| Brand Name | Rating | Farm/Brand Headquarters | Website | Score |
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5-Egg Rating | Top RatedProducers in this top tier go “beyond organic” managing their diverse family-scale farms. They raise their hens in mobile housing on well-managed, ample pasture or in fixed housing with intensively managed rotated pasture. They sell eggs under their farm’s brand name, mostly through farmers markets, food cooperatives and/or independently owned grocery stores and sometimes through larger chains.
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| Happy Hens | Ramona, CA | www.happy-hens.com | 2500 | |
| Stueve's Certified Organic | Oakdale, CA | www.facebook.com/stueveorganic/timeline | 2495 | |
| Alexandre Kids (Alexandre Family Farms) | Crescent City, CA | www.alexandrefamilyfarm.com | 2490 | |
| Kingbird Farm | Berkshire, NY | www.kingbirdfarm.com | 2485 | |
| Common Good Farm | Raymond, NE | www.commongoodfarm.com | 2480 | |
| PNS Farms | Miami, FL | www.pnsfarms.com | 2470 | |
| Skagit River Ranch | Sedro Woolley, WA | www.skagitriverranch.com | 2450 | |
| Eight Mile Creek Farm | Westerlo, NY | www.eightmilecreekfarm.com/ | 2445 | |
| Clean Food Farm | Orting, WA | www.cleanfoodfarm.com | 2435 | |
| SOVA Farm | Norwich, NY | www.sovafarm.com/ | 2430 | |
| World's Best Eggs | Elgin, TX | www.coyotecreekfarm.org | 2430 | |
| Mosel Eggs | Page, NE | None/Unknown | 2410 | |
| Pasture Fresh | Petaluma, CA | www.pasturefresh.net/ | 2405 | |
| Bee Heaven/Rachel's Eggs | Homestead, FL | www.beeheavenfarm.com | 2400 | |
| Crown S Ranch | Winthrop, WA | www.crown-s-ranch.com | 2390 | |
| Niki Farms | Fresno, CA | www.nikifarms.com | 2385 | |
| Nick's Organic | Potomac, MD | www.nicksorganicfarm.com | 2380 | |
| Happy Chick Farm | Lockhart, TX | www.facebook.com/happychickfarms | 2370 | |
| Burroughs Family Farm | Denair, CA | www.burroughsfamilyfarms.com | 2365 | |
| Doolittle Farm | Shoreham, VT | www.doolittlefarmvt.com | 2360 | |
| Pin Oak Place | Harlan, IA | www.pinoakplace.com | 2345 | |
| Villageside Farm | Freedom, ME | www.freedomvillagefarm.com | 2335 | |
| Happy Town Farm | Orland, ME | None/Unknown | 2335 | |
| Apple Creek | Bowdoinham, ME | www.applecreekfarm.wordpress.com | 2330 | |
| Misty Meadows Farm | Everson, WA | www.mistymeadowsfarm.com | 2320 | |
| Dream Farm | Cross Plains, WI | www.dreamfarm.biz | 2290 | |
| Mission Mountain | Ronan, MT | www.missionmountainorganiceggs.blogspot.com | 2270 | |
| Turtle Ledge Farm | Hampton, CT | None/Unknown | 2265 | |
| Hoover Ranch | Discovery Bay, CA | https://www.hooverranch.com/ | 2265 | |
| Farm and Wilderness | Plymouth, VT | www.farmandwilderness.org | 2255 | |
| Shenandoah Family Farms Cooperative | Dayton, VA | www.facebook.com/ShenandoahFamilyFarms | 2240 | |
| Vital Farms | Austin, TX | www.vitalfarms.com | 2220 | |
| Pasture Patterns (Prairie Bluff Farms) | Mount Horeb, WI | www.prairieblufffarm.com | 2210 | |
| Great Valley Pastured Eggs | Manteca, CA | www.greatvalleypoultry.com | 2170 | |
| Deck Family Farm | Junction City, OR | www.deckfamilyfarm.com | 2095 | |
4-Egg Rating | ExcellentProducers in this category provide ample outdoor space and make an effort to encourage their birds to go outside. They provide an excellent outdoor environment, often either rotated pasture or well-managed outdoor runs, with an adequate number of doors for the chickens to reach the outdoors.
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| These Came First (Natural Grocers) | Lakewood, CO | None/Unknown | 2075 | |
| Hidden Camp | Canajoharie, NY | www.hiddencampfarm.wordpress.com | 2065 | |
| Oliver's Organic Eggs (Can-Am Farms) | Frankfort, NY | www.oliversorganiceggs.net | 2065 | |
| Handsome Brook Farm | Franklin, NY | www.handsomebrookfarm.com | 2060 | |
| Nature's Yoke (Westfield Egg Farm) | New Holland, PA | www.naturesyoke.com | 2050 | |
| Blue Sky Family Farms (Egg Innovations) | Port Washington, WI | www.egginnovations.com | 2035 | |
| New Century | Shullsburg, WI | www.facebook.com/pages/New-Century-Farm-Organic-Eggs/ | 2030 | |
| Mary's Organic Eggs (Pitman Family Farms) | Sanger, CA | www.maryschickens.com | 2030 | |
| Schultz's Eggs | Owatonna, MN | www.lsofarm.wix.com/larryschultzorganic | 2025 | |
| Farmers Hen House | Kalona, IA | www.farmershenhouse.com | 2005 | |
| Stiebrs | Yelm, WA | www.stiebrsfarms.com | 1975 | |
| Great Valley Organic Eggs | Manteca, CA | www.greatvalleypoultry.com | 1950 | |
| Pete and Gerry's | Monroe, NH | www.peteandgerrys.com | 1915 | |
| Milo's Organic | Bonduel, WI | None/Unknown | 1910 | |
| Carol's (Pete and Gerry's) | Monroe, NH | www.carolseggs.com | 1905 | |
| Lancaster Farms | Leola, PA | www.lancasterfarmfresh.com | 1890 | |
| Wilcox Farms Pasture Raised | Roy, WA | www.wilcoxfarms.com | 1885 | |
| Wilcox Farms | Roy, WA | www.wilcoxfarms.com | 1885 | |
| Smith Brothers | Seattle, WA | None/Unknown | 1835 | |
| Green Pastures Poultry Farm | Cashton, WI | None/Unknown | 1820 | |
| Alderfer Eggs | Telford, PA | www.alderfereggs.com | 1815 | |
| Green Field Farms | Fredericksburg, OH | www.gffarms.com/ | 1740 | |
3-Egg Rating | Very GoodEggs from brands in this category either come from family-scale farms that provide outdoor runs for their chickens or from larger-scale farms where meaningful outdoor space is either granted or under construction. All producers in this category appear committed to meeting organic standards for minimum outdoor space for laying hens.
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| Happy Egg Co. | San Francisco, CA | happyegg.co | 1685 | |
| Organic Valley | La Farge, WI | www.organicvalley.coop | 1505 | |
| Bethesda Farms | Raiford, FL | None/Unknown | 1390 | |
| Clover Sonoma | Petaluma, CA | www.cloversonoma.com | 1265 | |
| Country Hen | Hubbardston, MA | www.countryhen.com | 1185 | |
| Sauder's | Lititz, PA | www.saudereggs.com | 1145 | |
| Apricot Lane Farms | Moorpark, CA | None/Unknown | 1100 | |
| Mud Run Farm | Navarre, OH | None/Unknown | 1090 | |
2-Egg Rating | FairThese are either industrial-scale operations or others with outstanding questions or concerns regarding their compliance with USDA organic regulations. One of the primary features that distinguishes these operations from the ethically deficient 1-Egg brands is their willingness to share with their customers (and Cornucopia researchers) some of the details as to how their chickens are cared for and how their eggs are actually produced.
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| City Farm | Montrose, CO | cityfarm-montrose.com/ | 790 | |
| M and M Organic Farms | Wonewoc, wi | None/Unknown | 550 | |
| Circle JD Ranch | DeSoto, WI | None/Unknown | 340 | |
1-Egg Rating | PoorBrands with a 1-Egg Rating are generally produced on industrial-scale operations that grant no meaningful outdoor access and/or are marketed under "private label" or store brands. “Outdoor access” on these operations often means a covered concrete porch that is barely accessible to the chickens. Means of egress from the buildings are intentionally small to discourage birds from going outside. No producers in this category were willing to participate in Cornucopia research. This is disturbing to many organic consumers, since transparency has always been viewed as a hallmark of the organic food movement.
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| Eggs "R" Us (Mid-States Specialty Eggs) | Knob Noster, MO | None/Unknown | 260 | |
| Born Free (Best Eggs LLC) | Valley Forge, PA | None/Unknown | 230 | |
| Naturally Organic (National Food Corp.) | Everett, WA | None/Unknown | 230 | |
| Nest Fresh Eggs | Denver, CO | None/Unknown | 215 | |
| Noah's Pride (Kreider Farms) | Manheim, PA | None/Unknown | 175 | |
| Farmer's Hen | Fanwood, NJ | None/Unknown | 145 | |
| Herbruck Poultry Ranch | Saranac, MI | None/Unknown | 120 | |
| Willamette Farms | Canby, OR | None/Unknown | 120 | |
| Glaum Egg Ranch | Aptos, CA | None/Unknown | 120 | |
| Fairfield Specialty Eggs | Deer Grove, IL | None/Unknown | 100 | |
| Hidden Villa Ranch | Fullerton, CA | None/Unknown | 100 | |
| Gemperle Family Farms | Turlock, CA | None/Unknown | 75 | |
| Vega Farms | Davis CA | None/Unknown | 75 | |
| Pearl Valley Specialty Eggs | Blair, WI | None/Unknown | 20 | |
| Eggology | Canoga Park, CA | None/Unknown | 20 | |
| Rock Hill Foods (formerly Arkansas Egg Company) | Summers, AR | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Land O'Lakes | Minneapolis, MN | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Wellsley Farms (BJ's Wholesale) | Westborough, MA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Roundy's Organics | Milwaukee, WI | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Marketside (Walmart) | Bentonville, AR | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Nature's Place (Delhaize) | Salisbury, NC | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Earth's Pride (BJ's Wholesale) | Westborough, MA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Simple Truth (Kroger) | Cincinnati, OH | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Publix | Lakeland, FL | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Harris Teeter Naturals (Kroger) | Cincinnati, OH | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Oakdell Egg Farms | Lewiston, UT | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Fairway Market | New York, NY | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Green Way (A&P) | Montvale, NJ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Eagle Springs Organics | Silt, CO | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Winn-Dixie | Jacksonville, FL | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Shoprite (Wakefern) | Keasbey, NJ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Sparboe | Wayzata, MN | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Barnstar Family Farms (Nucal Foods) | Northern CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Contented Hen (Mid-States Specialty Eggs) | Knob Noster, MO | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Balducci's (Kings Food Markets) | Germantown, MD | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| 365 Organic (Whole Foods/Amazon) | Austin, TX | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Abbotsford (Michael Foods) | Minnetonka, MN | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Braswell Foods (Glenwood) | Nashville, NC | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Eggland's Best (Cal-Maine/Herbruck's) | Jeffersonville, PA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Dutch Farms | Chicago, IL | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Cadia (Kehe) | Naperville, IL | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Clearly Organic (Associated Wholesale Grocers) | Kansas City, KS | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Kings Food Markets | Parsippany, NJ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Kirkland Signature (Costco) | Seattle, WA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Stew Leonard's | Danbury, CT | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Great Value (Walmart) | Bentonville, AR | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Good and Gather (Target) | Minneapolis, MN | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Kreher's Eggs | Clarence, NY | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Meijer Organics | Grand Rapids, MI | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Natural Directions (Unified Grocers) | Commerce, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Hickman's Family Farm | Buckeye, AZ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Sun Valley (Smart and Final) | Commerce, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Great Day (CCF Brands) | Rogers, AR | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Mountainside Farms (Dora's Naturals) | South Hackensack, NJ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Nature's Promise | Carlisle, PA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Horizon Organic (DanoneWave) | Broomfield, CO | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Wegman's | Rochester, NY | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Sprouts Market | Phoenix, AZ | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| HEB Grocery Company | San Antonio, TX | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Simply Nature (Aldi) | Dallas, TX | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Fresh Market | Greensboro, NC | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Hillandale Farms | Pennsylvania | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Purely Organic (Tesco) | California | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Judy's Family Farm (Petaluma) | Petaluma, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Rocky Mountain Eggs (Nucal Foods) | Wellington, CO | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Nature's Basket | Carlisle, PA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Harvest Farms Organic (Ingles) | Black Mountain, NC | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Trader Joe's | Monrovia, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Lunds and Byerly's | Edina, MN | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Chino Valley Ranchers | Arcadia, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Farmer's Harvest (CCF Brands) | Rogers, AR | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| EcoMeal | Brooklyn, NY | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| O Organics (Safeway) | Pleasonton, CA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Full Circle (Topco) | Elk Grove, IL | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Farmhouse Eggs (Cal-Maine) | Jackson, MS | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Esbenshade Farms | Mount Joy, PA | None/Unknown | 0 | |
| Wild Harvest (UNFI) | West Union, IA | None/Unknown | 0 |
The Cornucopia Institute, through research and investigations on agriculture and food issues, provides needed information to family farmers, consumers and other stakeholders in the good food movement and to the media.