FARM-FRESH EGGS

Yes, fresh eggs are all they're cracked up to be. Grab yours at one of these local farms.

24Carrot Farm, Placerville, 24carrotfarms.com
If you’re out and about in Placerville, drop by 24Carrot Farm’s farm stand; alternatively, you can order online or utilize their curbside pickup.

A Rusted Roost, Penryn, arustedroost.com
If you’re considering raising chickens, or expanding your henhouse, The Rusted Roost sells a wide variety of hatching eggs.

Rustic Windmill Farms, Loomis, rusticwindmillfarms.com
You’ll find two adorable livestock guardian dogs, Charles and Winter, watching after the chickens at Rustic Windmill Farms.

Sinclair Family Farm Store, Penryn, sinclairfamilyfarm.net
If you have a sensitivity to chicken eggs, Sinclair Family Farm recommends trying their non-GMO duck eggs—great on their own and for baking.

Smitten Homestead, Newcastle, facebook.com/smittenhomestead
Pick up a dozen of Smitten Homestead’s free-range eggs at The Auburn Bodega.

Compiled by Nelly Kisylanka