rising to a higher standard Terra Breads goes cage-free!
Terra Breads eliminates the use of eggs from caged hens
Date: October 14th, 2009
Vancouver-based artisan bread maker and bakery, Terra Breads, will now use only cage-free eggs in all its baked goods.
Terra Breads head baker and co-owner Mary MacKay became interested in using cage-free eggs after hearing the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) present their Chicken OUT! campaign to the Chef’s Table Society of BC earlier this year. The Chef’s Table Society is a chef-administered, province-wide collaborative dedicated to creating a foundation for the exchange of information between culinary professionals.
Terra Breads turned to VHS to help them find a source for liquid cage-free eggs. VHS connected them with Richmond-based Rabbit River Farms. Rabbit River produces both Certified Organic free-range and BC SPCA Certified free-run eggs and is a leading supplier of cage-free eggs for the retail market.
Steve Easterbrook, owner of Rabbit River Farms, has been a leading advocate for cage-free production for the past 15 years. “Our advancement into supplying value-added cage-free egg products such as whole liquid egg and hard-cooked peeled eggs enables us to serve the bakery, restaurant and food service market for ready to use egg products” said Easterbrook.
Terra began trials with Rabbit River’s new cage-free liquid egg product this August. “We mix quality ingredients — many of them organic – to make our breads” said MacKay. “The eggs supplied by Rabbit River are a beautiful golden yellow from the rich yolks that are developed from happy chickens. We are thrilled to be able to now bake with cage-free eggs.”
“We commend Terra Breads for making the switch, and are so pleased that Rabbit River has increased the availability of cage-free egg products” said Leanne McConnachie, Director of VHS’s Chicken OUT! campaign. “Their leadership and cage-free products will encourage and enable many more right-minded retail and food service companies to eliminate the use of eggs from battery caged hens”.
For more on egg-laying hens in Canada, visit Chicken OUT!
Media Contacts:
Steve Easterbrook, Rabbit River Farms – tel: 778-668-8848
Mary Mackay, Terra Breads: - tel: 604 736-1884 ext.113 or 604-805-1224
Leanne McConnachie – Vancouver Humane Society, Director - tel: 604-266-9744 or 604-340-3979
