What the Fetish for Orange Egg Yolks Tells Us About Ourselves | Eater

"This small, certified-organic Vermont farm raises heritage breeds such as black copper Marans that produce strikingly deep golden-orange yolks prized for their flavor; the operation integrates chickens into the farm’s other systems (grazing on fallen apples and compost), delays washing eggs to preserve quality, and notes that breed, diet, and post-lay handling (washing, refrigeration, distribution) all shape yolk color, viscosity, and taste. The farm’s practices underscore why such eggs are rarer and costlier—these birds mature slowly and lay far fewer eggs than industrial hybrids—while illustrating how provenance and husbandry, more than marketing, determine the qualities consumers often attribute to “farm” eggs." - Marian Bull