12 Free-Range Woodland Eggs
Our Woodland eggs are laid by hens free to roam. Every time you buy a dozen we donate 1p to the Woodland Trust to support Britain's native woods and wildlife.
The cook's staple ingredient
Beat it, boil it or whip it into shape, the egg is one of nature's most adaptable - and tasty - basic ingredients. And when you know it's been laid by a happy hen, somehow it tastes even better.
Mastering the boiled egg
Where would we be without eggs? No sponge cakes, cooked breakfasts, cheesy omelettes, mayonnaise. or that old favourite: boiled egg and soldiers. The trick to the perfect boiled egg is to take it out of the fridge half an hour beforehand - that should stop it cracking. For a runny yoke, boil for 4 minutes, otherwise leave it bubbling away for 7 minutes or so. For a fancy twist, try swapping your buttery soldiers for freshly steamed asparagus tips.
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Planting trees for happier hens
You may associate hens with farmyards, but their ancestor, the Red Junglefowl of SE Asia, would scratch around on a jungle floor and roost in trees at night. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the domestic hen prefers forest canopies to grassy fields. That’s the kind of environment we offer the free range hens at our Woodland farms, where 20% of their range area is given over to indigenous broadleaved trees. So you can be sure your Woodland eggs are laid by happier, healthier hens.
Ensuring animals have a better quality of life
Sales of Woodland Eggs have raised over £1,036,520 for the Woodland Trust to date.
When you buy eggs at Sainsbury's you can be sure none are from caged hens. But that's just a scratch in the farmyard. Look out for the Freedom Food label - it means that whatever you've put in your basket, whether it's sausages, salmon, turkey or veal, it's met the strict welfare standards devised and monitored by the RSPCA.
