San Jose Mercury News Op-Ed: "Organic sellout: USDA guts organic rules to protect mega-farms."

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8. This.

The NYT had something similar recently, can't find it.

http://www.localharvest.org/pastured-eggs.jsp

Pastured Eggs

Grass-fed/pastured hens are raised on pasture, as opposed to being kept in confinement and fed primarily grains. Eggs from pastured hens contain up to 20 times more healthy omega-3 fatty acids than those their less fortunate cousins, factory hens.

Pastured hens' diets are naturally complemented with bugs, earthworms, and other such critters that give their eggs a huge nutritious oomph. Although not necessarilly organic, pastured hens are usually much healthier and happier than their space-restricted and antibiotic-pumped industrial cousins.

Pasturing is the traditional method of raising egg-laying hens and other poultry. It is ecologically sustainable, humane, and produces the tastiest, most nutritious eggs.

Pastured eggs also have 10 percent less fat, 40 percent more vitamin A, and 34 percent less cholesterol than eggs obtained from factory farms.

Funny how this issue hasn't played out in the NYT, as far as I can tell.

More: http://www.cornucopia.org/organic-egg-scorecard/