Whither the Factory Farm?
Senior Denis Stout came in to collect his bag — it held a carton of eggs, a loaf of bread, a container of strawberries, a small bag of rice, some food cans and a couple other items.
“People who don’t know the industry should leave it alone,” Stout said. “Next they’ll want to put diapers on cows for indecent exposure.”
Tyler Smith, Food for People’s community food program coordinator, seems reluctantly against Prop. 2. “I have limited grant funds to buy protein items,” he said. “I buy the egg because it’s a really good source of protein for seniors, and the seniors like it.”
Smith said he’s comparison shopped around Humboldt, including at the small family farms such as Wild Chicks, another local egg farmer, but he always ends up at the Cash ‘n’ Carry on U.S. 101, where the Hidden Villa Ranch eggs from Petaluma are the cheapest deal.
“I’ve wanted to buy local eggs,” Smith said. “But I can’t do it at $5 a dozen.”
Smith said he is for raising standards on factory farms. “But with this economy, it might not be the right time,” he said.
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