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 Check out this new bit of research from the folks at Mother Earth News about the value of free range chicken eggs. 

"Our previous tests found that eggs from hens raised on pasture — as compared to the official USDA data for factory-farm eggs — contain:

• 1/3 less cholesterol
• 1/4 less saturated fat
• 2/3 more vitamin A
• Two times more omega-3 fatty acids
• Three times more vitamin E
• Seven times more beta carotene"

If those are not several good reasons to buy free range eggs from a local farm, then I don't know what is!