How Much Are Cheap Eggs Really Worth?

Chef Andrea Reusing writes for Gourmet Magazine's food politics section about her delight at finding $6 a dozen eggs, produced the old-fashioned way, at a farmers' market in Santa Cruz, California, and she defends her enthusiasm with some facts about nutrition and taste that may surprise you. How about adding some chickens to your lifestyle? PS: We also like the unusual egg varieties slideshow.