Orange=Delicious

Yellow=meh

Can you see the color difference? It's kind of hard to see in the picture. On the right we have store-bought eggs, fed vegetarian flaxseed-enhanced feed, with no antibiotics or hormones. The two on the left are from our own chickens, fed whatever we have lying around (today they might get the last slice of generally bland sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan chocolate cake). It's always amazing to me how different even the most natural and organic and free range of store eggs look, when compared to the real thing.

I think two of our four hens are laying now, as I found two eggs in one day this week. Four is more hens than we've ever had. In the past we kept the fresh eggs for eating, and bought eggs for baking. I'm excited to not have to do that this year. Once the eggs start rolling, they'll really be rolling.

Chickens are the best!

Speaking of which, we're about to split a quarter of a grass-fed steer with our friends Becky and Kevin and Aki and Rich. As Erin and Corbin and I are right in the thick of the CAFO section of The Omnivore's Dilemma, we've decided to cease our consumption of CAFO beef. But we like beef, so it's time we found a better, tastier, healthier option. I'd like to do this with chicken, too, especially since it's a meat we eat much more often. They're all sold out for this year, though. Maybe next year.

Happy eating!

Gratuitous Corbin Shots

Corbin has been working those abs!