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.

Happy Hens Ramona, CA Southern California 2560

Stueve's Certified Organic Oakdale, CA Bay Area 2495

Alexandre Kids (Alexandre Family Farms) Crescent City, CA West Coast independent grocers, WF, and Costco 2490

Kingbird Farm Berkshire, NY Upstate New York 2485

Common Good Farm Raymond, NE Lincoln, NE Region 2480

PNS Farms Miami, FL South Florida 2470

Skagit River Ranch Sedro Woolley, WA NW Washington State 2450

Eight Mile Creek Farm Westerlo, NY Capital Region of New York 2445

Clean Food Farm Orting, WA Seattle/Tacoma Area 2435

SOVA Farm Norwich, NY Stores in CT, online in CT, NJ, & NY 2430

World's Best Eggs Elgin, TX Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana 2430

Mosel Eggs Page, NE Nebraska 2410

Pasture Fresh Petaluma, CA Northern California 2405

Bee Heaven/Rachel's Eggs Homestead, FL South Florida 2400

Crown S Ranch Winthrop, WA Seattle/Methow Valley Region 2390

Niki Farms Fresno, CA Southern California 2385

Nick's Organic Potomac, MD Maryland 2380

Happy Chick Farm Lockhart, TX Texas 2370

Burroughs Family Farm Denair, CA San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley 2365

Doolittle Farm Shoreham, VT Addison and Chittendon County, VT 2360

Pin Oak Place Harlan, IA Omaha, NE and Western Iowa 2345

Villageside Farm Freedom, ME Maine 2335

Happy Town Farm Orland, ME Maine 2335

Apple Creek Bowdoinham, ME Maine 2330

Misty Meadows Farm Everson, WA Seattle and Bellingham Regions 2320

Dream Farm Cross Plains, WI Madison WI Area 2290

Mission Mountain Ronan, MT Western Montana and Nationally 2270

Turtle Ledge Farm Hampton, CT Connecticut 2265

Hoover Ranch Discovery Bay, CA West Coast 2265

Farm and Wilderness Plymouth, VT Vermont 2255

Shenandoah Family Farms Cooperative Dayton, VA Whole Foods Markets in Mid-Atlantic Region 2240

Vital Farms Austin, TX Whole Foods Nationwide 2220

Pasture Patterns (Prairie Bluff Farms) Mount Horeb, WI Madison, WI 2210

Great Valley Pastured Eggs Manteca, CA California 2170

Deck Family Farm Junction City, OR Western Oregon 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.

These Came First (Natural Grocers) Lakewood, CO Western U.S. 2075

Hidden Camp Canajoharie, NY New York and Upstate NY 2065

Oliver's Organic Eggs (Can-Am Farms) Frankfort, NY New York 2065

Handsome Brook Farm Franklin, NY Upstate New York 2060

Nature's Yoke (Westfield Egg Farm) New Holland, PA East Coast 2050

Blue Sky Family Farms (Egg Innovations) Port Washington, WI Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic 2035

New Century Shullsburg, WI Wisconsin 2030

Schultz's Eggs Owatonna, MN Midwest 2025

Farmers Hen House Kalona, IA Nationwide 2005

Stiebrs Yelm, WA Western U.S. 1975

Great Valley Organic Eggs Manteca, CA California 1950

Pete and Gerry's Monroe, NH Northeast 1915

Milo's Organic Bonduel, WI Wisconsin and Illinois 1910

Lancaster Farms Leola, PA Mid-Atlantic Region 1890

Wilcox Farms Pasture Raised Roy, WA Western U.S. 1885

Wilcox Farms Roy, WA Western U.S. 1885

Smith Brothers Seattle, WA Washington 1835

Green Pastures Poultry Farm Cashton, WI Wisconsin 1820

Alderfer Eggs Telford, PA East Coast 1815

Green Field Farms Fredericksburg, OH Ohio Region 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.

Happy Egg Co. San Francisco, CA Nationwide 1685

Organic Valley La Farge, WI Nationwide 1505

Bethesda Farms Raiford, FL Publix & Whole Foods 1390

Clover Sonoma Petaluma, CA West Coast 1265

Country Hen Hubbardston, MA New England Region, Mid-Atlantic 1185

Sauder's Lititz, PA Mid-Atlantic Region 1145

Apricot Lane Farms Moorpark, CA California 1100

Mud Run Farm Navarre, OH Unknown 1090

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.

City Farm Montrose, CO Natural Grocers in Colorado 790

M and M Organic Farms Wonewoc, wi Unknown 550

Circle JD Ranch DeSoto, WI Unknown 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 Midwest 260

Born Free (Best Eggs LLC) Valley Forge, PA Unknown 230

Naturally Organic (National Food Corp.) Everett, WA Nationwide 230

Nest Fresh Eggs Denver, CO Western States 215

Farmer's Hen Fanwood, NJ Unknown 145

Herbruck Poultry Ranch Saranac, MI Nationwide 120

Willamette Farms Canby, OR Unknown 120

Glaum Egg Ranch Aptos, CA West Coast 120

Fairfield Specialty Eggs Deer Grove, IL Unknown 100

Hidden Villa Ranch Fullerton, CA Unknown 100

Gemperle Family Farms Turlock, CA Unknown 75

Vega Farms Davis CA Unknown 75

Pearl Valley Specialty Eggs Blair, WI Unknown 20

Eggology Canoga Park, CA Unknown 20

Rock Hill Foods (formerly Arkansas Egg Company) Summers, AR Unknown 0

Land O'Lakes Minneapolis, MN Nationwide 0

Wellsley Farms (BJ's Wholesale) Westborough, MA Northeast 0

Roundy's Organics Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 0

Marketside (Walmart) Bentonville, AR Nationwide 0

Nature's Place (Delhaize) Salisbury, NC Unknown 0

Simple Truth (Kroger) Cincinnati, OH Nationwide 0

Publix Lakeland, FL Unknown 0

Harris Teeter Naturals (Kroger) Cincinnati, OH Southeast 0

Oakdell Egg Farms Lewiston, UT Unknown 0

Fairway Market New York, NY Unknown 0

Green Way (A&P) Montvale, NJ Unknown 0

Eagle Springs Organics Silt, CO Unknown 0

Winn-Dixie Jacksonville, FL Southeast 0

Shoprite (Wakefern) Keasbey, NJ Nationwide 0

Sparboe Wayzata, MN Unknown 0

Barnstar Family Farms (Nucal Foods) Northern CA Nationwide 0

Contented Hen (Mid-States Specialty Eggs) Knob Noster, MO Midwest 0

365 Organic (Whole Foods/Amazon) Austin, TX Nationwide 0

Abbotsford (Michael Foods) Minnetonka, MN Unknown 0

Braswell Foods (Glenwood) Nashville, NC Unknown 0

Eggland's Best (Cal-Maine/Herbruck's) Jeffersonville, PA Nationwide 0

Dutch Farms Chicago, IL Unknown 0

Cadia (Kehe) Naperville, IL Nationwide 0

Clearly Organic (Associated Wholesale Grocers) Kansas City, KS Unknown 0

Kings Food Markets Parsippany, NJ Unknown 0

Kirkland Signature (Costco) Seattle, WA Nationwide 0

Stew Leonard's Danbury, CT Unknown 0

Great Value (Walmart) Bentonville, AR Nationwide 0

Good and Gather (Target) Minneapolis, MN Nationwide 0

Kreher's Eggs Clarence, NY Unknown 0

Meijer Organics Grand Rapids, MI Unknown 0

Natural Directions (Unified Grocers) Commerce, CA Nationwide 0

Hickman's Family Farm Buckeye, AZ Unknown 0

Sun Valley (Smart and Final) Commerce, CA Unknown 0

Great Day (CCF Brands) Rogers, AR Unknown 0

Mountainside Farms (Dora's Naturals) South Hackensack, NJ Unknown 0

Nature's Promise Carlisle, PA Unknown 0

Horizon Organic (DanoneWave) Broomfield, CO Unknown 0

Wegman's Rochester, NY New York 0

Sprouts Market Phoenix, AZ Unknown 0

HEB Grocery Company San Antonio, TX Texas 0

Simply Nature (Aldi) Dallas, TX Unknown 0

Fresh Market Greensboro, NC Unknown 0

Hillandale Farms Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. 0

Purely Organic (Tesco) California Unknown 0

Judy's Family Farm (Petaluma) Petaluma, CA West Coast 0

Rocky Mountain Eggs (Nucal Foods) Wellington, CO Unknown 0

Nature's Basket Carlisle, PA Unknown 0

Harvest Farms Organic (Ingles) Black Mountain, NC Unknown 0

Trader Joe's Monrovia, CA Nationwide 0

Lunds and Byerly's Edina, MN Unknown 0

Chino Valley Ranchers Arcadia, CA West, South, Midwest 0

EcoMeal Brooklyn, NY Unknown 0

O Organics (Safeway) Pleasonton, CA Nationwide 0

Full Circle (Topco) Elk Grove, IL Unknown 0

Farmhouse Eggs (Cal-Maine) Jackson, MS Unknown 0

Esbenshade Farms Mount Joy, PA Unknown 0