MISC MARKET NOTES

Spotlight on Eggs

We are happy to have several growers that produce fresh eggs from healthy happy chickens who enjoy sunshine, fresh air, green grass, vegetable scraps and scratching for what God gives them. With Easter coming in a few weeks it’s a good time to think about stocking up on eggs because FRESH EGGS DO NOT BOIL WELL. Actually they boil just fine, but peeling them is a different story.

Most of the Market eggs are brown in color. One of the wonderful things about brown eggs is that you can create beautiful Easter Eggs with them just as easy as white ones, and brown eggs produce prettier colors: they’re earthy and less garish than the stark colors on white eggs.

For our customers who have their own chickens, you’ll want to make sure to thoroughly wash your eggs if you choose to dye them. Especially when you have your own hens, you’ll need to wash the eggs before dyeing… not because they’re dirtier than commercial eggs, but because they’re cleaner. Strange, huh? Eggs laid by your own hens still have the “bloom” on them, which is a natural barrier left by the hens to keep eggs fresh. Often, grocery store eggs must be washed (sometimes in chemical solutions containing chlorine or lye (yuck)because of the unsanitary conditions they’re laid in, so commercial eggs will already be missing the bloom. Your eggs will not have been treated this way, which is a good thing in most cases… but in the case of dyeing eggs, unfortunately the bloom can interfere with the process, so be sure to wash and dry your eggs first. If you have to use grocery store eggs, we’d also recommend washing them, mostly to remove any chemicals used to “clean” them, but also because some factory farm eggs are coated with mineral oil, double yuck.

One of our all time favorite egg photos. Some of these are dyed brown eggs.

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New, Relisted & On Sale

New: STRAWBERRIES from Avalon Farms New: Microgreens from Grows In Rows New: Vintage Potholders & Seasonal Shamrock Mold from Alabama Homestead New: Wind River Microbes from Longears-n-Herbs New: Dog Treats in many flavors from Sunrise Acres New: Baby Bottom Cream from Mount Moriah Farms New: Herbal Tinctures & Oils from Longears-n-Herbs New: Alpaca Yarn from Longears-n-Herbs

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2024 Winter Schedule

Order March 16 – 19 for pickup Friday, March 22 Please note that this is our last order cycle before Easter! Skip a Week Order March 30 – April 2 for pickup Friday, April 5 2nd quarter schedule to be announced on March 30

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Avalon Farms:

Strawberries are here, sort of…. at least I think. There are at least 2 pints almost ripe right now! So I’m cautiously listing a few. 

These are listed as “Estimated” quantity available, so the number can go negative. Please forgive my ignorance, I just don’t know how fast these will ripen. 

These have absolutely NO pesticides on them (organic or conventional).

We look forward to seeing you next Friday at one of our pickup locations. Thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!