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Farmers coping with a scrambled egg market

Local farms try to answer growing demand for specialty varieties

The Columbian
Published: March 8, 2015, 12:00am
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Jonell Kelsey collects eggs at the Kelsey farm in Brush Prairie.
Jonell Kelsey collects eggs at the Kelsey farm in Brush Prairie. The Kelsey farm produces eggs for New Seasons, and also sells direct to customers. Photo Gallery

How do you like your eggs? Forget scrambled or over-easy — do you want them organic, Omega-3 enriched, cage-free, free-range, vegetarian-fed or pasture-raised?

The grocery store egg cooler holds an unprecedented array of options — not to mention a vast price range. A dozen eggs costs less than $2 or almost $9.

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