If
you've ever had a farm fresh egg, you'll know what a wholly different
thing it is compared to a standard grocery store egg. The flavor is
richer, the yolk more yellow and full, and they are better for you.
According to a 2007 study performed by a
Mother Earth News that compared pasture raised eggs from flocks across the
country to USDA nutrient data for commercial eggs they found that
eggs from hens allowed to graze on fresh pastures contain as much as
• 1/3 less cholesterol
• 1/4 less saturated fat
• 2/3 more vitamin A
• 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
• 3 times more vitamin E
• 7 times more beta carotene
Read more:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-10-01/Tests-Reveal-Healthier-Eggs.aspx#ixzz1a7VLSUf
In the Market we carry eggs from Austin based
Vital Farms who raise their hens on "plenty of salad and exercise."
Or you can raise hens yourself and only have to go to your backyard to find a superior egg!
This Saturday at 10:30am in the Market, Pattie Meyers will share her 16 years of backyard chicken raising with us.
She'll also have information about the current Georgetown codes
pertaining to chicken raising. If you've ever thought about raising your
own chickens, you don't want to miss this, but if you can't make it on
Saturday, I'll be repeating what I learn in the class Wednesday,
October12th at 1pm. Hope to see you there! I'm so eggcited! (Sorry - I
couldn't bear to make it all the way through this blog post without some
sort of egg-pun)
