Comments on: Farm fresh eggs – better tasting, healthier alternative to “factory eggs” http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/09/04/farm-fresh-eggs-better-tasting-healthier-alternative-to-factory-eggs/ Gadgets, gear, and greatness for people on the go Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Billy http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/09/04/farm-fresh-eggs-better-tasting-healthier-alternative-to-factory-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-6102 Billy Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:40 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7049#comment-6102 I never knew! I've been eating "factory" eggs for all my life. I spent 13 years in Japan and found their store-bought eggs to seem healthier, tastier, and to have thick, dark yolks compared to the thin, runny things we buy here. I don't know why, but they were. Recently, my boss--who lives on a farm--came in with a dozen farm-fresh eggs for each of us in the office. I also found out one other person in the building sells farm fresh eggs from his farm, but his customer list is such that he doesn't have much room for anyone else. He did sell me one dozen just because one of his other customers wasn't here that day. My life was changed. The first thing I did was go out and find a nearby farm that sells them. I'll be paying three times what I do at the super market, and traveling farther to get them, but I'll be smiling the whole time. I never knew! I’ve been eating “factory” eggs for all my life. I spent 13 years in Japan and found their store-bought eggs to seem healthier, tastier, and to have thick, dark yolks compared to the thin, runny things we buy here. I don’t know why, but they were.

Recently, my boss–who lives on a farm–came in with a dozen farm-fresh eggs for each of us in the office. I also found out one other person in the building sells farm fresh eggs from his farm, but his customer list is such that he doesn’t have much room for anyone else. He did sell me one dozen just because one of his other customers wasn’t here that day.

My life was changed. The first thing I did was go out and find a nearby farm that sells them. I’ll be paying three times what I do at the super market, and traveling farther to get them, but I’ll be smiling the whole time.

]]> By: Scott http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/09/04/farm-fresh-eggs-better-tasting-healthier-alternative-to-factory-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Scott Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:14:28 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7049#comment-2132 PracticalHacks is about practical, so this isn't such a departure. Let the church say amen on this one. Locally grown food (as in I-know-the-farmer) that doesn't travel thousands of miles and the buying of which contributes to the local tax base and the eating of which tastes better... well that is a reasonable definition of good food. What are the chances that your local food producer will work harder to provide a safe and tasty product than, say, a multinational corporation with a legion of lawyers to protect it from liability claims? The guy who gets his hands dirty in the soil and the abbatoir and who also takes your money earned it. When his name is on the farm and his family is most of the labor, even better. Tyson was once a family farm. Now Tyson stock trades at $12/share. Studies show that most of your mega-mart food travels on average 1500 miles from field to your plate. If you can get better food that's produced closer to home, well duh. PracticalHacks is about practical, so this isn’t such a departure. Let the church say amen on this one. Locally grown food (as in I-know-the-farmer) that doesn’t travel thousands of miles and the buying of which contributes to the local tax base and the eating of which tastes better… well that is a reasonable definition of good food. What are the chances that your local food producer will work harder to provide a safe and tasty product than, say, a multinational corporation with a legion of lawyers to protect it from liability claims?

The guy who gets his hands dirty in the soil and the abbatoir and who also takes your money earned it. When his name is on the farm and his family is most of the labor, even better. Tyson was once a family farm. Now Tyson stock trades at $12/share.

Studies show that most of your mega-mart food travels on average 1500 miles from field to your plate. If you can get better food that’s produced closer to home, well duh.

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