They write:
Most of our egg sales are to our list of customers with whom we communicate via
the internet. Some are subscribers who pick up a dozen eggs each week on a
specified day. Others order eggs for pickup sporadically, and take their chances on
availability. When we have extra eggs, we sell them to the Willimantic Food Co‐op,
where they are made available to the public. We have learned, however, that the
exceptional quality of our eggs has been discovered by the people who work at the
Co‐op, and much of what we take there is snapped up before it actually gets to the
shelves.
We should add here that the comments above regarding the exceptional quality of
our eggs are not just a sales pitch. We could sell many more eggs than we have and
are not really looking for more customers, but if we kept more hens it could become
difficult to maintain the quality of their lives and the quality of the product, so we
intentionally stay small. In fact, our entire farming operation is for the purpose of
making people aware of the fact that food can and should be of a much higher
quality than what they've become accustomed to, and to encourage changes in
consumer expectations and, as a result, changes in agricultural practices. Thus our
emphasis is on diversity, quality, and sustainable practices rather than on sales and
profit. We like to work with customers who are committed to getting a substantial
percentage of their food from local, responsible organic producers like us.
We do all business via email. Interested consumers should email us at turtleledge@charter.net