Delmarva chicken farmer Joe Howard talks about a family homestead morphed into an organic poultry and grain operation.

Let's crack the code of all those egg names. Cage-free means that the hens are not kept in cages, but it doesn't mean they're clucking around in the fresh air and sunshine. They can still be kept ...

Their droppings enrich the soil, and feeding them with food waste reduces the amount of methane-producing organic matter going into landfill. The hens can enjoy a long retirement among the olive trees ...

and feeding them with food waste reduces the amount of methane-producing organic matter going into landfill. The hens can enjoy a long retirement among the olive trees, living for 8-10 years ...