"free range eggs" news and stories

I grew up on the west coast, where Best Foods mayonnaise reigned supreme. It was always a little confusing to me when we'd come east each summer, to discover that mayonnaise changed its name to Hellmann's as soon as you crossed the Rocky Mountains, but I learned to accept the inexplicable shift as the contents of the container were so familiar and tasty.

Back in those days, while I pondered at the length the two names my mayo wore, I never spent any time thinking about the eggs that were used to make the creamy emulsion. However, in Britain, thanks to the actions of Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittenstall, Hellmann's is changing their ways and shifting production to use free-range eggs. The transition has been in process since 2006 and by this summer, people will be able to obtain Hellman's Mayonnaise made with free-range eggs.

My only question is why isn't Hellmann's making the same switch in the US? I'd be more inclined to buy their product (these days I tend to go with Trader Joe's mayo or make my own) if it was made with free-range eggs.

[via Green Daily]

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Well who would have thought it. Chickens are descended from jungle fowl and thus are much happier foraging around in woodland; and we all want happier chickens, don't we?

The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is planting over a million trees for their organic and free range hens with the plan that all of their eggs will be sourced from woodlands farms. Over 30 farms are participating in the plan with the trees covering an area the size of 80 football pitches. All the tress will be indigenous species so top marks for the environmental aspects too.