If you’ve ever stopped by the farm to buy eggs, you’ve probably seen the sign that says, “Organic-fed Eggs.” Why do we use that phrasing when we feed our chickens Organic Feed and they free range on an organic property?
Becoming Certified Organic is a huge process. We fully plan to apply for certified status in the very near future, but we haven’t done so yet. The people who do apply for and are approved for certified organic farms have done a lot to get there, so if I slapped a label on my eggs that said “Organic eggs” I would feel like I’m taking away from someone who’s already done the work. I know how hard it is to follow organic practices. I don’t want to be that person.
You can check out all of the information on becoming certified organic on the Provincial website.
As for our chickens and eggs, we feed them Certified Organic feed from InSeason Farm in Abbotsford. They free range on our property that hasn’t been touched or sprayed with anything for decades. When we bought it I was told they hadn’t used a single pesticide in over 60 years, so it seems unlikely it has ever been sprayed.
These chickens have amazing lives, with daily dust baths and a cute and clean coop to roost in. They literally go everywhere on our property, sometimes even trying to get in the house or sun bathing on the porch. We don’t eat our chickens either. I don’t feel as though heritage chickens are for eating, and although the roosters create a huge noise issue, we live with it. We do on occasion we re-home roosters for breeding, but that’s it.
That’s why we say our eggs are from Organic-fed hens and aren’t certified-organic.
Check out our big, beautiful eggs in our shop.