Home Grown Eggs – Is buying farm-fresh eggs worth it?

Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  In years past, it wasn't uncommon for an individual to consider purchasing eggs at a higher price from a local farm or homestead, rather than buying eggs from a grocery store. Reasons for this varied from consumers wanting a better life for the chickens, to believing that farm-fresh eggs were healthier and packed full of higher nutrition. But was the increase in cost worth the added benefits? In July of 2023, the average price of a dozen grocery-store eggs was around $2.09, where a carton of farm-fresh eggs ranged anywhere from $7-9. Even given this significant price difference, some shoppers kept a special lookout for the farm-raised stuff, wit