Our hens spend their days out on pasture in the sunshine and fresh air, searching for bugs and and feasting on extra garden produce. We supplement them with Cashton's organic layer feed, and freshly sprouted organic whole oats. The hens have about 2 square feet of space per chicken inside their insulated house, and there is room for all to roost.
True pasture-raised eggs are higher in choline, omega-3s, and vitamins A, E, D, and K, than commercial eggs. You can tell by the color of the yolk. Many of our eggs have a deep yellow or orange yolk, whereas commercial eggs tend to have a pale yellow yolk (even those labeled "pastured" or "cage-free" as USDA definitions of these words are weak).
Every carton from Granja Las Aguilas has a mix of white and brown eggs, and you may even see a blue or green egg from our heritage breed hens! Egg shell color is genetically determined by breed, and has no effect on what is inside the egg. They are all equally nutritious and delicious.
*Note: If yours is the only delivery scheduled for a specific time and location, we may contact you to reschedule it. Recruit your friends to order from our GrownBy shop too!
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Granja Las Aguilas offers eggs, meat chickens, lamb, strawberries, and a selection of veggies. We sell at the Winter Market at Bachman's (last one March 14, 10am to 1pm) and the Southwest Market at Mt. Olivet Church (May 18 to Oct 31, 8:30am sharp to 1pm). You can also pre-order online here and pick a location/date to pick up your order.
We use organic methods and certified organic inputs (e.g. fertilizer, animal feed, etc), but Granja Las Aguilas is not currently certified organic. We (Silvano and Gina) have between us over a decade of experience in organic agriculture.
Other environmental practices:
- We protect our nearby waterways from livestock with a large setback (distance) and high-tensile fence that separates our pastures from the wetlands bordering our farm. We see dozens of varieties of birds and other creatures gracing our wetlands! Please contact us to visit for photography and general relaxation.
- We practice rotational and managed grazing for the health of our soil and animals.
- We have lots of milkweed and "weeds" beneficial to pollinators and insects, that we try to let stand whenever possible. Even the stand of milkweed that stubbornly inhabits the garden!
- We are constantly learning about new methods in regenerative agriculture, and how we can improve our processes.
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