Pete and Gerry’s is an example of a large‐scale producer that is moving away from the industrial model of egg production, committed instead to increasing both indoor and outdoor access for its birds. At its New Hampshire location, the company has attached winter gardens (“like a screened‐in porch for chickens”) to all its organic buildings, and increased vegetated outdoor space as well.

Rather than build larger henhouses without meaningful outdoor access to meet demand for organic eggs, Pete and Gerry’s has chosen instead to work with family‐ scale farmers to meet increased demand.

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Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs is a family owned and operated farm and processor of organic eggs, located in Northern New Hampshire, near the White Mountain National Forest. Pete and Gerry’s is a third generation farm that was started shortly after World War II by Leslie Ward, who, at 92 years of age, continues to work on the farm during the summer. Our eggs are found in health food stores, independent markets, and a number of grocery chains throughout the Northeast.

Pete and Gerry’s was the first egg farm in the country to be recognized by Humane Farm Animal Care’s Certified Humane program. Along with producing eggs at the family farm in Monroe, NH, Pete and Gerry’s has been able to grow by partnering with nearly 20 other family farms throughout the Northeast. Pete and Gerry’s is also actively pursuing and supporting new partnerships with local New England based farmers who would like to produce eggs with us.