"Organic" eggs- some are, and some are frauds

[n2doc]

The Cornucopia Institute’s report, Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture, will empower consumers and wholesale buyers who want to invest their food dollars to protect hard-working family farmers that are in danger of being forced off the land by a landslide of eggs from factory farms.


The accompanying organic egg scorecard rates companies that market name-brand and private-label organic “shell” eggs based on 22 criteria that are important to organic consumers. The scorecard showcases ethical family farms, and their brands, and exposes factory farm producers and brands in grocery store coolers that threaten to take over organic livestock agriculture.

Some of the factory farm operators literally raise millions of birds (both conventional and organic) with as many as 85,000 “organic” hens in single buildings.

With this Web-based rating tool, you can see which brands of eggs found in your region are produced using the best organic farming practices and ethics. Based on more than a year’s research into the organic egg business, the scorecard rates almost 70 different name-brand eggs and additional private-label products.

http://www.cornucopia.org/2010/09/organic-egg-report-and-scorecard/

Not surprised to see "Eggland's Best" in among the frauds.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. EXCELLENT info. Saw the article, but posted it in a place where it would not be seen so much.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=268&topic_id=4056&mesg_id=4059

I also forwarded it to everyone I know...
GREAT INFO.

I checked out the list of the local farms. There are several in NY, including one that supplies a Food Coop in Park Slope.
That is where I will be getting my eggs from now on.
Best bet is to go to a local Farmers' Market..or surprise...WHOLE FOODS!!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I pay a quarter per egg from a local farmer. I know from where my eggs have originated.

[mucifer]

3. K and R . I've been looking for information like this for a while!

[femrap]

4. Even Trader Joe's

lies to us. Damn

[Alameda]

5. I buy eggs from backyard chicken people.

I found my local group and asked who had extra eggs....http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/index.php Check out Urban Homesteaders too
http://urbanhomestead.org/urban-homestead and http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/tag/chickens/
I'm in a large metropolitan area, but have been getting eggs and goats milk from local people.

[derby378]

6. I buy Organic Valley every chance I get

Not just organic, but the last of the organics who haven't been bought out by some other corporation.

[davidwparker]

9. +1

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Thanks! I was just heading out to TJ's to see if they had free-range eggs.

Now I know what I'm looking for, and it's apparently not tj brand. :(

[Donald Ian Rankin]

8. Beware the silicon-based egg!

When you bite it, you break all your teeth.

[otohara]

10. Chino Eggs - Never Buying Again

nor Eggland's Best - Horzion

Sticking to Organic Valley - thanks for this.