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By: Corduroy Orange » Blog Archive » Food:Pittsburgh::Fun:Life

Corduroy Orange » Blog Archive » Food:Pittsburgh::Fun:Life — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:31:32 +0000

[...] More than that there’s the agricultural belt that surrounds the city where you can get most any product you’d like directly from the farmer. Some info about why I like getting my eggs directly from the farm and the differences between farm eggs and factory eggs is here and some more info about the classifications of eggs and what some of the words on the carton mean is here. A little bit about the first time my friends and I made a bulk purchase of grass-fed beef is here. [...]

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:28:00 +0000

I saw that article in the paper sunday and actually meant to link to it myself—not because I suspect her of milling this page for her story ideas, but because she provides a good answer sheet to the egg survey in terms of what practices are allowed under different labeling schemes–not just in terms of eggs, but also meat and poultry products. Some of the permitted practices are quite eye-opening, and reinforce my dedication to my local farmers.

By: Farmer Troy

Farmer Troy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:20:17 +0000

Looks like PG restaurant critic, China Millman, “borrowed” your idea for an article of her own . . .

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08062/861267-34.stm

On the Menu: How ‘humane’ is your food?
Sunday, March 02, 2008
By China Millman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

By: Michele Knaus

Michele Knaus — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:36:55 +0000

To follow up on Tommy’s post, there is an easier link to the survey…wait for it…EggSurvey.org. I’ll leave it open until March 1st, 2008, and if you can pass the word, I’d appreciate it! Hopefully it will draw some attention to the fact that a lot of people are making money on our good sustainable and humane intentions, but that in general, consumers don’t have enough label/term info to know what they are getting and actually supporting.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:56:37 +0000

I’m actually one of a number of volunteers at a local agricultural park, taking care of a flock of 50 chickens once a week, collecting the eggs, topping off the feed and water, cleaning out the coop etc, and I get free eggs, which are totally organic, free range (bugs & grubs!), natural in every way, out of the deal. The yolks are practically fluorescent from all the beta carotene, and they taste like an entirely different product when compared to the industrial variety. But I lucked into the situation, so I would say the farmer’s market or direct from the farmer options are the way to go for most folks.

And speaking of the many choices we have as consumers when it comes to eggs, a fellow food blogger here in Portland is doing some thesis work on this, and she’s looking for people to take her egg survey. If any of you have a couple extra minutes, check it out at http://eatlikeachef.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/take-the-egg-survey-all-the-cool-kids-are-doing-it/