Rotten Eggs

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Here's a great way to start your morning breakfast... some tainted eggs. The article on CNN - here - talks about the potential of a salmonella outbreak in the Wright County egg line. Now - that sounds quaint... like a small time egg producer in Wright County had an issue with some naturally occurring bacteria...

From the article : "Wright County Egg packages shell egg products under the following brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. The brands are distributed nationwide. The recall affects eggs packed in several different sized cartons, from a half dozen to 18-eggs.

The Egg Safety Center says recalled eggs are in cartons with a three-digit code ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers P-1026, P-1413, and P-1946. The numbers are on one end of the egg carton."

Three digit codes... plant numbers that sound like cool weapon upgrades from a video game... On eggs sold under names like "Farm Fresh" and "Sunshine". yeah.

Well - this fall our layers start laying and we expect to have more than enough eggs for everyone to get their local fix starting this spring. If all goes well and there is a steady demand we will likely increase the flock size next year to ensure you don't have to worry about factory P-1984, egg lot X-221, chicken serial number 43384953, egg number 1,009,298 being an issue in your kitchen. Local food that comes from people you can look in the eyes and see their farms may not offer the 365 day availability of every culinary desire. But what matters more to you; those grapes from Peru in the middle of winter or safe food raised in a manner you trust because you can see it with your own two eyes?

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[lovechickens]

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