Like the rest of NSW, we are still in drought and it’s affecting local eggs.
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Oxhill Organics outside Wauchope say a lack of green pastures at present means some yolks may be lighter in colour than usual.
“They are still great eggs,” said farmer Ann Eggert.
“If you love our eggs, you may have seen our note in your egg carton, explaining that the lack of green grass is affecting the colour. We did want to tell people that this is a natural occurrence.
“Despite the current circumstances we stay true our values and ethics to ensure our customers receive produce how nature intended. This means without artificial colour, yolk colourants or feed additives. 100% organic pasture-ranged eggs.”
Ann said feedback from customers has been quite positive.
“Some of the eggs have paler yolks, some don’t. Production has gone way down because it is so dry and so hot,” she said.
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Letitia Fitzpatrick
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
