Down to Earth: How Kids Help Feed the World by Nikki Tate

Author:Nikki Tate [Tate, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Nonfiction, animals, farm animals, Science & Nature, Environmental Conservation & Protection, technology, Agriculture
ISBN: 9781459804234
Google: Kiy-NAEACAAJ
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2013-11-15T23:55:25.598263+00:00

Free Range

Free-range eggs come from chickens that must have access to the outdoors, though they don’t necessarily receive organic food or have the chance to roam over large areas to find their own food. Pasture-raised birds eat grass, bugs and other goodies they find for themselves and generally receive supplementary feed, which may or may not be organically produced.

Sadly, even though consumers like the idea of supporting farmers who raise chickens in the most humane way possible, there are no official standards for the words used on egg cartons, and therefore no real way to verify whether statements made on labels actually reflect conditions on farms.

So how do you know just what kind of life the chicken that laid the eggs your family ate for breakfast has led? The best way to find out is to visit the farm your eggs come from. Or get to know the farmer who brings the eggs to the local farmers’ market. Of course, if your city permits backyard coops, you can keep a few hens and let them produce eggs for your family.

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