the chickens to speak of. To help you navigate the bedeviling array of options, The Cornucopia Institute has created an Organic Egg Scorecard to rate farms on a 5-egg system. Small farms with lots of pasture for the chickens to frolic in rate highly, while eggs put out by Trader Joe's, Kirkland, and Price Chopper only get a one egg rating.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Are All Organic Eggs Equal?
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