We may have had this conversation before; but I didn't know you were in C/3/20. I was in A/3/20. When were you there?
I was there from late 96-2000, but I left Cco and went to Bco in Brooksville midway.
We may have had this conversation before; but I didn't know you were in C/3/20. I was in A/3/20. When were you there?
I was there from late 96-2000, but I left Cco and went to Bco in Brooksville midway.
@TC Nole OX, where do you get them in town?We have several local farms near Tampa and a number of people in the neighborhood who have chickens and sell the eggs to neighbors. The quality from these local sources is far superior to the big ag grocery store eggs.
We have several local farms near Tampa and a number of people in the neighborhood who have chickens and sell the eggs to neighbors. The quality from these local sources is far superior to the big ag grocery store eggs.
I got Dan's cousin covered.Are's - how did your phone autocorrect to that?
He might be Scando-poor-spellish in nature.I got Dan's cousin covered.
@TC Nole OX, where do you get them in town?
Jug & Bottle Shop on N Florida has had them for last couple of years until recently. Seminole Heights General store, which is run by a local church, always has eggs. Also, Trailbale farm near the casino. They are usually at the weekend markets.
All eggs are laid are usually picked up with a big pile of shiat that mashed on them from a foot.
When you wash the eggs you are likely to drive bacteria into the pores of the shell which can cause bacterial contamination.
Any idea how much a dozen are at the SH General Store? $7/dozen at Trailblazer.
Your thread got me wanting to try some for the first time in years, and yes there was a difference in taste.While growing up my Granny kept chickens, so I know I'd eaten a ton of fresh eggs as a kid, but I guess I just didn't remember just how much better they were than store bought eggs.
Fast forward to a couple of months ago, I had an egg and cheese sandwhich from a little food truck in Vancouver Canada and the egg was insanely delicious, with a vibrant orange yolk. I asked the vendor and she said that she gets the eggs from a small local farm that only keeps about 50 completely free range chickens and they only sell to her.
I didn't think too much of it though, then my Father in Law, who is a Doctor in our town got a big basket of eggs from one of his patients as a thank you, and he gave me half of them. They were just as good as those from the food truck. So then I started looking for them around here.
I found a website for a local farm called Funky Chicken Farm. I went and it was way the funk out there and looked more like a meth lab than an egg farm and the eggs were $6 a dozen, but they were good, so I've made it a point to go back a couple of times when I was out that way.
However, I was telling this story to my house keepers, I hired one lady who cleans my house once a week, but she has somehow multiplied into three ladies who come in like a team of commandos and clean the whole place in about 1 hour. Either way, one of them keeps chickens. She has 8 chickens and she agreed to bring me 30 eggs a week for $10. I can't believe how much better these eggs are from store bought eggs. It really is night and day.
Some of you keep chickens right? Have you had the same experience?
Your thread got me wanting to try some for the first time in years, and yes there was a difference in taste.
A couple of egg dinner recipes.
Shakshuka (North African spicy eggs)
and a mushroom and spinach stuffed rolled crepe. So good. I'm finding a lot of good dishes to get through these eggs.
Lady at work says her birds have not laid since early December. It has been pretty cold of late.
Her buddy has 150ish Birds and they have not laid since just before Thanksgiving. That is a lotta fowl to feed with no feedback.
Helps to understand how expensive local eggs should cost. If they only produce part of the year, but get fed all of the year...
@TC Nole OX , you been to South Tampa Farms for their product before? I drove by there, and didn't know it was cash only.
I'll be honest, the lady who was driving out of the place looked like a meth-head, and if she treats herself like that, how does she treat the animals? Dude who runs the farm was one of the people (*I THINK...based on FB reviews) responsible for the HUGE confederate flag on I-75.
Folks here ain't exactly from Gritney.I keep coming back here and shaking my head..
Update....I did go to STF yesterday evening. The owner was there, very friendly. I bought a 1/2 gallon of raw milk (it's delicious), a dozen eggs, and some honey.
No clue if I'll go back there, but we'll see.
That you Tribe?We've been getting our eggs from the local's farmers market for the last 3-4 years. I can actually tell the difference at this point between the different farms: Grateful Pastures vs Crystal Organics. $6 for a half dozen. It's worth it. Poached egg, on La Calavera super sour dough bread, with a few slices of Heirloom tomato (or avocado, depending on the season).
I'm intrigued.
I've noticed a huge difference just between the "premium" eggs in the grocery store like Eggland's Best or whatever and the standard store brand. And I'm someone that rarely can tell a legit difference in fancy pants stuff like that and am biased toward those things being marketing scams.
Based on that, I could only imagine how much better farm fresh might be.
Folks here ain't exactly from Gritney.
Just saw that the Sustainable Living Project across from Lowry Park zoo has eggs. It was suggested to call ahead to see if they have them in stock.
http://slptampa.org/