why eat organic eggs??

[Littlecimarron18]

Oh thank you much. Any links about this type of stuff would be great. I shouldnt procrastinate so much!

 

[AHappychick]

I think that is a great idea, I am so sick of people thinking that organic or all natural tastes any different. The only times it does is when the item you are comparing to is so loaded with transfats and stuff.

To have 2 of the same brownies but one made organically and one that is not would at least open some eyes that there is no difference in taste (most times) and that then it becomes about do I need all those extra preservatives, pesticides and chemicals?

I love to make a huge meal for friends and then after they devoured everything tell them it is all organic, unfortunately they are all used to it by now and it does not surprise them.

Anyway I would be happy to give you a list of what is on my feed bag it is Natures Best Organic Layer and then maybe by comparing it to the other kinds you would be able to see if there is a difference in ingredients. Keep in mind that the corn, seeds, wheat, etc are all grown with pesticides in the non organic brand so that even if the ingredients are almost identical in both the organic and non, they are really very different.

ok now I am babbling. I say be direct and factual, don't try to convince anyone, let the taste of your food, and the facts of all the good points to growing organically (the sustainability etc.) and let them figure it out for themselves.

Good Luck

 

[addiedunn]

http://www.motherearthnews.com/search.aspx?search=free%20range%20eggs

ok, here are a few articles from Mother. The first one is, I believe, the one I referred to earlier.
When I was in school, i was a huge procrastinator....I always got good grades, though because I work so much better under pressure. I hate to think how bad I would have procrastinated if I had the internet at my fingertips back then. lol
Good luck with your speech tomorrow.

 

[Littlecimarron18]

Thanks guys, and a feed tag would be good, but im not sure if everyone in there would undestand it. Im stuck with mostly freshmen who dont live or understnd farming at all. I've got my outline done and i think im gonna wing most of it. i've got brownies and actual eggs for comparision, i just need more facts..

 

[GardeNerd]

For me it is the soy and the corn that drove me away from conventional products. Maybe talk about the individual ingredients.

I understand the soy protein in conventional feeds, and any non organic soy product we eat these days, is bio-engineered to be resistant to round up (herbicide by Monstanto.) That means it is covered in the herbicides to kill any weeds around the plant. I don't want that in my food. The corn can be bio engineered, and not labeled as such, to kill catepillars, that includes butterflies, not just pest catepillars of corn. It has cross pollinated other non engineered corn grown by farmers crops near by. I won't contribute to that.

I do use a lot of other organic foods besides chicken feed. However, I pick and choose which ones I can afford and which ones matter the most to me as a consumer.

Good Luck with your project.

 

[The Poultry Peanut]

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I was going to post that!!!

 

[Davaroo]

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In that case, lets hope there is a taste difference...
Otherwise, your persuasion may come off sounding like either a plea or just another T.V. documentary. To freshman, that equates to boring.

Did you know the average person recives upwards of 1400 persuasive pitches per day? The key to standing apart from this barrage and making an impact is to persuade based on benefit to the end user, not bouncing facts and figures off their heads. BUT - - you must have a benefit that offers a relief from pain, satisfies a want, strikes a chord, etc.

Essentially, what this means is that emotions sell. Avoid persuading based on facts, or pure information. YOU may be impressed by omega 3's, tri-glyceride levels or soy-based amino dispositions, but your audienence probably will not. Oh a few may care about such things, but most will be persuaded by what's in it for them: better taste, less cost, helping to improve the living conditions of battery hens, etc.

To put it another way, "Dont sell the steak, sell the sizzle!"

Good luck.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Davaroo has some good points. I don't think I can add anything to his advice.

I hope your presentation goes well.

 

[addiedunn]

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Reminds me of Soilent Green............

How'd the speech go?

 

[Littlecimarron18]

speech went well. I ended up going over the allowed time

im kinda long winded i guess. I gave the brownies, and they tasted the same but then i was like the hens that produced these eggs came from horrid conditions, and went on about that stuff. I think it over all went well besides being way too long