Scrambled Eggs

Separating factory farm egg production from authentic organic agriculture.
A report by The Cornucopia Institute.

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[CelesteK]

This is why I don't eat meat. Because I don't like the way factory farm animals are treated.  :(

[CornucopiaInstitute]

@CelesteK We did this research, and have created the organic egg scorecard, so that people who do eat eggs can opt-out of conventional agriculture and pick brands where the birds have access to the outdoors and live a culturally rich life. The organic label should mean that. ...

[CornucopiaInstitute]

(continued) But until we succeed in getting the USDA to crack down on factory farms masquerading as “organic” consumers will need to consult the scorecard. That being said, if you choose a vegan diet we at Cornucopia respect that choice. - Mark A. Kastel

Senior Farm Policy Analyst, The Cornucopia Institute

[alejonsu]

Very educational video. Even though I am a college student with limited budget I try to buy organic f ood. Yes organic cost more by 1. is better food for my body 2. a lot of honest work was put into producing organic food. But my wife always ask me: how do we know it is really organic? we may be paying more for just the same. Every week I buy a $ 7 gallon of raw organic milk and I know that one is organic.

[PengunaFilms]

@KustomFu Well I think it's obvious that you have been leading a healthy lifestyle, and that's the most important thing. Good for you! :) I just mean healthy food in general, not necessarily organic. If you can't afford organic, it's fine. But you shoudl at least be eating healthy!

[KustomFu]

@PengunaFilms buying $1 eggs $1 carrots $2.80/lb hamburger meat $0.98/lb chicken meat isn't really going to send you to the hospital. I'm poor and I eat mostly food from dollar stores and supermarket foods that cost about $1. I only get a gallon of milk maybe once or twice a year if I can find it on sale because $4+ seems like a lot for something that I think should be cheaper. I've only been to a doctor once in over 20 years (yeah I dont have checkups or insurance).

[PengunaFilms]

@KustomFu Not really. Poor people save money by buying healthy food and then not having to pay for medical bills (healthy food means good health!). Even when my family was poor, we only ate organic.

[MBJB07]

@KustomFu I asked around and found a family in my area that has their own free range chicken flock. I've been to their farm, and seen that their chickens are indeed free range. They sale eggs for $2.50 a dozen. Now that's where we buy all our eggs.

[bazzleskizzle]

This is why i built a coop and a run for my own chickens. They have 12 square foot each in the run and multi levels on which to sit eat flap up and down to with 5 perches of different heights to take time out on. The run is 9 foot high and they love the 7 foot high perch. I got an extra 7 birds and take 6 in to work every day which get sold to cover the cost of feed, wormer and mite powder. I get blue, white, pastel yellow, pink brown and even normal coloured eggs and they pay for themselves.

[KustomFu]

it's too bad only rich people can have $5 organic eggs or $10 organic granola or $12 organic peanut butter...

[econorob66]

@MrJeremy313 our cornish rocks lay white large eggs and are nutrious as all get out:-)

[bnkenobi1]

Thank you for getting out the truth!

[bsdoweidt]

Mrjeremy... mediterranean breeds like leghorns, andalusians, minorcas lay white eggs. Langshans too I think. Leghorns are the most popular and prolific white eg layers.

[joejoemorgan]

My chickens cry until I let them out.