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Organic Egg Scorecard
http://www.cornucopia.org/organic-egg-scorecard/
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Organic Egg Report/Ratings
Arranged by Egg Star Ratings.
View Scorecard Criteria
Click on Egg Company Name for Full Profile
View Egg Report/RatingsArranged
Alphabetically
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Company Name
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Location
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Market Area
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Total Score
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Egg Rating
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"5-egg"rating (2001-2200):
"Exemplary"—Beyond
Organic
Producers
in this top tier manage diverse, small- to medium-scale
family farms. They raise their hens in mobile housing on
well-managed and ample pasture or in ï¬xed housing with
intensively managed rotated pasture. They sell eggs
locally or re- gionally under their farm's brand name,
mostly through farmer's markets, food cooperatives
and/or independently owned natural and grocery stores
and sometimes through larger chains like Whole Foods.
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Coon Creek
by Coon Creek
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Mondovi,
WI
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Wisconsin
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2160
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5
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Kingbird Farm
by Kingbird Farm
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Berkshire,
NY
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New York State
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2160
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5
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Krause Farm
by Krause Farm
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Engadine,
Michigan
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Michigan
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2160
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5
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Cleary Family Farm
by Cleary Family Farm
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Plainfield,
VT
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Vermont
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2150
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5
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Common Good Farm
by Common Good Farm
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Raymond,
Nebraska
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Nebraska
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2150
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5
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Highfields Farm
by Highfields Farm
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Vermont
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2150
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5
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Keedysville Valley Family
Farm (ordereggs.com)
by KeedysvilleValleyFamily Farm
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Keedysville,
MD
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Maryland,
Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania
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2150
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5
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Misty Meadows Farm
by Misty Meadows Farm
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Everson,
WA
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Washington
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2150
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5
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Old Friends Farm
by Old Friends Farm
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Amherst,
MA
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Massachusetts
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2150
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5
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One Drop Farm
by One Drop Farm
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Cornville,
ME
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Maine
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2150
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5
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Trout Lake Abbey
by TroutLakeAbbey
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Trout Lake, WA
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Washington
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2150
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5
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Windy Ridge Natural Farms
by Windy Ridge Natural Farms
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Alfred,
NY
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Upstate New York
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2150
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5
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Alexandre Kids
by Alexandre EcoDairy
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Crescent City, CA
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Northern
California
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2140
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5
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Village Farm
by Village Farm
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Freedom, ME
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Maine
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2135
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5
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Full Circle Dairy
by Burroughs
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Denair,
CA
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California
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2125
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5
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Mission Mountain
by MissionMountainOrganic Farm
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Ronan,
MT
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Montana
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2120
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5
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Elkhorn Organics
by ElkhornOrganics
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Prunedale,
CA
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California
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2115
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5
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First Frost Farm
by First Frost Farm
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Nibley,
Utah
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Utah
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2110
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5
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Skagit River Ranch
by SkagitRiverRanch
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Sedro Woolley, WA
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Washington
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2110
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5
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Mosel Eggs
by MoselEggs
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Page, NE
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Nebraska
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2100
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5
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Turtle Ledge Farm
by Turtle Ledge Farm
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Hampton,
CT
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Connecticut
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2100
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5
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Dreamfarm
by Dreamfarm
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Cross Plains, WI
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southwest Wisconsin
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2095
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5
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Vital Farms
by Vital Farms
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Austin,
TX
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Whole Foods Markets nationwide
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2095
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5
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Shenandoah Family Farms
by Shenandoah Family Farms
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Dayton,
VA
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Virginia
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2080
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5
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St. John Family Farm
by St. JohnFamily Farm
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Orland,
CA
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Northern
California
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2070
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5
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Green Pastures Poultry
by Green Pastures
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Cashton,
WI
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Wisconsin
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2025
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5
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Phoenix Egg Farm
by PhoenixEgg Farm
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Portland,
OR
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Oregon
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2025
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5
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NY Eggs
by Empire Organics
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Greene,
NY
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New York State
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2020
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5
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Schultz Eggs
by Schultz
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Owatonna,
MN
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Upper
Midwest
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2015
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5
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"4-egg"rating (1801-2000): "Excellent"—Organic
Promoting Outdoor Access
Producers in this category provide
ample outdoor space and make an effort to encourage their
birds to go outside. They provide an excellent outdoor
environment, often either rotated pasture or
well-managed outdoor runs, with an adequate number of
popholes/doors for the chickens to reach the outdoors.
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Milo's Organic
by Milo's Poultry
Farms
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Bonduel,
WI
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Wisconsin
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1960
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4
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Hi-Q
by Day Creek
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Washington
State
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1920
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4
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Misera Family Farm
by Misera Family Farm
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Butler,
PA
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Pennsylvania
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1890
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4
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New Century
by New Century
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Shullsburg,
WI
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Wisconsin
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1890
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4
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B Dabler
by B Dabler
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Greencastle,
PA
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Pennsylvania
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1880
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4
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"3-egg"rating (1501-1800): "Very Good"—Organic,
Complying with Minimum USDA Standards
Brands with a three-egg rating are
very good choices. Eggs from brands in this category
either come from family-scale farms that provide outdoor
runs for their chickens, or from larger-scale farms
where meaningful outdoor space is either currently
granted or under construction. All producers in this
category appear committed to meeting organic standards
for minimum outdoor space for laying hens.
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Farmers' Hen House
by Farmers' Hen House
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Kalona,
IA
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Midwest
and Southwest
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1800
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3
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Wilcox Farms
by Wilcox Farms
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Roy,
WA
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Western
U.S.
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1765
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3
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Green Field Farms
by Green Field Farms Coop
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Fredericksburg,
OH
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Ohio
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1760
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3
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Stiebrs
by Stiebrs Farms
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Yelm,
WA
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West
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1730
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3
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Clover Organic Farms
by Clover Stornetta
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Petaluma,
CA
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West Coast
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1645
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3
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Organic Valley
by CROPP
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LaFarge,
WI
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nationwide
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1620
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3
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Nature's Yoke
by Westfield Egg Farm, Inc.
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New Holland,
PA
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Northeast
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1605
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3
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Pete & Gerry's
by Pete & Gerry's
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Monroe,
NH
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East Coast
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1590
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3
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Giving Nature
by Giving Nature Foods
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Holicong,
PA
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Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
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1520
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3
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"2-egg"rating (1201-1500): "Fair"—Some Questions
Remain Concerning Compliance with Federal Standards
These are either industrial-scale
operations or others with outstanding questions or
concerns regarding their compliance with USDA
regulations. One of the primary features that
distinguish these organizations from the ethically
challenged brands below is their willingness to share
with their customers (and Cornucopia researchers) some
of the details as to how their chickens are cared for
and how their eggs are actually produced.
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Sauder's
by Sauder Inc.
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Lititz,
PA
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Mid-Atlantic
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1440
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2
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The Country Hen
by The Country Hen
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Hubbardston,
MA
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nationwide
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1340
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2
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"1-egg"rating (0-1200): "Ethically deficient -
industrial organics/no
meaningful outdoor access and/or none were open
enough to participate."
Brands with a "1-egg"rating
are generally produced on industrial-scale egg
operations that grant no meaningful outdoor access.
"Outdoor access"on these operations generally means a
covered concrete porch that is barely accessible to the
chickens. Means of egress from the buildings are
intentionally small to discourage birds from going
outside, and make it possible for only a small
percentage of birds to have "access"to the outdoors. No
producers in this category were willing to participate
in The Cornucopia Institute's project, and none shared
their production practices with Cornucopia researchers.
This is disturbing to many organic consumers, since
transparency has always been viewed as a hallmark of the
organic food movement.
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4-Grain
by Cal-Maine
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Jackson,
MS
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29 states nationwide
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0
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1
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Abbotsford
by Abbotsford Egg Products
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0
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1
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Born Free
by Born Free Eggs LLC/Radlo Foods
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Watertown,
MA
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0
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1
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Champoeg Organic Eggs
by WAG Eggs
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Aurora,
OR
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Oregon
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0
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1
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Chino Valley Ranchers
by ChinoValleyRanchers
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Arcadia,
CA
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30 states, especially in the West, South
and Midwest
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0
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1
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Egg Innovations
by Egg Innovations
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Port Washington, WI
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Midwest
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0
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1
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Eggland's Best
by Eggland's Best
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Jeffersonville,
PA
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nationwide
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0
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1
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Eggology
by Eggology
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Canoga Park, CA
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0
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1
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Farmer's Harvest
by CCF Brands
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Rogers,
AR
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South, Midwest
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0
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1
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Garden Valley
by Farmer's Organic Food International
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Blair,
WI
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0
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1
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Giroux Poultry Farm
by Giroux Poultry Farm
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Chazy,
NY
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0
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1
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Glaum Egg Ranch
by Glaum Egg Ranch
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Aptos,
CA
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West Coast
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0
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1
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Horizon Organic
by White Wave/Dean Foods
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Broomfield,
CO
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nationwide
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0
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1
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Judy's Family Farm
by PetalumaFarms
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Petaluma,
CA
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West Coast
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0
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1
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Land O'Lakes
by Land O'Lakes
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nationwide
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0
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1
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Nest Fresh Eggs
by Nest Fresh Eggs
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Denver,
CO
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Western states
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0
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1
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Oakdell
by Oakdell
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Lewiston,
UT
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Western states
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0
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1
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Sparboe
by Sparboe
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0
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1
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Private-Label
Private-label, or
store-brand, eggs rated with one egg are sold by grocers
or distributors who have the obvious desire of wanting
to grow their presence in the organic marketplace.
Unfortunately, there is an inherent limitation in
private-label organic products: organic consumers tend
to want to know where their food is coming from and how
it is produced, and private-label products are anonymous
by their very nature.
Our research
indicates that the vast majority of organic eggs for
private label brands are produced on industrial farms
that house hundreds of thousands of birds and do not
grant the birds meaningful outdoor access.
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365 Organic
by Whole Foods
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Austin,
TX
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nationwide
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80
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1
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Central Market
by H-E-B Grocery Company
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San Antonio, TX
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0
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1
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Full Circle
by Full
Circle
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0
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1
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Full Circle
by Topco
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0
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1
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Great Value
by Walmart
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0
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1
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Green Way
by A&P
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0
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1
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Kirkland Signature
by Costco
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Seattle,
WA
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nationwide
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0
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1
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Meijer Organics
by Meijer
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0
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1
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Nature's Place
by Delhaize
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0
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1
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Nature's Promise
by Giant, Stop 'n Shop, Ahold USA
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0
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1
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O Organic
by Safeway
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0
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1
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Price Chopper Naturals
by Price Chopper
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0
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1
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Roundy's Organics
by Roundy's
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0
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1
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Trader Joe's
by Trader Joe's
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nationwide
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0
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1
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Wild Harvest
by Supervalu/Shaws
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0
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1
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