http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/chickens-are-not-vegetarians-and-bees-will-roam/archives/32 Fact from Fiction in Food Production Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/chickens-are-not-vegetarians-and-bees-will-roam/archives/32#comment-1280 Food Choices in the Real World | Down to Earth - Safety in Food Production Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:50:36 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/chickens-are-not-vegetarians-and-bees-will-roam/archives/32#comment-1280 [...] get frustrated when I talk to my farmer’s market customers who think “eggs from vegetarian fed chickens” means the chickens led a life of total freedom(chickens aren’t vegetarians). I find it [...] […] get frustrated when I talk to my farmer’s market customers who think “eggs from vegetarian fed chickens” means the chickens led a life of total freedom(chickens aren’t vegetarians). I find it […]

]]> http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/chickens-are-not-vegetarians-and-bees-will-roam/archives/32#comment-26 Jenny Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:56:16 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/chickens-are-not-vegetarians-and-bees-will-roam/archives/32#comment-26 Thank you for addressing these issues. It is interminably frustrating to see "Vegetarian" on a package of eggs. To me, it's simply a signal that the chicken hasn't been naturally or, for that matter, properly fed. And, yes, there's a huge difference in taste between eggs from industrial complexes (even if it's vegetarian feed) and eggs from pastured chickens. Thank you for addressing these issues. It is interminably frustrating to see “Vegetarian” on a package of eggs. To me, it’s simply a signal that the chicken hasn’t been naturally or, for that matter, properly fed. And, yes, there’s a huge difference in taste between eggs from industrial complexes (even if it’s vegetarian feed) and eggs from pastured chickens.

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