| Brand Name | Rating | Farm/Brand Headquarters | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
5-Egg Rating | Top Rated  Producers 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. | |||
| Stueve's Certified Organic |  | Oakdale, CA | 2630 |
| Happy Hens Truly Outdoors | | Ramona, CA | 2560 |
| Skagit River Ranch | | Sedro Woolley, WA | 2550 |
| Eight Mile Creek Farm | | Westerlo, NY | 2545 |
| Clean Food Farm | | Orting, WA | 2535 |
| Common Good Farm | | Raymond, NE | 2530 |
| SOVA Farm | | Norwich, NY | 2530 |
| Skokomish Valley Farms | | Shelton, WA | 2515 |
| Bee Heaven/Rachel's Eggs | | Homestead, FL | 2500 |
| Crown S Ranch | | Winthrop, WA | 2490 |
| Alexandre Kids (Alexandre Family Farms) | | Crescent City, CA | 2490 |
| Niki Farms | | Fresno, CA | 2485 |
| Kingbird Farm | | Berkshire, NY | 2485 |
| Nick's Organic | | Potomac, MD | 2480 |
| PNS Farms | | Miami, FL | 2470 |
| Doolittle Farm | | Shoreham, VT | 2460 |
| Villageside Farm | | Freedom, ME | 2435 |
| World's Best Eggs | | Elgin, TX | 2430 |
| Apple Creek | | Bowdoinham, ME | 2430 |
| Mosel Eggs | | Page, NE | 2410 |
| Pasture Fresh | | Petaluma, CA | 2405 |
| Happy Chick Farm | | Lockhart, TX | 2370 |
| Hoover Ranch | | Discovery Bay, CA | 2365 |
| Burroughs Family Farm | | Denair, CA | 2365 |
| Farm and Wilderness | | Plymouth, VT | 2355 |
| Pin Oak Place | | Harlan, IA | 2345 |
| Happy Town Farm | | Orland, ME | 2335 |
| Misty Meadows Farm | | Everson, WA | 2320 |
| Pasture Patterns (Prairie Bluff Farms) | | Mount Horeb, WI | 2310 |
| Dream Farm | | Cross Plains, WI | 2290 |
| OrgaNick Pastures | | Portage, WI | 2275 |
| Mission Mountain | | Ronan, MT | 2270 |
| Turtle Ledge Farm | | Hampton, CT | 2265 |
| Vital Farms | | Austin, TX | 2170 |
| Deck Family Farm | | Junction City, OR | 2095 |
4-Egg Rating | Excellent Producers 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 | 2075 |
| Hidden Camp | | Canajoharie, NY | 2065 |
| Oliver's Organic Eggs (Can-Am Farms) | | Frankfort, NY | 2065 |
| Handsome Brook Farm | | Franklin, NY | 2060 |
| Nature's Yoke (Westfield Egg Farm) | | New Holland, PA | 2050 |
| Blue Sky Family Farms (Egg Innovations) | | Port Washington, WI | 2035 |
| New Century | | Shullsburg, WI | 2030 |
| Schultz's Eggs | | Owatonna, MN | 2025 |
| Farmers Hen House | | Kalona, IA | 2005 |
| Stiebrs | | Yelm, WA | 1975 |
| Pete and Gerry's | | Monroe, NH | 1915 |
| Milo's Organic | | Bonduel, WI | 1910 |
| Carol's (Pete and Gerry's) | | Monroe, NH | 1905 |
| Lancaster Farms | | Leola, PA | 1890 |
| Wilcox Farms | | Roy, WA | 1885 |
| Wilcox Farms Pasture Raised | | Roy, WA | 1885 |
| Smith Brothers | | Seattle, WA | 1835 |
| Green Pastures Poultry Farm | | Cashton, WI | 1820 |
| Alderfer Eggs | | Telford, PA | 1815 |
| Green Field Farms | | Fredericksburg, OH | 1740 |
3-Egg Rating | Very Good Eggs 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 | 1685 |
| Organic Valley | | La Farge, WI | 1505 |
| Bethesda Farms | | Raiford, FL | 1390 |
| Clover Sonoma | | Petaluma, CA | 1265 |
| Mud Run Farm | | Navarre, OH | 1190 |
| Country Hen | | Hubbardston, MA | 1185 |
| Sauder's | | Lititz, PA | 1145 |
| Apricot Lane Farms | | Moorpark, CA | 1100 |
2-Egg Rating | Fair These 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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| M and M Organic Farms | | Wonewoc, wi | 550 |
| Circle JD Ranch | | DeSoto, WI | 340 |
1-Egg Rating | Poor Brands 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. | |||
| Eggs "R" Us (Mid-States Specialty Eggs) | | Knob Noster, MO | 260 |
| Naturally Organic (National Food Corp.) | | Everett, WA | 230 |
| Born Free (Best Eggs LLC) | | Valley Forge, PA | 230 |
| Nest Fresh Eggs | | Denver, CO | 215 |
| City Farm | | Montrose, CO | 205 |
| Noah's Pride (Kreider Farms) | | Manheim, PA | 175 |
| Farmer's Hen | | Fanwood, NJ | 145 |
| Herbruck Poultry Ranch | | Saranac, MI | 120 |
| Willamette Farms | | Canby, OR | 120 |
| Glaum Egg Ranch | | Aptos, CA | 120 |
| Hidden Villa Ranch | | Fullerton, CA | 100 |
| Fairfield Specialty Eggs | | Deer Grove, IL | 100 |
| Gemperle Family Farms | | Turlock, CA | 75 |
| Vega Farms | | Davis CA | 75 |
| Eggology | | Canoga Park, CA | 20 |
| Pearl Valley Specialty Eggs | | Blair, WI | 20 |
| Wellsley Farms (BJ's Wholesale) | | Westborough, MA | 0 |
| Shoprite (Wakefern) | | Keasbey, NJ | 0 |
| O Organics (Safeway) | | Pleasonton, CA | 0 |
| Esbenshade Farms | | Mount Joy, PA | 0 |
| Cadia (Kehe) | | Naperville, IL | 0 |
| Mountainside Farms (Dora's Naturals) | | South Hackensack, NJ | 0 |
| Great Day (CCF Brands) | | Rogers, AR | 0 |
| Stew Leonard's | | Danbury, CT | 0 |
| Chino Valley Ranchers | | Arcadia, CA | 0 |
| Green Way (A&P) | | Montvale, NJ | 0 |
| Harvest Farms Organic (Ingles) | | Black Mountain, NC | 0 |
| Balducci's (Kings Food Markets) | | Germantown, MD | 0 |
| Oakdell Egg Farms | | Lewiston, UT | 0 |
| HEB Grocery Company | | San Antonio, TX | 0 |
| Hickman's Family Farm | | Buckeye, AZ | 0 |
| Publix | | Lakeland, FL | 0 |
| Marketside (Walmart) | | Bentonville, AR | 0 |
| Fresh Market | | Greensboro, NC | 0 |
| Horizon Organic (DanoneWave) | | Broomfield, CO | 0 |
| Barnstar Family Farms (Nucal Foods) | | Northern CA | 0 |
| Full Circle (Topco) | | Elk Grove, IL | 0 |
| Great Value (Walmart) | | Bentonville, AR | 0 |
| Simply Nature (Aldi) | | Dallas, TX | 0 |
| Natural Directions (Unified Grocers) | | Commerce, CA | 0 |
| Meijer Organics | | Grand Rapids, MI | 0 |
| Simple Truth (Kroger) | | Cincinnati, OH | 0 |
| Eggland's Best (Cal-Maine/Herbruck's) | | Jeffersonville, PA | 0 |
| Sun Valley (Smart and Final) | | Commerce, CA | 0 |
| Good and Gather (Target) | | Minneapolis, MN | 0 |
| 365 Organic (Whole Foods/Amazon) | | Austin, TX | 0 |
| Abbotsford (Michael Foods) | | Minnetonka, MN | 0 |
| Braswell Foods (Glenwood) | | Nashville, NC | 0 |
| Kings Food Markets | | Parsippany, NJ | 0 |
| Hillandale Farms | | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| Wild Harvest (UNFI) | | West Union, IA | 0 |
| Lunds and Byerly's | | Edina, MN | 0 |
| Winn-Dixie | | Jacksonville, FL | 0 |
| Land O'Lakes | | Minneapolis, MN | 0 |
| Roundy's Organics | | Milwaukee, WI | 0 |
| Nature's Place (Delhaize) | | Salisbury, NC | 0 |
| Earth's Pride (BJ's Wholesale) | | Westborough, MA | 0 |
| Nature's Promise | | Carlisle, PA | 0 |
| Wegman's | | Rochester, NY | 0 |
| Sprouts Market | | Phoenix, AZ | 0 |
| Purely Organic (Tesco) | | California | 0 |
| Nature's Basket | | Carlisle, PA | 0 |
| Rocky Mountain Eggs (Nucal Foods) | | Wellington, CO | 0 |
| Trader Joe's | | Monrovia, CA | 0 |
| Farmer's Harvest (CCF Brands) | | Rogers, AR | 0 |
| Clearly Organic (Associated Wholesale Grocers) | | Kansas City, KS | 0 |
| Kreher's Eggs | | Clarence, NY | 0 |
| Fairway Market | | New York, NY | 0 |
| Kirkland Signature (Costco) | | Seattle, WA | 0 |
| Sparboe | | Wayzata, MN | 0 |
| Rock Hill Foods (formerly Arkansas Egg Company) | | Summers, AR | 0 |
| Judy's Family Farm (Petaluma) | | Petaluma, CA | 0 |
| Eagle Springs Organics | | Silt, CO | 0 |
| Contented Hen (Mid-States Specialty Eggs) | | Knob Noster, MO | 0 |
| Dutch Farms | | Chicago, IL | 0 |
| Farmhouse Eggs (Cal-Maine) | | Jackson, MS | 0 |
| EcoMeal | | Brooklyn, NY | 0 |
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