“What have I done?” That’s the thought I get whenever I agree to drag our big-ass Chicken Poo Bingo board -with birds- to an event. To be fair, it’s work gathering everything from poultry to paper towels (used to “clear the board”) into the truck. Then driving to the location, knowing it’s an afternoon of […]
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Flock officially jazz wings over LFL
There’s a chicken-themed Little Free Library in the Northland filled with books about diversity, equity, and accessibility? And it’s partnering with a local bookstore? — LoLa says, CLUCK YEAH! The flock is officially all jazz wings. Like everyone else, we at Locally Laid have been trying to think of ways to help during these times. […]
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Hard Boiling Fresh Eggs
More people are getting their hands on just laid eggs – either from their own chickens, friends with more eggs than they need, farmer’s markets or commercial, local ones. The problem – Fresh eggs are harder to peel when hard boiled. This can make for less beautiful hard-boiled or deviled egg. Why? In a very fresh egg, […]
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Colorful Take on Deviled Eggs
When you co-own Locally Laid Egg Company, people turn to you with high expectations. (Ok, I really wanted to put egg’spectations there but I refrained, mostly. kinda.) Fortunately, I know people. Foodie People who know how to make things. My friend, Sue Sailer of Perham, gifted my family some delicious pickled beets and suggested […]
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Learning Marketing from a Chicken
“So, Lucie…what are you up to?” I get that a lot. People want to know what I’ve been up to post book. And it’s a legitimate question. The answer is like me —a messy blur of things. Of course, I’ve worked with Jason and the whole LoLa team to open the berry wing of the operation: […]
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A Student asks, ‘Why Shop Local’ — well, that’s a fun question
We have a lot of college students contacting us as they study agriculture or marketing or even writing. But today I heard from someone studying business and she dropped this question: Why is it important for locals to support small businesses as opposed to big chain stores? You’ve likely seen the memes about shopping local […]
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