Foods Where in the world do you get farm-fresh eggs?! I’ve challenged us to buy eggs from hens that are raised naturally and allowed to roam on pasture, and I’ve told us why these eggs are best for us, but what if you don’t have a farm nearby. Where in the world do you get them.
I’m going give you some ideas on how to find eggs from naturally raised hens.
- Farmers Market – This is an ideal place to find eggs. Many communities, even small ones like the one I live in, have farmers markets. Unfortunately, our farmers market is seasonal so I can’t score eggs there through the winter months. There is, however, a year round farmers market that is less than a 40 minute drive away. If your community doesn’t have a farmers market, I’ll bet there is one close by that you could check out!
- Newspaper – Check the classifieds in your local newspaper. Sometimes farmers place ads in the classifieds when they have a surplus of produce, meat, or eggs.
- LocalHarvest.org – This is a fantastic resource! You can search for farmers markets or family farmers. When you find what is in your area, it will also list what is available. I was able to find a couple sources of eggs in my area using this site.
- Network – Use your personal network. This is how I found my egg suppliers. One is a friend I met through the local homeschool co-op that we are part of. The other person I get eggs from was referred to me by a family member. Ask around, you might be surprised who you know that raises chickens and has a surplus of eggs.
- Social Networking Sites – If you are running into dead-ends, try social networking sites. Let people on Facebook or Twitter know you’re looking for eggs. Ask if they know anyone in the area selling eggs. This might be the fastest and easiest way to find eggs!
Good luck on your egg hunt! 🙂
If you purchase eggs, how did you find your supplier?
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I had a homeschooling friend approach me and asked if we were interested (Sure thing!). She’d drop them off in town at my son’s work for me one day a week. It worked out lovely, and I look forward to when her hens start laying again! I have to say though, that I do not especially taste a difference to store bought eggs, but they look healthier and I know I’m getting a superb and nutritious product. Thanks again for this info.
Bummer when the hens go through the dry spells. Thankfully, between the two people I get eggs from I haven’t had to go without!
Where in the Trinity Texas area can I get fresh eggs ?
My supplier is a friend from church. She lives in Amish country and drives an hour to church delivering farm fresh eggs to my family and me.
That’s awesome. Personal connections are definitely the best way to go 🙂
We seem to be egg-aholics, as we go through about 8 dozens in 2 weeks. I make my own waffles, muffins, cookies and of course EGGS for breakfast. Right now we are only using cage-free, brown eggs, but would love to find a good source near us… and we are in the country, so it shouldn’t be hard!
We were getting raw milk for a while, but it seemed to spoil within 2 days, so we hope to find a different farmer.
LOVE fresh food!
We go through tons of eggs too. We have 2 different people we get eggs from because I use so many of them. We also get duck eggs because one of my sons has an allergy to chicken eggs 🙁
I love farm fresh eggs! We used to have our own chickens, and I hope to get more again this year. My friend still has chickens and I can sometimes get extras from her. I miss chickens. And their eggs. 😉