Green Eggs and Ham

Marc A.Reynolds - Garden State Green        

Luckily in my household we only buy eggs from organic, cage-free, free-range chickens. Otherwise, we may have had to worry about being sicked by salmonella.  If you are new to buying organic food or only buy a few things organic, eggs and milk should be the first two.  Of course if you never eat eggs & don't consume dairy milk than it's a non-issue.  The conditions under which factory farmed chickens live where they are not cage-free and free-range would turn your stomach.  You have to be careful when buying the eggs, just because they are cage-free does not mean they are free-range.  Cage-free only means they are not kept in battery cages and that some kind of ventilation is available sometimes in the chicken coop.  The chickens are still cramped together and stepping in their own feces and other dead chickens.  It sounds gross, because it is. It's even worse if you also eat chickens.  You might also be surprised to learn that non-organic chickens are sometimes fed parts of other chickens.  Now that doesn't seem normal, now does it?  If you are a meat eater be sure to look for organic, cage-free & free-range labels in the produce section.  I plan to compile a list of local places where such products can be bought.  Look for it soon.