• qyron@sopuli.xyz
    172·
    13 days ago

    Lemme share something with you people.

    Eggs are still stupid cheap, today. However, there are too many greedy people between the producer and people that need them for eating.

    My everyday job has me go around to places most will not go and one day I discovered an egg farm, somewhat off the beaten path, that sells directly. Only requirement is that they sell a minimum of thirty eggs (a tray).

    I made a few questions and now I’m bringing eggs weekly from there, invoiced to me by weight. No size distinction but most eggs are L size. Roughly speaking, each egg is 0,1667€, with VAT already included. The same egg in supermarkets is sold anywhere between 6 to 11 cents more expensive.

    That’s too much.

  • RogueBanana@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    You guys don’t throw cow manure at your traitorous neighbour’s freshly white washed house walls?

      • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        Unwashed eggs?!? Gross

        Just kidding, I’m actually extremely jealous, those eggs taste so much better (and are probably way safer at this point)

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        In a high cost-of-living area too?

        $7.42 at Wal-Mart in Northern California omg wtf (that’s for the fake cage free, that discount store doesn’t even have the pasture raised at all)

        • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
          0·
          13 days ago

          I‘m glad Austria banned battery cage systems in 2009 and the EU banned it in 2012. Also, Austria banned cages in 2020 and regulated the amount of animals depending on the space of the stable.

          • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            11 days ago

            Good! Do you know which chickens get the most space, at minimum? California’s hens may get more than most but it’s still not enough. Even before recent price increases, it would probably take about 10 bucks to get organic pasture raised that you could feel reasonably good about.

            • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
              3·
              11 days ago

              There’s farmers who sell “roaming chicken eggs” for ~ 65 cents a piece; they also don’t kill the male chicks and let them be with the herd. Also one of their “gimmick” is that they have a modified trailer and let the chickens roam different areas.

              • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                11 days ago

                Love it!!! I’d buy those all day!

                Consuming animal products isn’t perfect but we still gotta do the best we can :)

  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    13 days ago

    Wow, this comment thread is like I’m back in reddit! Does this mean lemmy’s made the big time, that now we’re getting disinformation and bots? 🤩