Eggciting News!!!

10/15/2008 3:37:53 PM
By Tabitha Alterman

The results from Mother Earth News’ latest round of pastured egg nutrient tests are beginning to come in. So far, pastured egg producers are kicking the commercial industry’s butt — woo hoo, go free range! We’ve invested a lot of time and energy over the last few years in researching the differences between the meat and eggs coming out of the commercial industry and those produced by conscientious farmers who let their animals graze on fresh pastures. In the past, we’ve found that eggs from hens raised on pasture, as compared to those commercially raised factory farm eggs, contain:

• 1⁄3 less cholesterol
• 1⁄4 less saturated fat
• 2⁄3 more vitamin A
• 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
• 3 times more vitamin E
• 7 times more beta carotene

Now we’re looking at vitamin D, which many of us do not get enough of because we don’t spend any time outdoors, and even when we do we use sunscreen that blocks vitamin D production. Eggs are one of the few food sources of naturally occurring vitamin D, and we wondered if true free-range eggs might be higher in this important vitamin, too. Our latest tests show that pastured eggs have anywhere between 4 to 6 times as much vitamin D as typical supermarket eggs.

So … (1) Get out there and eat some fresh farm eggs! and (2) Check out the ongoing pastured egg research at Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or .

Happy beekeeping!

There's a growing trend of people keeping chickens living in urban areas. Unfortunately, most cities here in NA still ban keeping livestock in the city. This includes our current city where my wife and I dwell. I, especially my wife love chickens! We miss raising chickens at our backyard for meat and eggs when we're in 'Pinas. 

Why we should raise our own chickens

1. Fresh, healthy, delicious eggs, free of pesticides and antibiotics.
2. Chickens when raise organically (free-range) or in a movable coop is a healthy source of protein.
3. Chickens eat table scraps, reducing municipal solid waste.
4. Chickens produce a rich fertilizer by-product, high in nitrogen, eliminating the need for petrochemical fertilizers.

There are other great benefits that I miss for sure. My point here is that it's our basic right to have access to healthy food; the right to produce food for our own and for our family had been long forgotten or neglected.

The alarming increase of process and manufactured food in our country is tremendous. People are programmed to patronize the chemical laced flavourings in process foods, for convenience  No wonder the increase of food allergy, diabetes and cancer related diseases, especially to young people are incredibly frightening compare 40 years ago.

Hay naku, people here where we live want to live simple lives by going back-to-basics. They’re proud when tanned by the sun for spending health activities outdoor, or tending edible garden. While people in our country keep embracing western lifestyle (gustong pumuti), to what they thought is better.

Chickens to the rescue!!!

Happy beekeeping!

Marami din Pinoy na ganyan dito sa lugar ko sir Bochekokik. Minsan nga mas grabe pa nga ang mga contract worker kung pumorma. Tinatawanan ko na lang sila at pinagpi-pray kay LORD  .

Happy beekeeping! 

tiki wrote on 03/06/10 at 21:48:23:


Nothing to worry tiki, hindi ka nag-iisa sa pagiging "weird"

Weird/strange/crazy people with weird/strange/crazy ideas are the ones who makes the world go round.