Print FriendlyDid you know that eggs are a seasonal food just like many fruits and vegetables?
How often a hen lays an egg is deeply influenced by the hours of daylight in a day. So when the daylight decreases in the winter months so does their laying.
Each winter the older laying hens molt and significantly decrease the amount of eggs they lay. Then in late winter/spring they slowly start to pick back up. Our pullets or new hens start to lay their first eggs in the spring as well.
The pullet eggs are currently flowing in and the older hens are quickly picking back up and egg season is in full swing.
This brief window between the beginning of egg season and the opening of summer farmer's markets is the one time a year that our farm fresh eggs go on sale.
So here are some ways you can take advantage of the current spring influx of eggs and our Preserver's Sale.
Egg Salad Sandwiches and custards are a must in the spring but my personal favorite way to really take advantage of the extra eggs is to make and freeze breakfast items. It's a win win because I can use up eggs when they are abundant and then I have easy peasy breakfasts saved up for winter when eggs are scarce.
Breakfast Burritos & Egg Bites are both easy to prepare/freeze and quick to reheat and eat on a busy morning. You can find my burrito recipe + tips and tricks to make them with less work here on my blog. My egg bite recipe is also available on the blog.
And I know we all wish we had more farm eggs available for Christmas baking. Spring is a great time to freeze raw eggs and use them for baking all winter long. Whisk several eggs together and pour into ice cube trays. Each ice cube then equals 1 egg. Once frozen transfer to a freezer bag and store frozen for up to 1 year. When it's time to use them, place the cubes in a bowl in the fridge to thaw.
We even have one customer that freeze dries our eggs and then uses them for camping and back packing.
To help you take advantage of the spring abundance we are offering a Preserver's sale - buy 3 dozen for $14 or $60/case of 15 dozen.
With 3 dozen eggs you can make and freeze:
60 breakfast burritos or
60 egg bites or
30 breakfast burritos AND 30 egg bites and still have a few eggs left for using fresh!
Text Emily at 712-249-3187 to arrange pick up at the farm or to see when she will be in Atlantic next.
Enjoy!
Emily
How often a hen lays an egg is deeply influenced by the hours of daylight in a day. So when the daylight decreases in the winter months so does their laying.
Each winter the older laying hens molt and significantly decrease the amount of eggs they lay. Then in late winter/spring they slowly start to pick back up. Our pullets or new hens start to lay their first eggs in the spring as well.
The pullet eggs are currently flowing in and the older hens are quickly picking back up and egg season is in full swing.
This brief window between the beginning of egg season and the opening of summer farmer's markets is the one time a year that our farm fresh eggs go on sale.
So here are some ways you can take advantage of the current spring influx of eggs and our Preserver's Sale.
Egg Salad Sandwiches and custards are a must in the spring but my personal favorite way to really take advantage of the extra eggs is to make and freeze breakfast items. It's a win win because I can use up eggs when they are abundant and then I have easy peasy breakfasts saved up for winter when eggs are scarce.
Breakfast Burritos & Egg Bites are both easy to prepare/freeze and quick to reheat and eat on a busy morning. You can find my burrito recipe + tips and tricks to make them with less work here on my blog. My egg bite recipe is also available on the blog.
And I know we all wish we had more farm eggs available for Christmas baking. Spring is a great time to freeze raw eggs and use them for baking all winter long. Whisk several eggs together and pour into ice cube trays. Each ice cube then equals 1 egg. Once frozen transfer to a freezer bag and store frozen for up to 1 year. When it's time to use them, place the cubes in a bowl in the fridge to thaw.
We even have one customer that freeze dries our eggs and then uses them for camping and back packing.
To help you take advantage of the spring abundance we are offering a Preserver's sale - buy 3 dozen for $14 or $60/case of 15 dozen.
With 3 dozen eggs you can make and freeze:
60 breakfast burritos or
60 egg bites or
30 breakfast burritos AND 30 egg bites and still have a few eggs left for using fresh!
Text Emily at 712-249-3187 to arrange pick up at the farm or to see when she will be in Atlantic next.
Enjoy!
Emily
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