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16. You yourself are talking about the ideal, as compared to reality.
Thu May 5, 2016, 01:54 PM
May 2016

That reality can be (like I said above,) "free range" chickens that are cooped up in a lot, outside.

Maybe just as crowded as your last picture, just that it's outside as opposed to inside.

Marketers can get away with all sorts of shit like this.

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But Mabel had such a fine time walking around the commune with Colin whatthehey May 2016 #1
Perceived production. HuckleB May 2016 #8
Enjoy you cheap eggs Gormy Cuss May 2016 #2
Yeah "organic" on eggs might mean nothing. trotsky May 2016 #3
The sad part is... Archae May 2016 #4
$2 for 18 eggs? CreekDog May 2016 #5
Chicken breasts at Fred Meyer. HuckleB May 2016 #6
I'll pay more for the product of humanely cared-for livestock (organic, free-range) Fronkonsteen May 2016 #7
That's Not Organic ProfessorGAC May 2016 #10
Most organic eggs I see are either labelled free range, or at least 'cage free' Fronkonsteen May 2016 #12
I Know ProfessorGAC May 2016 #13
I'm concerned about misleading labeling, too Fronkonsteen May 2016 #15
Sorry, Not Buying The No Shampoo Thing ProfessorGAC May 2016 #17
Further reading Orrex May 2016 #9
my hippy ass trades trades medibles to my friends in exchange for their eggs Viva_La_Revolution May 2016 #11
Eggs are not eggs womanofthehills May 2016 #14
You yourself are talking about the ideal, as compared to reality. Archae May 2016 #16
I tried to raise a free range chicken firebrand80 May 2016 #18
I'm heavily in favor of organic labeling, and GMO hysteria firebrand80 May 2016 #19
I get my eggs from the local farmers market. Javaman May 2016 #20
We have a national park nearby that leases out its farmland Doremus May 2016 #22
My eggs are labelled 'Expired 2012'. Mainly because I am fortunate enough to have... Shandris May 2016 #21
Makes even less sense for things that are chemically identical, like sugar. Humanist_Activist May 2016 #23
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