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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

Bob--Yes, I believe the fact that everyone of our customers knows us, 
and has seen our chickens running happily in the creekside when they 
come to buy allows us to charge a fair price. They are extremely happy 
with the quality of our eggs and say the taste is the main reason they 
buy from us.--Sage

bobf wrote:
> Sage, I am curious.  Do you get that price simply because they are "organic" 
> eggs, or is it part that, and part that people know how you treat and handle your 
> animals.
>
> The reason I ask, is that I have bought "organic" in the market.  I don't 
> trust the label, they don't taste any different, so I don't pay the premium.  I use to 
> pay extra for an old man that let his chickens free range in his back yard, but lost 
> touch with him.
>
> I really don't trust those 'organic' labels in the market.