Eggs that help regenerate the land
Raised in northern California and sent to local grocers, so they reach you while they are still fresh.
Hens that regenerate the land
Ward and Rosie always kept animals, and animals are still how this farm feeds itself. Sheep graze, hens work the pasture, and between them they put back what a bag of fertilizer would otherwise have to.
Keeping animals makes the ecosystem more complete. The hens help fertilize the land, eat the pests, and let us provide premium eggs to our region.
Our eggs go to grocers across northern California, close to the farm.
Animals are how this farm feeds itself. What the sheep and the hens leave behind goes back into the ground, and it is a good part of why this land keeps getting better.
Sheep graze the cover crop
They work through the cover crop, keeping it in check, and leave manure behind them as they go.
Hens work the ground
They scratch through the cover, eat insects and larvae, and spread what they leave across the paddock as they go.
The soil builds
Nitrogen goes into the soil where roots can reach it, pest pressure eases, and we buy far less out of a bag. It is the same principle we farm the whole place on.
Out on pasture, and moved regularly
Pasture-raised means just what it sounds like. Our hens live outdoors. They spend their days scratching through the cover, eating insects and seeds, and go back in only to roost and lay. What is underfoot changes through the year — green in the spring, dry cover later on. Roughly a third of what they eat they find themselves; the rest is organic feed.
The coops are on wheels. When a stretch has been worked over, the hens move on to the next one and what they leave gets weeks to recover before it sees them again. Ten coops on wheels, following the flock.
What each label on the carton means
Every carton in the case says something reassuring. Not all of those words mean the same thing, and only some of them are defined at all.
| Standard Caged, conventional | Cage-free Indoors, uncaged | Free-range Some outdoor access | Pasture-raised, regenerative What we do | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where they live The only line where caged and cage-free differ | In a cage, indoors | Indoors, out of a cage | Indoors with access to an outdoor area | Outdoors on pasture, moved on regularly |
| What they eat | Feed only | Feed only | Feed, plus whatever the outdoor area offers | Organic feed, plus about a third they forage themselves |
| Moved to fresh ground | No | No | Rarely, the outdoor area is fixed | Yes, coops on wheels with ground rested between rotations |
| Federally defined | Yes | Yes, by USDA | Yes, by USDA | No. Which is why we show you the rotation instead |
| Third-party audited | None | None | None | Regenified and USDA Organic, audited every year |
There is no federal standard for “pasture-raised.” It is a term anyone can use, so rather than ask you to take the word on trust, we would rather tell you how often the coops move and who comes to check our work.
Find our eggs near you
Our cartons are on shelves across northern California: the Central Valley, the Bay Area and the Central Coast.
56 stores carrying our eggs
San Francisco 12
- Calmart3585 California St., San Francisco
- Lf Market DBA Le Marche Cezanne1426 18th St, San Francisco 94107
- Rainbow Grocery1745 Folsom St., San Francisco 94103
- The Fatted Calf - San Francisco1 Ferry Plaza Suite 13, San Francisco 94111
- The Natural Shop/Third Ave Market4101 California St, San Francisco 94118
- Whole Foods - Noe Valley3950 24th St., San Francisco 94114
- Whole Foods - Stanyan690 Stanyan St, San Francisco 94117
- Whole Foods Market - Castro (Market)2001 Market St, San Francisco 94114
- Whole Foods Market - Potrero Hill450 Rhode Island St., San Francisco 94107
- Whole Foods Market - SF Stonestown3251 20th Ave, San Francisco 94132
- Whole Foods SF - Market399 4th St., San Francisco 94107
- Whole Foods SF - Ocean Ave1150 Ocean Ave, San Francisco 94112
East Bay 11
- Honeybird Market1505 High St, Alameda 94501
- Whole Foods - Oakland230 Bay Place, Oakland 94612
- Whole Foods - San Ramon100 Sunset Dr., San Ramon 94583
- Whole Foods - Walnut Creek Ygnacio2941 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek 94598
- Whole Foods Berkeley3000 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley 94705
- Whole Foods Concord - 365 Store2085 Diamond Blvd Suite 125, Concord 94520
- Whole Foods Market - Dublin5200 Dublin Blvd., Dublin 94568
- Whole Foods Market - Fremont3111 Mowry Ave, Fremont 94538
- Whole Foods Market Berkeley - Gilman St1025 Gilman Street, Berkeley 94710
- Whole Foods Oakland - Temescal5110 Telegraph Ave, Oakland 94609
- Whole Foods Walnut Creek1333 East Newell Ave, Walnut Creek 94596
Peninsula & South Bay 14
- Ava's Downtown Market340 Castro St, Mountain View 94041
- Coconut Hill - Milpitas1261 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas 95035
- Country Sun440 California Ave., Palo Alto 94306
- Piazza Palo Alto3922 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto 94303
- Piazza San Mateo1218 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo 94403
- Sigonas - Redwood City2345 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City 94063
- Whole Foods - Blossom Hill1146 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose 95118
- Whole Foods - Campbell1690 S. Bascom Ave, Campbell 95008
- Whole Foods Los Altos4800 El Camino Rd., Los Altos 94022
- Whole Foods Los Gatos Almaden15650 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos 95032
- Whole Foods Market - San Jose777 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
- Whole Foods Market - Santa Clara2732 Augustine Dr, Santa Clara
- Whole Foods Stevens Creek20955 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino 95014
- Whole Foods Sunnyvale150 E. McKinley Ave, Sunnyvale 94086
North Bay 9
- The Fatted Calf644 C First St., Napa 94559
- The Woodlands Store735 College Ave., Kentfield 94904
- Whole Foods - MV Blithedale731 E. Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley 94941
- Whole Foods - Novato790 Delong Ave., Novato 94945
- Whole Foods Coddingtown390 Coddingtown Mall, Santa Rosa 95401
- Whole Foods Napa3682 Bel Aire Plaza, Napa 94558
- Whole Foods Petaluma621 Washington St., Petaluma 94952
- Whole Foods San Rafael340 3rd St., San Rafael 94901
- Whole Foods Santa Rosa1181 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa 95405
Santa Cruz & the coast 5
- Staff Of Life1266 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz 95062
- Whole Foods - Santa Cruz911 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 95062
- Whole Foods Capitola1710 41st. Ave, Capitola 95010
- Wild Roots Market - Boulder Creek13159 Central Ave, Boulder Creek 95006
- Wild Roots Market - Felton6240 Hwy 9, Felton 95018
Sacramento & the Sierra 5
- Sacramento Coop2820 R Street, Sacramento 95816
- Whole Foods - Folsom270 Palladio Parkway, Folsom 95630
- Whole Foods - Roseville1001 Galleria Blvd., Roseville 95678
- Whole Foods Market - Tahoe3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe 96150
- Whole Foods Sacramento4315 Arden Wy., Sacramento 95864
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Ranges change with the season and the flock. If a store near you has run out, ask them. They can order more from our distributor.
