Comments on: Should I Buy Cage Free, Free Range, Organic, or Just Plain Eggs? http://www.culinarymusings.com/2008/09/should-i-buy-cage-free-free-range-organic-or-just-plain-eggs/ Great Recipes and Culinary Trends Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:12:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: larisa http://www.culinarymusings.com/2008/09/should-i-buy-cage-free-free-range-organic-or-just-plain-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-267 larisa Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:05:06 +0000 http://www.culinarymusings.com/?p=111#comment-267 Great! Thanks for that information. Independent family farmers rock. And anything we can do to help them develop new markets is time well spent. Great! Thanks for that information.

Independent family farmers rock. And anything we can do to help them develop new markets is time well spent.

]]> By: Brigid http://www.culinarymusings.com/2008/09/should-i-buy-cage-free-free-range-organic-or-just-plain-eggs/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Brigid Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:16:55 +0000 http://www.culinarymusings.com/?p=111#comment-266 Thanks for writing about how confusing food labeling can be. There's another label your readers would be interested in - Animal Welfare Approved. The Animal Welfare Approved food label and program assure consumers that the animals were raised with the highest welfare standards: raised on pasture, allowed to exhibit natural behaviors, not fed routine antibiotics or growth hormones. The New York Times has endorsed Animal Welfare Approved: "So what’s the term to look for if you want eggs from a happy, free-living bird? ” Look for “animal welfare approved,” a new label by the Animal Welfare Institute that is given only to independent family farmers." http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/unscrambling-the-egg/?ei=5070&emc=eta1 Thanks for writing about how confusing food labeling can be. There’s another label your readers would be interested in – Animal Welfare Approved. The Animal Welfare Approved food label and program assure consumers that the animals were raised with the highest welfare standards: raised on pasture, allowed to exhibit natural behaviors, not fed routine antibiotics or growth hormones.

The New York Times has endorsed Animal Welfare Approved:
“So what’s the term to look for if you want eggs from a happy, free-living bird? ” Look for “animal welfare approved,” a new label by the Animal Welfare Institute that is given only to independent family farmers.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/unscrambling-the-egg/?ei=5070&emc=eta1

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