Just reserved this book from the library (as well as this one):"The egg industry claims humanely produced eggs will cost up to 25% more. True, most certified humane eggs are more expensive than those that are factory farmed. So? In his new book The Value of Nothing, Raj Patel refers to cheap food as cheat food, full of hidden costs -- the cost to the environment, the cost of unfair labor practices, the cost of animal abuse, the cost to our health. There's no such thing as a free lunch, ace."
... quoted from an article on The Huffington Post, "Cracking the Egg Label Code".... If you find yourself wanting to purchase humanely produced eggs (inshaAllah you will get lots of ajr for making efforts to not support the torture normal laying-hens endure) you can also check out How To Buy Humane Eggs , whose best suggestion is to check out local farmer markets for happier hens and much better taste, and WSPA Guide to Humane Food Choices that breaks down what all the vocab on those egg cartons means and more...
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Aslm, my father gets our eggs from the local farm, so much better!
Ya definitely ~ I wish one day I can have my own chickens, but the next best thing is to get eggs at the farmers markets :)
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