> can take freshly laid eggs and put them in a dark coolish place like my basement on a shelf and they will last well over a month. Do that with store bought e

> can take freshly laid eggs and put them in a dark coolish place like my basement on a shelf and they will last well over a month. Do that with store bought eggs. I dare you The only reason this is true is that commercial eggs in the US are typically washed, which removes the protective impermeable membrane that both covers the egg and makes it look a little icky. In many jurisdictions is is a legal requirement. In Europe/pretty much anywhere else in the world there are stacks of factory produced eggs sitting out on the floor/counter. Anywhere else in the world would take your dare any time since that's exactly what they currently do :) > There is a big difference in veg as well. So for those posters to say there is no real difference clearly have never eaten on a farm. Grew up on/around farms as well. My parents are organic vegetable farmers. Blind taste tests prove the difference is highly variable. Some items (tomatoes in particular) are quite obvious, other items you can tell no difference.