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The Value of Adding Organic Eggs to Your Diet

Josh Alderfer — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:19:08 +0000

Eggs are part of a healthy diet and provide a host of vitamins and minerals, like protein, iron, vitamin B-12, phosphorus, riboflavin and selenium. The nutrients found in eggs contribute to healthy skin and bones and everything in between. While eggs, in general, provide a variety of health benefits, certified organic eggs offer all of the same vitamins and minerals, plus more.

What Makes Eggs Organic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture sets the standards used to determine organic products. When it comes to certified organic eggs, the chickens producing them play a big role. The hens must consume 100 percent vegetarian diet feed. They cannot eat feed made from genetically modified crops or grown with the use of herbicides, pesticides, synthetic fertilizer or any other type of chemical product. The chickens themselves cannot be exposed to or be treated with antibiotics or hormones.

Hens responsible for laying organic eggs must also be allowed to roam and have access to outdoor space. Exercise adds to the overall health of the hen, as well as eating a more natural diet consisting of grasses and insects.

What are the Benefits of Organic Eggs
Organic eggs are packed with vitamins and nutrients that are part of a well-balanced diet. From heart, skin and eye health to a stronger immune system and more, organic eggs have a lot to offer.

Healthy Fat Content
Organic eggs have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic eggs. These fats are known to prevent chronic disease and reduce inflammation while assisting in brain function and growth. Omega-3s also play an important role in heart health and help to lower cholesterol. Furthermore, organic eggs have significantly less unhealthy cholesterol and saturated fat than non-organic eggs.

Loaded with Vitamins
The healthy diet and lifestyle of the hens also contribute to the high vitamin content of organic eggs. Vitamin A, beta-carotene and vitamin E are abundant in organic eggs. Vitamin A helps to maintain healthy skin, hair and eyes, and more importantly, gives a boost to the immune system. Beta-carotene and vitamin E are both antioxidants which can prevent chronic disease and maintain healthy red blood cells.

Adding Organic Eggs to Your Diet
While organic eggs certainly add significant nutritional value to your diet, it’s important to realize what is missing; namely, antibiotics, synthetic hormones, pesticides and other chemicals. Many people feel organic eggs even have an improved taste, which combined with their stellar nutritional content, makes organic eggs a smart addition to your diet.

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New Organic Feed Mill

Josh Alderfer — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:01:35 +0000

If you are local to our home farm in Telford, you may have noticed a lot of changes that have been taking place there. One of such is that in the fall of 2016, we started building our own feed mill. Then in the winter of 2017, we begin to switch over and start making our own organic feed for our home farm.

This process continues to grow and we now mill organic feed for most of our organic farm. By milling our own feed and for that of our contract farms, we are able to closely monitor how the birds are doing and to make adjustments to their diet quickly and easily We try to get most of our ingredients as local as possible, and for the corn, we also strive to purchase from local farmers in order to help them out when we can.

All of the ingredients we use is certified organic, making sure to stay in compliance that that our birds are always 100% organic.

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Egg Quiche

Josh Alderfer — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:53:11 +0000

1 T. vegetable oil
10 oz. spinach, chopped
3 c. shredded Muenster cheese
¼ c. salt
1 onion, chopped
5 eggs
1/8 t. black pepper

Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft. Stir in spinach and continue cooking until excess moisture has evaporated.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, salt, and pepper. Add spinach mixture and stir to blend. Scoop into prepared pie pan.
Bake in preheated oven until eggs have set, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes until serving.

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Egg Custard

Josh Alderfer — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:47:32 +0000

2 c. milk
2 Alderfer Eggs, beaten
½ c. sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 dash of vanilla extract
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Baking Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
Whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla together in a bowl until combined. Pour egg mixture into 6 custard cups; sprinkle tops with nutmeg. Place cups in a baking pan with enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of custard cups.
Bake in preheated oven until custards are set, about 1 hour. Cool completely.

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Dessert Crepe Recipe

Josh Alderfer — Mon, 14 May 2018 16:29:43 +0000

4 Alderfer Eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/3 cup milk
2 T butter, melted
1 cup flour
2 T sugar
½ t salt

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

In large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, flour, sugar, and salt until smooth.
Heat a medium sized skillet or crepe pan over medium heat. Grease pan with a small amount of butter or oil applied with brush or paper towel. Using a serving spoon or small ladle, spoon about 3 T crepe batter into hot pan, tilting pan so that the bottom surface is evenly coated. Cook over medium heat, 1 to 2 minutes on a side, or until golden brown. Serve immediately.

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