Yes. We completed a full pharmaceutical drug residue screening on our eggs, and the results showed no detectable drug residues.

This matters because labels alone do not always guarantee the absence of pharmaceutical contamination in the modern industrial food system.

In fact, research has found antibiotic residues even in eggs marketed as “antibiotic free” at farmers markets (link to study here).

At Angel Acres Egg Club, we believe transparency matters. That’s why we invest in third-party testing rather than relying solely on marketing claims or industry labels.

We also believe consumers deserve to better understand how pharmaceutical drugs are commonly used in modern animal agriculture and how residues can impact food quality and negatively impact human health.

Research is still in its infancy since drug use in agriculture is relatively new, but one review paper summaries:

“Veterinary drug residues have essential public health consequences. Toxicity, allergic reaction, antimicrobial drug resistance, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity and disruption of intestinal normal flora are among the major negative impacts of these drugs in the public.”

Learn more about drug use in modern livestock agriculture and how that negatively impacts human and environmental health in our 3-part blog series:

Part 1:

Drug Use in Livestock: Why Antibiotics and Other Drugs Are Used in Modern Animal Agriculture

Part 2:

Do Drug Residues End Up in Meat, Milk, and Eggs? Understanding MRLs and Food Testing Gaps

Part 3:

How Livestock Drug Use Impacts Human Health, Antibiotic Resistance, and the Environment

Yes! 

Angel Acres Farm is where this all began.

Back in 2021, it was just two sisters, zero farming experience, and 8 backyard chickens… plus one simple question:

What are these animals actually being fed?

When we went to buy feed, we read the ingredient labels the same way we read food labels.

And honestly…

We weren’t happy with what we found.

So we did what no one else was doing:

We created our own custom feed: corn-free, soy-free, flax-free, and intentionally designed to be low in PUFAs.

And we changed the egg!

Today, those original Angel Acres eggs are now delivered nationwide through our regenerative farm cooperative: Nourish Food Club.

You can read the full origin story here.

Some weeks we are sold out! Because we’re not building an industrial egg factory. We grow slowly and intentionally, expanding through a trusted network of small regenerative farms. No shortcuts. No confinement. No compromise.

To ensure true farm freshness, our Egg Club runs on a 7-day harvest cycle. We restock weekly and our subscribers get first dibs. Next in line? The waitlist!

Join the waitlist here to be first notified when eggs restock

All farm-fresh egg club members must first join Nourish Food Club, a single $1 fee for a lifetime membership! (You will be prompted to do so before checking out)

To ensure true farm freshness, our Egg Club runs on a 7-day harvest cycle.

We aren’t a grocery store.

And we’re definitely not building an industrial egg factory.

We grow slowly and intentionally through a trusted network of small regenerative farms, where eggs are hand collected daily and carefully brought to our shipping hub.

Here’s how weekly restock works:

• - Eggs are harvested fresh throughout the week
• - Egg subscribers get first dibs
• - Subscriptions process every Friday at 4pm ET
• - Right after that… we release the remaining inventory!

If eggs are part of your weekly staples, I highly recommend subscribing. Egg subscribers get 10% off each box price, and always get first access before inventory goes to the remaining Nourish Food Club members!

Decades of research spanning more than 70 years along with our own repeated fatty acid testing make one thing very clear: PUFAs in = PUFAs out.

Meaning, when chickens consume more polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) in their diet, those same fats are deposited directly into the egg yolk. This relationship is well established in the scientific literature. Diets high in soy, corn, distillers grains, and other PUFA-rich byproducts consistently produce eggs higher in total PUFAs and linoleic acid (an omega-6 PUFA).While developing our custom corn- and soy-free, low-PUFA feed, we have conducted repeated fatty acid analyses to confirm this effect firsthand (and to make sure my feed ration was working!).

Our eggs have been lab-tested multiple times since I started formulating my own feed in my garage in 2021 at Michigan State University, consistently showing a significantly lower PUFA and linoleic acid content compared to conventional and pasture-raised eggs fed standard diets. The results have consistently shown similar results.

Here is a link to the original research study I participated in demonstrating that my custom made low PUFA feed resulted in lower PUFA levels relative to other mobile pasture-raised eggs (fed corn and soy) and 'cage free' systems.

Here is a link to our May 2025 testing, which showed 5.5% Linoleic Acid and 7.5% total Omega 6. (Very low PUFA)

Here is a link to the fatty acid test result listed as Percentage of Fatty Acids from fall of 2024 comparing our eggs to Organic Vial Farms and Organic Cage Free.

With a 6.122% Linoleic Acid fatty acid percentage, for 2 eggs that is 10 grams of fat * .06122 = only 0.6 grams Linoleic Acid per 2 of our eggs. Low PUFA eggs! Compare that to 10 * .22894 = 2.3 grams Linoleic Acid per 2 eggs.

73% less Linoleic Acid!

Repeated exposure, day after day, this builds up inside of you and negatively impacts metabolism, gut health, and overall health.

The reality is that there are no 100% grass-fed chickens since chickens are omnivores, not vegetarians. 

Many people assume chickens can thrive on grass and bugs alone. In reality, that’s neither accurate nor humane. Chickens are omnivores with significant energy and protein requirements, especially laying hens. Grass and insects cannot reliably meet those needs year-round. Chickens have been domesticated for roughly 8,000 years and have always relied on humans for supplemental grain feeding alongside foraging. Expecting hens to live solely on pasture leads to nutrient deficiencies, poor health, and reduced welfare. Pasture is an important addition to a chicken’s diet, but intentional supplemental feed is essential for healthy birds and high-quality eggs.

The problem is most modern feeds are high in PUFAs due to soy and corn-byproducts (because that is what the system is designed for). So we rolled up our sleeves and designed out own feed!

Chickens are monogastric (single stomached) animals (like us), meaning they cannot get their required protein intake from grass alone (unlike ruminants such as cows). So while our chickens consume grass and bugs on pasture, they are supplemented with our custom-made corn- and soy-free feed.

We've actually worked really hard to lower our egg box price over time!

But the higher cost of our eggs is primarily due to the specialized packaging required for delivery of the premium eggs, and the FedEx shipping fee adds to the overall costs. (A lot more than $0.10 cartons at the store!) The cost also includes shipping protection, so that damaged or stolen boxes are fully covered.

Additionally, we have developed a custom, one-of-a-kind chicken feed that does not contain any corn, soy, or other high-PUFA ingredients that are often subsidized and therefore cheaper to acquire. Our feed costs are 3-5 times higher than standard chicken feeds.

We are diligently working to bring our costs down so we can transfer this reduced fee to the customer, without cutting any corners. 

All chickens (even pasture-raised ones) require supplemental feed, which can make up 70–90% of their diet. What they eat has a huge impact on the quality of the eggs they produce.

Corn and soy free means that the feed does not contain corn or soy. Typical commercial chicken feeds, even for pasture-raised hens, often include soybean meal, soy oil, “vegetable oil,” and corn-based ingredients like dried distillers grains. These ingredients are highly unsaturated and loaded with plant-based polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), especially omega-6 linoleic acid (LA).

Here’s the key point: when a chicken eats more PUFAs, more PUFAs show up in her eggs. That’s a problem because most of us are already overexposed to these unstable fats from vegetable oils and conventional meats, something our ancestors never dealt with in such high quantities.

Unfortunately, many brands advertising “corn and soy free” eggs stop at removing corn and soy... but what do they replace them with?

Often, the substitutes are other high-PUFA seeds and oils, which doesn’t solve the PUFA problem... it just repackages it.

At Nourish and Angel Acres Egg Club we do things differently. We custom formulate our feed to be corn- and soy-free and low in PUFAs, producing eggs with 74% less linoleic acid than conventional eggs.

When done the right way, corn and soy free eggs can lead to:

• Less unstable fats in your diet
• Lower oxidation and free radical formation
• Fewer hormone-disrupting compounds
• Eggs that are easier to digest
  

When done right, “corn and soy free” isn’t just an allergen label, it’s a way to restore eggs to the nutrient profile nature intended.

Want to dig deeper? Check out my YouTube video where I explore “Is Corn- and Soy-Free a Scam?”

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We believe in small regenerative farms—not factory farms or confinement operations. To expand our supply without compromising our standards, we partner with like-minded small-scale farms that follow the same regenerative practices (mobile pasture-raised) and feed standards. Allpartner farms use our custom low PUFA feed blend and zero pesticides or chemicals on pasture to ensure consistency and quality across the board. Here’s a video of me visiting our Kansas hub so you can see firsthand how we uphold these values at every level of production!

All fats are not created equal. There are three main types: polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), monounsaturated fats (MUFAs), and saturated fats (SFAs). You’ve probably heard about seed oils... they’re high in PUFAs, which is why they can disrupt metabolism and wreak havoc inside the body. Unfortunately, many modern eggs can be similar, because standard chicken feed is loaded with PUFA-rich ingredients.

So why does this matter?

The types of fat in an egg come directly from what the hen eats (even pasture-raised hens, since feed still makes up 70–90% of their diet).

The fats we eat don’t just provide energy; they become part of our cells and act as powerful metabolic signals. Too many PUFAs can:

• - Impair energy production
• - Increase oxidative stress
• - Disrupt insulin sensitivity
• - Alter fat composition
• - Slow metabolism
• - Raise inflammation and chronic disease risk
  

A century ago, PUFAs made up just 1–2% of our calories. Today, they’re 15–25% thanks to changes in our food system (and the diet of livestock like chickens). Conventional feed these days leads to eggs with elevated PUFA levels.

That’s why we make our own custom low-PUFA feed, free of corn, soy, flax, and other high-PUFA ingredients. The result? Eggs that are genuinely nourishing, with fewer unstable fats and a healthier fatty acid profile.

Want to dive deeper into the health consequences of PUFAs? Check out our [blog post] or watch our [YouTube video]!

No, and for a reason! It’s time we stop blindly trusting this Organic label, and dig in deeper!

Instead of relying on generic labels, we partner directly with regenerative row crop farmers who do not use harmful chemicals. This allows us to know exactly where and how every ingredient in our custom Low-PUFA feed blend is grown.

From seed to feed, feed to chicken, chicken to egg, and egg to fork, we oversee every step of the process. This hands-on approach ensures our eggs meet the highest standards of quality, health, and transparency.

Since we know where the feed ingredients are grown, and the chickens forage and flourish on chemical free pastures recent lab tests have confirmed that Angel Acres eggs are free of glyphosate. This isn’t just luck... it’s by design.

At Angel Acres, we believe you deserve food grown with integrity and care. That’s why we take the time to know our farmers, their practices, and the land they nurture—so you can feel confident in every bite.

Organic eggs just mean that the chickens were fed ‘certified organic feed ingredients’ - but they can still be stuffed into confinement barns. And I hate to break it to you, but Organic Soy Beans contain the same amount of PUFAs as non organic soybeans. Our fatty acid tests confirm that our eggs contain 74% less Linoleic Acid (an Omega 6 PUFA relative to a popular ‘Organic Pasture Raised Egg’). 

Another issue is that the organic feed used for laying hens is heavily imported (over 80%), particularly soy and corn from India, Turkey, and South America.

This "Organic Feed" being imported with unknown, hard to regulate standards may be why organic eggs have tested positive for glyphosate residues in multiple studies. A report found that a sample of organic cage-free eggs contained glyphosate residue levels of 169 parts per billion (ppb), which is above the allowable tolerance level of 50ppb. [ref] Another study detected 0.76 mg/kg of glyphosate residue in eggs, which is higher than previously reported levels. [ref] 

Our eggs, on the other hand, have officially tested glyphosate-free, which is the result of our high quality, custom made feed from our regenerative row crop farmers, and zero spray policy on our small regenerative farms. See results below!

Unfortunately, the term pasture-raised is not regulated. So this most likely means chickens live inside a barn and have access to a small door and a single pasture 365 days out of the year (which gets degraded with overuse). So the chickens diet is mostly grain-based, which is often high in PUFA rich ingredients like corn, soy and distiller grains.

We have higher standards - our chickens are ‘mobile pasture-raised’ where their coops are mobile and they are regularly moved to a fresh patch of grass. 

Eggs from truly pasture-raised chickens contain significantly more nutrients since the chicken’s diet directly affects the level of nutrients in the eggs. Hens on pasture have access to all kinds of things not available to chickens in a cage - like sunlight (for more Vitamin D synthesis!), grass, bugs, and the occasional field mouse! (Since chickens are not vegetarians - please don’t fall for that scam marketing label at the store!) 

Our unwashed eggs actually have a much longer shelf life than you may expect. Since we leave the protective "bloom" layer intact, our eggs can last up to 2 months or more in the refrigerator, but we cannot guarantee a specific shelf life. Generally, unwashed eggs can last 4-6 weeks when stored at room temperature in a cool environment. We recommend refrigerating the eggs upon arrival for the best result and longest shelf life.

The egg industry doesn’t want you to know this... but your eggs could be from hens that never touched real grass.

Caged birds live in cramped, unnatural conditions. No sunlight. No space. Just a diet of pesticide-heavy feed.

Cage-free sounds better, but those birds still live indoors their entire lives (just not in cages).

And free-range? Often just a tiny door to a small outdoor area they might never even reach.

Even pasture-raised labels can be misleading. If the big barn never moves, the land gets worn down, the hens stay in the same environment, and their diet is still mostly feed.

At Angel Acres Egg Club, we go further. Our hens are mobile pasture-raised on regenerative land.

Their coops are moved to fresh pasture every few days so they can forage on diverse grasses and insects, stay healthy without pharmaceuticals, and lay nutrient-rich eggs you can feel good about feeding your family. Because when the hens thrive, so do you.

Plus, in this regenerative mobile pasture-raised model, the chickens are helping to restore soil health, create thriving ecosystems, and build a healthier environment for generations to come. Eggs you can feel good about, too!

In industrial systems, eggs are produced for uniformity. Shell color, size, and shape are intentionally standardized, reflecting a factory-style environment where hens are treated as commodities. When every egg in a carton looks identical, that consistency is usually the result of controlled inputs and confinement.

True pasture-raised systems are different. Hens forage freely, eat varying amounts of feed and pasture day to day, and live according to natural rhythms. Because of that, some variation in shell color, size, and shape is normal, and expected. Those small differences reflect animals expressing natural behaviors and living in alignment with their environment, rather than being optimized for efficiency.

Yolk color can be misleading when used as a quality indicator since it can be engineered.

Yolk color comes from carotenoids, fat-soluble plant pigments that hens consume and deposit into the yolk. When hens forage on pasture, they naturally consume carotenoids from grasses, forbs, flowers, and insects.

However, pasture access is not the only factor that determines yolk color. Feed formulation plays a major role. In industrial egg production, yolk color has essentially become a paint-by-numbers operation. Specific pigment additives can be added to feed to reliably produce deep orange yolks, regardless of how the hen is actually raised.

That means a hen confined to a windowless barn (eating corn, soy, seed oils, and pigment additives) can still lay an egg with the exact “golden” color consumers associate with quality.

Producers can manipulate yolk color through feed. That’s why color alone doesn’t tell you how a hen lived.

Hens truly raised on pasture do consume a wide range of carotenoids while foraging (from grasses, forbs, flowers, and insects) and those pigments contribute naturally to yolk color. What many people don’t realize is that both yellow and orange yolks contain carotenoids. The difference in color reflects which carotenoids are available and how much the hen is consuming. And those inputs naturally change with the seasons. Cool-season grasses common in early spring and late fall tend to produce lighter, more yellow yolks. Warm-season plants and flowers contribute pigments that deepen yolks toward richer golds and oranges.

This is why eggs from truly pasture-raised hens don’t look identical year-round. Some months they’re darker. Other times they’re lighter. That natural variation is a feature, not a flaw, because real farming follows seasonal cycles.

All eggs provide valuable nutrition, but the levels of those nutrients are not fixed. When hens consume a balanced feed and forage on pasture, they take in a wider spectrum of nutrients from living plants, insects, and sunlight. Many of those nutrients are deposited directly into the yolk. This is why eggs from truly pasture-raised hens tend to contain higher levels of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E, and K2.

Here’s why those levels increase:

• Vitamin D rises with sunlight exposure. Hens synthesize vitamin D when exposed to natural sunlight, and that vitamin is transferred into the egg.
• Vitamin E comes from fresh plant matter and increases when hens consume more living forage.
• Vitamin K2 increases because pasture-raised hens consume vitamin K1-rich grasses and plants, which they convert into vitamin K2 internally and deposit into the yolk.
• Retinol (vitamin A) increases through carotenoid intake. Fresh grasses and plants contain beta-carotene, which hens convert into retinol, the bioavailable form of vitamin A, and store in the egg yolk.

Our eggs were also tested to contain more B vitamins relative to cage-free eggs, as well.

Hens confined indoors eating only a standardized ration without sunlight or diverse forage simply don’t receive the same nutrient inputs. As a result, their eggs may look similar, but they do not deliver the same nutrient density.

Not all “pasture-raised” eggs are created equal.

Most grocery-store pasture-raised eggs come from large industrial systems, often tens of thousands of hens housed in stationary barns with small outdoor access doors. While these systems are an improvement over cages, the scale is still industrial, and the feeding model is usually the same as conventional production.

And that’s the part most people miss: even pasture-raised hens get 70–90% of their calories from supplemental feed.

Pasture access matters, but feed matters just as much, because the fats and compounds in the feed become the fats and compounds in the egg.

The reality is that nearly all chickens in the U.S. are fed corn- and soy-based feed, which is high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs). This is one of the biggest reasons modern eggs contain far more linoleic acid than eggs historically did.

That’s why Angel Acres took a completely different approach.

Instead of relying on standard off-the-shelf feed, we developed our own one-of-a-kind corn- and soy-free feed, intentionally formulated to be low in PUFAs, more aligned with how chickens were traditionally raised.

And the results are measurable:

Independent fatty acid testing shows that Angel Acres eggs contain 73% less omega-6 linoleic acid compared to leading store-bought pasture-raised eggs.

Angel Acres eggs aren’t just a label, they reflect a fundamentally different system:

small regenerative farms, real pasture rotation, and feed designed with metabolic integrity in mind.