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If you’ve been paying attention, you know that “eat local” is a very current catchphrase. Eating locally produced foods yields an array of benefits to the eaters as well as to the environment and community. Eggs are a great way to start your own eat-local habits, and what better time than Easter?

Kansas City-area eaters can find egg producers (the people, not the chickens) through the Kansas City Food Circle’s 2007 guide to local producers. Some of them even sell colored Easter eggs that no one had to dye (just in case you’re in a pre-Easter crunch). The Food Circle’s directory provides a nice starting place for people living in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, listing dozens of growers in the area, contact information, and what they produce.

Here are sample entries of farmers whose produce includes eggs:

Camp Creek Farms
Rick & Cindy Newson
29050 W 127th St.
Olathe, Kansas 66061
913-884-6374
[email protected]
We have organic EGGS from lively,
free range hens. Our chickens are fed
a well-balanced, organic diet. A variety
of egg colors are available: brown,
green and white with several colors in
a carton. We have eggs available year
round at the farm. Delivery is available
in the KC Metro area. Please contact us
for details.

Bread of Life
Glenn & Kathy Crowther
P.O. Box 9/206 Main St.
Stewartsville, MO 64490
Bakery: 816-669-1344
Farm: 816-675-2248
Fax: 816-669-1345
breadofl [email protected]
www.BreadofLifeBakery.net
Bread of Life Bakery specializes in a
wide variety of BREADS and SNACKS
baked exclusively with 100% ORGANIC
FRESH GROUND WHEAT grown by
local farmer Lee Quaintance. Find our
baked goods at City Market, Whole
Foods, Nature’s Pantry, Cosentino’s
Brookside Market, Hen Houses and
other stores in the KC area. Gluten-free
items. Also our farm offers free range
CHICKENS, EGGS, pesticide-free
VEGETABLES and HONEY. Come visit
our farm and bakery anytime.

I’m not necessarily recommending either of these producers-don’t know that I’ve used them-but you can see the kind of information the directory has available. I list these two for their eggs, but other listings offer fruits, vegetables and meats. Area farmers markets, which seem to increase in number every year, also are listed.

Take your Easter egg hunt to your favorite supermarket. You might find that eggs produced locally are easier to get than you think.