We’ve put together a collection of resources to help kids of all ages egg-splore egg farming in BC! From recipes that smaller hands can manage, to science egg-speriments, to tours of real BC egg farms and more, watch as this page grows to feature all kinds of egg-citing egg-ventures!
This tour takes you through a cage-free organic egg laying barn. You’ll meet Darren, our farmer from Chilliwack, BC, and see his feed mill and his organic egg farm. He’ll show you how the hens are housed, fed and cared for, and share some of the unique features of an organic farm.
This tour takes you through a cage-free, free-range egg laying barn. You’ll meet Bryan, our farmer from Abbotsford, BC and see his barn, including the aviary-style hen housing. Aviary housing offers the hens multiple levels where they can perch, feed, lay their eggs and roost for the night.
This tour takes you through a cage-free, free-run egg laying barn. You’ll meet George, our farmer from Chilliwack, BC, and see his entire farm, including how the hens are housed, fed and cared for.
This video takes you through an enriched egg laying barn. By the year 2036, enriched housing will have replaced all standard cage housing for laying hens throughout Canada. This housing system allows hens room for all their natural behaviours including perching, scratching, laying their eggs, eating and drinking, and produces the most economical eggs available on your grocery store shelves. In this video, you’ll meet Dan, our farmer from Abbotsford, BC, and see his entire farm, including how the hens are housed, fed and cared for.
Once eggs are collected by the farmer, they must be graded at a certified grading station. This video takes you inside an Island Eggs grading station to show you how eggs are cleaned and inspected before being packed and shipped to your local grocery store.
One of the best ways to foster healthy eating habits and an appreciation of nutrition is to start kitchen education early. We’ve put together several recipes to help little hands learn to love cooking!
This summer, we asked kids from around the province for their questions about eggs, chickens, and egg farming in BC. Then we had our BC Egg Farmers answer them! Here are the results.
Do YOU have a question for one of our BC Egg Farmers? Ask us how you can send in your video, and we might feature you on our next installment of “Kids Ask an Egg Farmer!”
Whether you’re a teacher, a home-school provider, or just someone who wants to help egg-ucate about egg farming in BC, we are here to help! This page houses a number of resources for “egg-ucators” of all stripes, but if you don’t see what you’re looking for, please reach out to our Director of Marketing and Communications with your requests.
Canada’s Food Guide offers guidance to help us eat well and learn about healthy meal planning. Use our activity sheet to plan your healthy meal based on Canada’s Food Guide recommendations!
Do you know why eggs are good for us? Use our worksheet to explore all the egg-citing benefits of eggs for our bodies.
For the answer key, click here!
This 9-minute video gives students a look at the journey of the egg from the farm to your table. It includes info about the farm, egg grading, egg products, cooking, and food safety.
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