Eggs have entered the chat, and they want to know why they’ve maintained such a controversial status in the USA for almost 50 years. In this episode, we discuss the rise of the industrial egg industry and it’s impact on chickens everywhere, how the manipulation of cholesterol perception has altered our diets, and how to navigate the grocery store between volatile egg pricing and labeling. Let’s take those “eggs-pectations” and fly the coop together, ya’ll!
Curiosity Corner Topics:
Book: Modified By: Caitlin Shetterly
GMO’s and corn, foreign purchases of USA farmland, homemade ravioli, Chelsea’s garden and chicken shenanigans, entering our bird watching era.
Articles:
Evolution of U.S. Egg Farming - United Egg Producers
The Fifty Year Rehabilitation of the Egg - PMC
A Carton of Eggs - A True Baker's Dozen | USDA
The Real Difference Between Pasture-Raised, Free-Range And Cage-Free Eggs | HuffPost Life
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