The Egg Connection

The next best thing to raising chickens is to find a connection where one can buy locally raised, organic eggs.  My sister-in-law Sue hooked us up with her good friends Bob and Ted, who have raised quite a flock of various chickens, a couple of turkeys and lots of home grown produce. This summer when my husband Jim built some large work tables out of scrap lumber, we were able to barter one of them for ten dozen eggs from the gentlemen farmers, (not all at once, of course!) with the option to buy future dozens at a very reasonable cost. Fantastic!

Depending on the particular breed of the chicken, the eggs are soft, lovely colors of peach, greeny blue, bluish green, toasty brown, and white.  Their flavors are fresh and delicate, needing only the barest kiss of salt to elevate a dish of scrambled eggs to the epitome of eggy perfection.Have I mentioned that I adore eggs in any form, from raw to hard boiled? This is egg nirvana.

When it comes to sourcing food, finding a favorite food connection is well worth the time and the hunt.  Food writer Pim of Chez Pim food blog told the clandestine story about The Truffle Don in her quest to find a coveted truffle connection in Monaco. Although not nearly so romantic and exotic a locale as Monaco,  finding our own egg connection in a nearby rural area feels like taking my taste buds on a culinary pilgrimmage.  Not quite as convenient as buying organic from the local grocery, but one bite let's me know: It is SO worth it.

 

Comments

[Bob Kent]

Hello Andrea
You are such a good egg. OK that comment just might be too much. Thanks for the kind words. Due to some unfortunate situation we havn't been getting too many eggs. In fact we had to buy eggs one time (unheard of). The girls are starting to turn around and getting back to work. I'll let you know when we have more eggs available.
Bob

[Andrea]

Hi Bob! Thanks for stopping by the blog. We have looooved the eggs! I have heard that chickens don't lay as much during the winter, so maybe they are on vacation. I think they deserve it once in a while. Maybe in the spring when they are back in production we can make regular more visits.
Cheerio'
Andrea