Glaum Egg Ranch

**Absolutely Horrible Experience — Avoid at All Costs!** If I could give zero stars, I would. The treatment I received at this so-called “gift shop” at the egg ranch was beyond unacceptable. The woman working there was incredibly rude and downright degrading. After I had already spent nearly **$40** on bouncy eggs and a stuffed animal, she made me get on the ground on my stomach to pick up a dirty bouncy egg that fell. Not only was this humiliating and unsanitary, but she also forced me to switch out the clean bouncy eggs I had bought for those dirty ones off the floor. What kind of business punishes customers like that? As if that wasn’t enough, while my daughter was holding a stuffed animal (just looking at it, like any child does), the woman repeatedly asked me — almost interrogated me — “*Are you going to buy that?*” over and over, as if we were about to steal it. This place has absolutely no sense of customer service, kindness, or basic human decency. Save yourself the money and the humiliation. I will never go back and will be telling everyone I know to do the same. We are local Aptos residents for years.

Cute place! Inside they have a chicken webcam TV setup so you can see their chickens, where they can run around in an outside enclosure, in the sun, with space, grass, and plenty of room to scratch. Not only that, it's cheaper buying eggs here than the store. Paid $4 for 16 eggs and an animatronic chicken show 😂.

Everybody in the area should visit this place. They have a good selection of local, fresh eggs and a super cool egg vending machine. Five stars for the nice gift store and the very friendly sales lady who answered all our questions about Glaum chickens 🐔 🐔 🐔 and egg 🥚 production process.

Delivered hear very fast at unloading my trailer. There littel store has some good deals on eggs

Store has lots of good stuff. Outside there's a vending machine for 18 eggs flat in case the barn is closed, & a rockin, singin2 & dancin plushie troupe to watch jam out for 5 minutes.

The egg vending machine was so unique and so much fun. You pay $4 for 16 eggs and a show from the animatronic chickens. Highly entertaining and very worth it.

Chicken show was amazing. Even seasonally appropriate! The dancing chickens alone were worth the $4, 18 farm fresh eggs were a bonus! Will be returning soon, hopefully when the shop is also open. Note you need 4x $1 bills for the machine, it doesn't accept cards, coins, or larger bills. Love it!!! Baw k bawk!

Great prices on eggs here. But arrive early or well before 2pm.

Eggcellently priced eggs! I definitely come here for the egg vending machine. Today was the first time I came when they were open. They have a tiny shop with different local honey, spices, jams, and candy.

We stopped by Glaum Egg Ranch on a Saturday afternoon. The place was empty, easy to park right in front of the egg vending machine (which closes at 6pm on Saturdays). No people in sight, but there were a lot of deer in the area, just walking around us, minding their own business... we loved it! We brought a couple of empty egg cartons, since we knew they provide a bottom egg tray without any cover. A couple of our dollar bills got rejected, but eventually the machine took 4 of them. We got 16 eggs for $4 (there's a sign explaining the rise in prices, as it used to be 18 eggs for that same price). We enjoyed the show (which still had Halloween decor in November), and it was longer than I expected, but fun and cute. Best part, we made omelets for breakfast a couple days later, and the eggs were delicious! :)

Great price on fresh eggs. Staff super friendly. Sometimes tiny eggs are available from young hens which are good hardboiled egg snack size.

Great eggs and awesome services. Never short on supply and the communication has always been on point.

Are you kidding me? This place is a Santa Cruz's counties best kept secret. In all my years of going to the coast, we just found out about this from my mother in-law. Her friend lives in Aptos, think it's a word of mouth kind of place. Went during COVID times, it was just the shop that was open to the public. Well spaced and safe. We did put crisp one dollar bills into the vending machine for 18 eggs at $4. For $4 you get the best chicken show. Made us smile ear to ear. Nothing like eating farm fresh eggs. This morning we made poached eggs for breakfast. OMG!!!! I've been deprived my whole life. If you live locally or renting a house, bring your cooler and enjoy!

Fun little diversion when you're down in Aptos. The draw here is the egg vending machine, which mercifully does not disgorge the eggs down a chute one by one (although that would have been more fun, right?). For $4 you get 18 farm-fresh eggs in a tray, and then you are regaled by a mini-animatronic show in the window nearby. Good entertainment for kids and adults alike. I'd recommend bringing empty containers to take your eggs home, as the trays would be a little awkward to carry home. There's also a little gift shop with the typical variety of things you'd expect at a place like this - locally-produced granola and honey, various knickknacks, etc. Prices are about on par with other similar places. Still, this place is a quirky curiosity that fits the character of the Santa Cruz area.

Best eggs ever! So fresh, affordable and delicious! Also, the Barn Store on the ranch has such amazing local foods and gifts. Highly recommended to check it out!

Our new go to. Love supporting local family businesses who care about their clients and community.

Glaum Ranch Eggs was a cool discovery while cruising in the hills above Aptos near Freedom Blvd one weekend. Glaum is the brand we've being buying for years anyway, seeking their eggs at local grocery and specialty foods like New Leaf Community Markets. I have to write this review sooner than I had planned, because my tips posted on the spot wouldn't stick to the board - they don't show on the listing despite my best efforts. It's no use to collect likes from my friends on my feed without anybody else seeing the posts. I've heard of similar vendors in secluded countryside locations in Germany, but haven't seen one myself when traveling back there, until now - and at home, of all places! You see, there is a cool vending machine dispersing eggs in exchange for your four crispy dollar bills. No credit cards needed, nor are they accepted, and best of all, for you geeks out there, no human interaction required. Even though The Barn closes early at 2pm on Saturdays, you can still purchase the eggs from the vending machine until 8pm. Now, I call that convenience! My friend has said she'd go as far as to call it hot, but that would make for all hard boiled eggs (credit to Alicia). I love the concept of vending machine for eggs both amusing and reminiscent of the dot.com era of early 2000s, when eggs.com by mail killed all other tangible startups in one and the same bursting high tech bubble. This is the next closest thing to it that actually works (smile). Live and learn.

A quirky little stop if there ever was one. I mean, a vending machine for eggs! Remember to bring cash and use the machine outside then enjoy the chicken show! It was weirdly fascinating! We even checked out the inside- a spacious store where you can buy local and organic products. Definitely recommend to check this place out if you're driving by this area! (Tip: We got 18 ct eggs- make sure you have somewhere to store them in your car and/or something to secure the eggs because it only comes with the bottom carton. We asked for another one to cover it but wished we had rubber bands or something so I didn't have to hold it in the car until we got to our destination.)

I love getting my eggs directly from Glaum by the flat and I've been buying Glaum organic eggs at the grocery store for more than 10 years now. But lately all the yolks have been getting paler and paler. I've kept chickens and a diverse and nutritious diet produces beautiful dark yolks. What are you feeding these organic hens?? My most recent eggs had yolks that were almost white. Not the most appetizing.

Eggs are definitely not fresh or free range. I have raised chickens myself and from my experience fresh free range chickens lay eggs that have healthy yolks that are good color and are strong enough that they don't break easily.

Great eggs but I don't get the reason for driving out there to get them. There's nothing much in the store besides for the eggs and you don't get to hang out with the chickens.

I've never visited them, but I buy their eggs regularly at Berkeley Bowl. They are some of the tastiest eggs I've found with rich, velvety yolks. Highly recommend!

It's a great spot to get eggs and other Knick knack you need. The owner/owners and workers are very welcoming which the greet you with a smile.

Awesome eggs and vending machine show! Chicken "cluck" song is still playing in the back of my head. What is that tune?

Best place to go to for eggs when we go to Santa Cruz! It's a cute little barn house with au naturale eggs! I always like coming here because it's such a cute little place! Staff is friendly and during covid they're very clean and careful!

First time to Glaum Egg Ranch on Fri 11/25/11. We got there late so I didn't get to see the inside of the store, but their egg vendor aka Egg Vending Machine is open Daily 6am-8pm! There's some parking in front of the one egg vending machine. Make sure the Curtain for the show is down before putting in the $3 Bills. No coins or Credit cards allowed for the machine so bring 3 crisp One Dollar Bills. Show will start & eggs will slide out. Show is 2 minutes 13 seconds, so if you miss the beginning because of the eggs you can see it 2 more times! It's cheesy & cute, you can also see it on You Tube. Tip: Bring your own egg cartons. I saved 2 egg cartons because I wanted protection for my eggs. They only have an open flat for the 24 eggs. They also sell organic compost. 1 bag (30lbs) $4; 10+ yards = $25 per yard; 1-9 yards=$30 per yard. Sign said they see free range organic eggs; cage free white eggs; & cage free brown eggs. I saw the Happy Thanksgiving show on Fri 11/25/11 the day after Thanksgiving. They supposedly change it often. I hope to visit at least once a year when I need 2 dozen eggs. Store hrs: Sunday-Closed M-F 7:30-4; Sat 8-10:30am Thanksgiving day - Closed Christmas Eve 12/24-Closed NYE 12/31 - Closed Egg Vendor (egg vending machine) Daily 6a-8p

Egg Vending Machine. Egg vending machine with singing and dancing chickens. You heard me. Singing and dancing chickens. I grew up just over the hill from the farm and I just learned about this amazement last fall. Pop three dollars in the slot and you get three dozen tasty beautiful eggs. When we went, someone popped their head out of the little store window to make sure we had crisp ones and then left us to our squeals of delight.

Recommended!!! They generally have every type - organic, free range, colors & sizes of eggs in flats and cartons at store prices with a selection of local produced and unusual condiments, sauces, honey, knick knacks and wearables in the new metal barn structure. I drive by for fresh eggs every two weeks on my way from Santa Cruz to Salinas and when friends drop by, we see the singing diorama too. Nice people!!!

Went here with our friends from Santa Cruz. They are regulars, and rarely buy their eggs anywhere else. Go there, get your eggs through the vending machine and watch the chicken show, which comes with your purchase. Little kids will love it. Found the staff, to be friendly, hard working group. We would go there all the time if we lived closer. I grew up on a small farm, so we always had fresh eggs, and most of the time they were great, but sometimes not so much. Just writing this, because just like anything else, you may get a set, that is not up to par. When you think about it seriously, most every kind of food is that way. If that bothers you, grow or raise it yourself. BTW, the chickens were performing Boogey Woogey Bugle Boy, the day we we visited. Easy parking, do read the signs when coming up the driveway.

I loved it. Wacky as hell. make sure you have 3 crisp one's

We've been getting our eggs from Glaum's for at least 10 years. They have always been fresh and tasty. Service has always been with a smile. The new "barn" has interesting merchandise and lends an inspiration for putting together gift baskets. But we mainly come for the eggs. Just excellent overall.

These are the worst eggs I've ever had. Two other people in my family agree. The egg yolks are almost clear certainly not bright orange which a good egg should have. Another thing every 3rd egg cracks the yolk when putting in the pan or in a bowl or ??? Nothing works. The worst most disgusting part by far is these eggs are watery. I have never seen anything like it. Never buying these eggs again; in fact I'm going to return them. I wouldn't feed these to my dogs there's something clearly wrong.

My problem with the owner claiming their chickens are not debeaked is that no one, outside of the owners and workers, ever see their chickens. They are cage-free, not pastured, so are in large buildings together. Having worked with a local chicken rescue group I know FIRST HAND that Glaum Egg Ranch will not allow any of their chickens that are being culled (killed, because egg production has dropped off usually) to be rescued. Their chickens never have a chance, even when they don't want them anymore.

Overall I was hoping for a much more "chicken" experience than I actually got. I have chickens in my back yard so a large part of the reason I went was to see how a larger operation does things, try to get some ideas. I did not see one live chicken there. I didn't even see a picture of a live chicken. I didn't even hear any clucking. The vending machine is ok but the dancing chickens are pretty cheesy and the carton they give you doesn't have a lid so the eggs are pretty precarious on the way home. I ended up with three stars because it was only $3 for 24 eggs but tempered by the fact that there is no proof of any live chickens in the area.

There is something about dancing chickens and 24 eggs for $3 that makes me happy. I babysit for an 18 month old who even does the little dance with them. BOOCKKK BOCK BAGAAUK!

Great place to get eggs at an awesome price. I recommend the egg vending machine- free song and dance with eggs!

We come even more often ever since The Barn opened. Have shopped there to put together baskets of local treats as hostess gifts. We feel guilty when we buy a grocery store egg. Grandkids and out of town visitors seem to appreciate the chicken revue equally!

OK. First off, the people are super nice. The chickens are waiting to dance in the CHICKEN SHOW! It is super cute for kids and adults. They change the clothes and decorations per the season. But lets talk eggs. They have the best EGGS ever. I love the flats at the window. The different varieties are sure to meet anyone's budget. I get a variety of sizes and types but no matter what I can guarantee I am getting the best tasting, freshest, and most healthy eggs in town or anywhere. Glaum has the best eggs and the shells are solid and thick. They are not flimsy and breakable like the store bought processed eggs. The Glaum eggs are simply incredible. I dont know if they have them running free outside and happy like we would prefer but I do know they are some good eggs! :)

We have gotten our eggs from the vending machine for about 6 months now. We absolutely love it. I'd give it a 4.5/5 stars if I could, but I'll round it up. A few things to know: It used to be $4 for 22 eggs. (About $2.25 per dozen). I had an unpleasant surprise that as of last month, it was switched to $4 for 19 eggs. (About $2.50 a dozen) Still a good deal, but sad that they was no explanation. Wondering if the new laws had something to do with it, although I understand they are already cage free. While I rarely get a cracked egg, it still happens on occasion so now I guess it will be a bit more frustrating. It's a bummer they are not open on Sundays, as it would be perfect timing for my family. But oh well, it is not too far out of our way to go on another day. Almost every time I have gone when nobody is there working, but the last time the window was open and unfortunately I did not find the employee very pleasant. I asked her a few questions but I got pretty snappy responses. Again, oh well. Not enough to affect my patronage. Overall, I still prefer this place over going to a grocery store for eggs. They taste great and are very fresh.

This place is so sweet and nice! Its very fun to take the kids! they have a little dancing chicken show! So Fun! I definitely suggest this place is you want eggs and a chicken show!

I get both their eggs and compost delivered through Freshness Farms. Wonderful eggs and their chicken compost may be stinky when you first spread it but now my plants are out of this world happy. I haven't seen my roses look like that in years!

Regardless of the titles and certifications, it's easy to tell how the chickens live by simply LOOKING at and TASTING the eggs. The Glaum eggs I purchased have light yellow yolks that break immediately when dropped in a bowl or pan. They must be better than eggs that are not labeled organic and free range, but... Eggs I buy from a farm where the hens are really in a pasture all day, enjoying sunlight and eating grubs, worms, and bugs have deep golden yolks that stand up and are hard to break. They taste rich. This simple test makes it immediately obvious how healthy and happy the birds really are. You will rarely find eggs like this at the grocery store--even if they are "organic", "free range", and "humanely raised". Almost every brand of eggs at Whole Foods, for example, is some version of the Glaum story, including Whole Foods new in-house brand, Vital Eggs. They are all from large farms and when the operations get to that size, obviously the birds conditions are compromised. When Whole Foods does carry eggs that are really high quality and local, the people who know line up on delivery day and they sell out: Shelly's Pasture Raised Eggs at the Walnut Creek, CA store and Soul Food Eggs at the Lafayette store, as two examples. If you are looking for the real deal, it's usually going to require work. You have to research and then encourage your grocery store to carry the eggs (or whatever other product) you find.

Okay so you say why drive all the way out here for eggs? And you have a good point. But I have two words for you. Chicken Poop! Yep you heard me right, I head here to buy Chicken Poop. Big warm steaming bags of Chicken Poop to put in my composter. It is a great additive for gardening. Plus I can buys some eggs from their super cute farm stand.

The chickens are in Watsonville, the facility in Aptos is just processing and packing. I haven't been to either site, but the eggs themselves certainly get 5 stars for freshness and taste. We get the organic, brown, free range eggs from our CSA.

These eggs lose their shell color when boiled-- I mean it literally rubs off. Eggs don't do that. Are the shells dyed?

Love this place!! Great price on delicious, cage-free eggs. We get a flat of 30 large white cage-free eggs for $7.50 every couple of weeks. Friendly staff and beautiful location, well worth the trip!

The concept and execution of Glaum Egg Ranch's 24 hour egg vending machine is part quirky California, part old-fashioned showmanship, and part delightful inventiveness. You put $3.00 U.S. dollars into the vending machine and get a flat of 24 fresh eggs in return and are treated to a really cute surprise. Two separate families arrived during the time that we visited the Glaum Egg Ranch to purchase eggs. The first was a Mexican American family in a pick up truck. The father slipped his money in, repeating a few times with the last limp dollar bill that the machine refused several times until it finally went through, and lo and behold, a flat of eggs appeared in the wide slot below, AND a small curtain in a window to the left of the vending machine opened to reveal a wacky scene accompanied by music that could make you want to jig. The occupants of the lively diorama were dressed in summery Fourth of July glitter and hats. The little girl in the family, watching with her fingers and face pressed up against the window, just flipped out. Her giggles were echoed by the chuckling from the adults who were waiting in the car-- laughing maybe more at the girl's delight than the animated entertainment. The family drove off with two separate flats of eggs. Next arrived a white-haired, pale, elderly couple in their vintage Buick. The man got out, nodded to us, and proceeded to purchase his eggs. The curtain went up again and the music started over-- the man turned to look at his wife in the passenger side of the car, who had stuck her head out the window to watch. The wide, red lipstick smile in her pale, papery skin was remarkable. It's apparently fun to buy eggs at this place at any age. Appropriately, a cat snoozed nearby on a counter at the closed receiving window, under a sign that said "Fresh Eggs Here." As I took photographs of the egg vending and entertainment in progress, I felt transported into the myth of a happy, bright-future America, where hard work, cleverness, and optimism will get you all the eggs you can count before they're hatched. Thanks to the owners at the Adobe on Green in Santa Cruz for tipping us off to this place. As they noted, this stop is probably best after dark so you can really get the full effect of the glow and lights from the show in the window.

I like Glaum's as a company, however I don't see the point in going to the farm to buy the eggs. I went thinking that I'd get a better price than in stores, because of the elimination of a middle man, and buying a bulk, but I calculated it, and I paid the exact same price per egg. Kind of weird. Also you don't get to see any chickens, which I was excited about.

I really wanted to like this place so much that I bought 78 eggs. (A family of 6 people go through eggs fast!). I drove straight home and cracked open an egg that turned out watery. I then tried one from each carton and still watery. I said nothing about it to my husband to see if he came to the same conclusion. My husband and I both agree that all the eggs were watery. I hoped this was random so I emailed the ranch to ask about it. I've received no reply. My advice to anyone is to try a dozen or 18 eggs before investing in so many.

THE BEST place to find entertainment and nutrition. You HAVE to go see their egg dispenser. The staff are terrific. It's eggselent !

Huge, fresh eggs, wonderfully corny Chicken Show...what's not to love?!

What's not to like about being able to get fresh eggs from the source at a bargain price and if you use the vending machine you get the free chicken show when the window goes up and the mechanical chicks dance to the music! Kids love it and adults love it. The chicks are dressed depending on the season or holiday. If you eat eggs on a regular basis this is the place to get them if it's not too far for you to go.

We love the eggs from Glaum. Better prices that the supermarkets, and I wish they could make change, but maybe I'll eventually remember to bring three ones. Last time I arrived at the same time as an employee and they graciously changed a $20 for me. Thanks, Glaum!

We love coming and using the fun egg vending machine!! We normally come on Sundays but for some reason last Sunday the gate was closed:( I checked the website and it said that the vending machine is open 7 days a week so not sure why it was closed. On that note I won't be coming on Sundays anymore.

This is a local, family-owned, chicken factory. Type their address into Google maps (3100 Valencia Road, Aptos, 95003) and view the gigantic warehouse the chickens are kept in. CORRECTION: I have been told this is their processing center. GLAUM RANCH QUESTION #1: can you please tell me the addresses of all your locations and specify which have chickens on site? I was interested to read from another post that they de-beak. CORRECTION: I have learned that they are "Humane Certified" which allows beak-trimming, not de-beaking. Beak-trimming is not as bad as de-beaking, but it is still repulsive. The Humane Certified folks are rather clear that beak-trimming is fine with them to avoid the chickens attacking eachother. See page 23: http://www.certifiedhumane.org/uploads/pdf/Standards/English/Std09.Layers.2J.pdf. (It's like declawing humans if you have 100 of them living in a 1000 square foot apartment so they won't kill eachother. Give them more room and they won't attack eachother. Owners of chickens who have enough room don't trim beaks; those who cram too many of them in too small of a space must trim beaks). Just don't pretend you MUST trim beaks when you could really just stop cramming them in such a small space. GLAUM RANCH QUESTION #2: Can you tell me what percentage of your chickens have 100% of their beaks unaltered in any way? If you can tell me 99% or more, I will rescind my comment. I have learned that "cage free," "free range," and "Humane Certified" are mere pastoral prose. They can still have 4,000 chickens in a hot building (but no cage), one 18-inch square per chicken (humane certified seems to think this is adequate; imagine humans living together with a similar proportion of space, maybe 4 square feet per person), with one 10-foot dirt run for 4,000 birds (free range requirements seem to think such a small run has meaning), trim the beak, dump baby boy chicks in a bag to suffocate, and there's no requirement for how frequently they remove the dead birds. MORE QUESTIONS FOR GLAUM RANCH: QUESTION #3: Can you please tell me, for each of your address locations, how many chickens are in each of your buildings and how much floor/shelf/and outdoor space per building and approximately how many chickens you have in each building? (for example, address XYZ has 3 buildings of of 5000 square feet of floor, 2000 square feet of shelf, and 1000 square feet of outdoor space, and 5000 chickens each). QUESTION #4: Do you kill the boy chicks? If so, how? QUESTION #5: How many dead chickens do you remove per day from each building they are in and how regularly do you remove them (for example, once a week or just whenever you find them). ......since all of my emails to you have gone unanswered, I now challenge you to give me CLEAR and UNAMBIGUOUS answers to ALL of my questions through yelp. I am not interested in extremely vague answers; I have requested specifics. You can get eggs that are raised under humane conditions from Full Circle Farm in Sunnyvale (http://www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org/) and Hidden Villa in Los Altos (http://www.hiddenvilla.org/), though you have to arrive early at the markets where they sell to get any. Sunnyvale Farmer's Market sells Surfside Chicken eggs and chicken meat too (http://www.surfsidechickens.com/) Worth the trip if you want to eat eggs and have a clear conscience. I would like to add that I neither work for, volunteer for, or have any affiliation with the other egg places I mentioned beyond simply having both researched and purchased eggs from them.

What a great place to get eggs, which is what I do practically every other week for the last twelve years. It's a nice short drive from Capitola and the service is tops. If I don't make it during business hours, there's always the singing chicken vending. I admit, I get my eggs and don't stay for the show. (twelve years now) but many people do. Kids love it. Today, I had the chance to sneak a peek inside the building where pallets of eggs ready for the vending machine. That was one clean building! Very impressive. When I make it there on Monday's, Cecila is ,for the most part, the one working. She's always been nice to me and all customer's that are sometimes in line in front of me. She's got this nice attitude, straight in the eye look and knows what she's doing. Hauling out dollies of eggs for some customers to even going somewhere in back to get more eggs. She's always on the go with that professional customer service that a business owner as myself looks for in other businesses. Thank you Cecilia and Glaum for being there for us! And producing excellent tasting, clean cheap priced eggs! I will always keep on telling my customers about you!

I drove a distance specifically for these eggs and had high hopes looking forward to the pack filled flavor of an orange yolk produced by free-range organic chicken. The eggs are priced by size and I purchases a dozen of the jumbo size. When i got home, I was disappointed that one row was jumbo size and the other row was regular size (yes, there is a noticeable difference...it could have been an honest mistake by the older brunette woman who pack them for me, or maybe it wasn't). I was still looking forward to the flavor, but was again disappointed. The yolk was just the opposite of the orange yolk that I've become accustomed to with other free-range organic eggs. These yolks had the yellow and watery consistency of any store-bought, mass produced eggs. Unfortunately, I've had better organic free range eggs that were store bought. Next time, I'll save myself the distance and extra money and stick to the other brand that are free-range organic eggs sold in stores closer to home.

Great product at a great price. I have been buying my eggs from the vending machine at Glaum for a couple of months now and have been more than pleased with the quality and freshness of the eggs. The posts above claim you get 24 eggs, maybe at the time of their posting you did. As of 5/16/2013 your 3 bucks gets you 22 large white eggs. Last week I didn't have time to get out to Glaum and spent $2.19 (regular price) for 1 dozen of the cheapest (store brand) large white eggs. This equates to 18.25 cents per egg. Compare that to the 22 eggs you get from the vending machine for $3.00 it comes out to be 13.63 cents per eggs. A savings of over 5 cents per egg and that is not even taking into consideration that the store brand eggs regularly produced eggs with no claims of Cage-Free or Organic. Reading through the above posts I noted several that gave 1 star. I'm sure they would have given them zero stars if they could as the post made very little or NO mention of the product but were obviously PETA types who only made mention that they did not agree with Glaum's hubandry practices. Now I'm not a die hard Organic buyer but I do try to buy organic if the price is not prohibitive and when I found out that I can buy eggs that meet a certain standard of being "Organic" or Humane" or whatever cheaper than regular commercially produced eggs I figured it was a no brainer. I took a trip out there today and it was my first time there when the store was open and was immediately greeted by a pleasant employee. The store carries other sizes of the white eggs and brown eggs as well. After a brief conversation about any taste or texture difference between white and brown eggs I popped my $3.00 into the machine, watched the chicken show and went home a happy guy.