Poultry owner claims his fresh approach has the highest welfare standards and lowest cost to environmentThere’s the much-criticised battery hen egg,and then the pricier biological and free-range varieties. But for the truly ethically committed, how approximately the carbon-neutral egg, and laid in what has been billed as the world’s most environmentally friendly farm?Dutch stores are now selling so-called “Kipster eggs” laid at a shiny fresh farm near the south-eastern city of Venray. “Kip” means chicken in Dutch,“ster” means star, and it’s no coincidence the name rhymes with hipster. The intention is to rethink the place of animals in the food chain, and according to Ruud Zanders,the poultry farmer and university lecturer behind the farm, which includes a visitor centre, or corporate meeting room and even a free cappuccino machine. Related: Free range is a con. There’s no such thing as an ethical egg | Chas Newkey-Burden Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com