Here you will find the best Organic eggs on the market!

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ASPCA recommends labels Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Humane, and Global Animal Partnership (Step 2 or higher), and mak welfare-conscious choices when you shop.

Conventional

Hens are fed genetically modified grains, from crops treated with chemical pesticides

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Greenwashing

Cage-free:  “Cage free” does not mean the birds have had access to the outside. No cages, but crowded barns with thousands of birds fighting for space —not exactly “free.” Cage Free Eggs are sourced come from hens raised in cramped barns, often with several hens per square foot, with no access to the great outdoors. Not so friendly.

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Free-range: “Free range” or “free roaming” means chickens have access to the outside. However, what access to the outside means is ambiguous. It can mean that outside access is limited and on dirt or concrete.

With as little as 2 sq. ft. per hen, the “range” can be about half the size of your coffee table. That's not a lot—even for an 18" tall hen. Free-Range Hens live in similar conditions, with the addition of limited outdoor access. The typical free-range setup provides about two square feet of space per hen, often a cement patio or dirt lot. Sounds nicer than it is.

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Non-GMOs: Hens are fed non-GMO grains, however, pasture and crops may be treated with chemical pesticides and hens may receive antibiotics.

 

Organic

USDA Certified Organic: “certified organic” eggs. This means the birds must be fed organic, vegetarian feed and cannot be dosed with antibiotics. Birds cannot be caged. The amount of outdoor access to the birds is not clearly defined and on many organic farms, birds may have access only to a small concrete yard.

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For an egg to receive the USDA Organic seal, the hens laying those eggs must be fed a purely organic diet. That means feed that contains no genetically modified foods, animal by-products, synthetic fertilizers, other chemicals, hormones, or pesticides. The hens and their land and feed are free from chemical pesticides, GMOs, and antibiotics—which means you are too. Organic Eggs mean that all non-grass and grubs, supplemental feed, the chickens eat are certified organic. Organic hens never receive antibiotics

Certified organic feed is non-GMO and free of all toxic chemicals. In the pastures and woodlands where their hens roam, they never spray harmful pesticides or herbicides. Important, but only part of a healthy hen lifestyle.  

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Certified Humane: when you see the Certified Humane® Raised & Handled logo on a product you can be assured that the food products have come from operations that meet precise, objective standards for farm animal treatment. The Certified Humane® Raised and Handled logo can be found on meat, poultry,  eggs, dairy products, pet food, textiles, and personal care products.

It is a little more expensive to raise farm animals humanely, so it usually does cost a little more to buy Certified Humane® foods. But the quality is higher too!

If the carton says “certified humane” it means the birds were raised in a manner that meets the certification requirements of Humane Farm Animal Care. Laying hens must be uncaged and have access to perches, nest boxes, and dust-bathing areas. Flock density is limited but birds are not required to have access to the outdoors. Beak trimming is allowed; debeaking is not. Starvation to induce molting is not permitted.

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Pasture Raised: If a carton of eggs has both a “pasture-raised” claim and the Certified Humane Raised and Handled seal, it means the “pasture-raised” claim was verified, and the hens were given roughly 10 by 10 feet of pasture per bird (the standards have an outdoor space requirement of no more than 1,000 birds per 2.5 acres, which translates to 108 square feet per bird).

That's what we call freedom. Pasture-Raised Hens actively graze and forage outdoors. Each hen has 108+ square feet per hen. 

note: The Food and Drug Administration oversees the labeling on dairy and eggs. The agency has no common standard for producers to make a “pasture-raised” labeling claim and does not require it to be verified. You will need to check both a “pasture-raised” claim and the Certified Humane Raised and Handled seal

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Certified Animal Welfare Approved: A Greener World (AGW) has the most rigorous standards for farm animal welfare and environmental sustainability across the globe.

Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW:

• Requires animals to be raised on pasture or range

• Awards approval only to independent farmers

• Incorporates the most comprehensive standards for high-welfare farming

✅🐓Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW is the top-ranked food label for animal welfare

✔️Farms meet the highest animal welfare standards

✔️ Animals are raised outdoors on pasture for their entire life

✔️ Birds breathe fresh, clean air, drink pure water, forage and dust bathe

✔️ No beak-trimming, confinement, or routine antibiotics

✔️ Farms are visited by qualified auditors

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Pasture-raised eggs taste or look different than other eggs!

Pasture-raised hens’ natural and wholesome diets foster brighter, more orangey-yellow yolks, and a fresher, richer taste. Pasture-raised eggs are the best-tasting eggs, with superior baking performance in muffins and cakes. So it turns out, when you treat your hens with respect and care, they treat us well right back.

It’s exactly this lifestyle and diet that makes pasture-raised organic eggs nutrient-dense, and it’s also what gives their yolks that beautiful amber color.

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The best eggs you can get need  to have 2 requirements:

1. USDA Certified Organic seal,  which means the chickens didn't eat any GMO corn or other pesticide food.

2. Certified Pasture-Raised. Look for the HFAC Humane Farm Animal Care seal!

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Vitamin D in eggs has been observed to increase up to 4 times in hens that have exposure to sunlight, compared to hens that are kept away from sunlight. 

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On this page you will find only the best of the best which means eggs that carry the 2 certifications:

•  USDA Certified Organic

• American Humane Certified

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When you open the egg, the brighter orange the yolk, the more carotenoids the egg contains. We need to encourage pastured egg and chicken production. Pastured eggs contain 10% less fat, 34% less cholesterol, 40% more Vitamin A, and 4 times the amount of omega-3. Pastured chicken meat contains 21% less fat and 50% more Vitamin A than the USDA standard

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When picking eggs at the grocery store check the 2 certifications on the cartons since the same brands may carry non-organic versions or non-pastured versions!