Our Eggs Our Farms Our Hens About Us The Almanac Egg Recipes Where to Buy FARM NEWS What is a B Corporation? Most people know what a “C” Corporation is, at least sort of. It just means they have incorporated under subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code and…well, we’re already falling asleep. But what is a B Corporation? And why did Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs decide to become one? Words by: Jesse Laflamme SHARE Twitter Created with Sketch. np_email_663301_000000 Created with Sketch. Facebook Created with Sketch. pinterest Created with Sketch. B Corporations, also known as B Corps, are businesses that have decided to go beyond the very narrow goal of making profits. We seek to use business as a societal force for good. We have a triple bottom line of profits, people, and the planet. At Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, we always strive to ensure that we're maintaining the same standard of thoughtful and responsible business practices in the office and in the community as we do as Certified Humane farmers on our small family farms. HOW DO YOU BECOME A B CORP? To become a B Corporation, you must go through the rigorous impact assessment process from B Lab, the non-profit that acts as the certifying body. This process looks holistically across all of the impacts of your business, on all stakeholders, not just shareholders. Think of it like being Fair Trade Certified when you buy coffee, or like the USDA Organic Certification when you buy Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, but for the entire company. B Lab certifies thousands of business around the world to ensure they are following strict guidelines around: employee welfare and policies, the environmental impact of the operations, impact on customers, and impact (positive or negative) on the community as a whole. Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs was first certified as a B Corporation in 2013, and we were the very first egg producer period to become one. This also applies to our Nellie’s Free Range Eggs and to Carol’s Eggs. Since 2013, we have been recertified twice, most recently this past year. If you would like to see our detailed report, click here. And to learn more about having your own company become a B Corp click here. Arrow Created with Sketch. Back to All Articles Share Via Email COMMENTS Submit * Required Dan P July 03, 2021 Just bought my first dozen at Vons in SoCal. Great story! Eggs are tasty, and love the fact that you are a B Corp. Hope you can get them in to Sprouts. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Steve@peteandgerrys July 08, 2021 We're so glad to hear that you found our eggs, Dan! Send us an email at familyfarmteam@peteandgerrys.com and we'll send a product request form your way. You can fill that out bring it into your local Sprouts! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Donna April 05, 2021 Hi, can you please take another look at your egg cartons? The extra large eggs are always in great condition, no cracks but something more environmentally friendly would really be appreciated Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Marco April 06, 2021 Hi Donna, Thank you for your follow-up. We are so glad you are enjoying our small family farm organic eggs! Please visit our section on sustainability to see how we have addressed our choices to using a 100% recycled carton as well as our Takeback program! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Anneliese Henderson March 05, 2021 Fantastic job you guys do! Been buying your delicious eggs from Walmart here in Hinesville, GA for a while. Keep up the great work! Thank you! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Marco March 06, 2021 Hi Anneliese, Thank you for those really sweet words! Our family farmers truly appreciate it! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Kelly Gerard May 03, 2020 Do you feed your hens food that contains gluten Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Akaylah@peteandgerrys May 04, 2020 Hi Kelly, that's a great question. In addition to the insects our hens peck around for on organic pastures, they receive a supplemental feed consisting of organic corn and soy along with some additional minerals. Although gluten is not contained in soy, corn, or the wheat midds that the chickens occasionally eat, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that the feed is completely gluten-free. Our feed ingredients can change slightly depending on flock age and time of year, and the ingredients will sometimes include small amounts of barley and/or rye. Though we have not heard of any gluten allergies or sensitivities being triggered by the consumption of our eggs, we encourage you to contact your healthcare provider if you have any concerns of this nature. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Cheryl Cave April 11, 2020 Your eggs are so good! Eggs. That taste fresh from the hen house. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys April 13, 2020 Thank you so much, Cheryl! We're so glad that you're enjoying them and that farm fresh flavor! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Ralph Swain March 30, 2020 What breed of hens do you raise? Are they Rhode Island Reds? Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Deneé@peteandgerrys March 30, 2020 That's a great question! Each of our small family partner farms raises Bovans Browns or Hylines. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Lenore O'Black December 24, 2019 Yea for you! And great for us all...So many of us really appreciare your efforts. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Sarah@Peteandgerrys December 26, 2019 Thank you for your kind words and support Lenore! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Charlotte Pusey August 13, 2019 I’m confused about whether your cartons can be recycled as well as being made of recycled material. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Sarah@peteandgerrys August 14, 2019 Hi Charlotte! Great question. Yes, our cartons are indeed recyclable again. Our cartons are originally made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. In many parts of the country, there’s a surplus of recycled soda bottle plastic, and each carton puts that surplus to good use. The cartons are made from the world’s most widely recycled plastic, so they are readily accepted by most recycling programs and considered a #1 plastic. When recycled again, our cartons are significantly less harmful to the environment than recycling pulp packaging, consuming far less energy and water, with no waste or added chemicals. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any additional questions. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. G . Tagliaferri April 27, 2019 We so proud of you family how you are honest and produce healthy eggs.Our family buy your eggs for long time and after eats the eggs we can feel the different from other brand ,we prepare different dishes include cake the result is amazing to use you eggs. (Long time ago I prepare zabaglione using you eggs for the Prince Of Monaco was good but I wish I was use you eggs. Gourmet magazine I got 3/12 start for that if I was use you eggs probably 4/12 )Now I make hot and cold zabaglione and I use you eggs is incredible the results Now we are very happy find up you the member of you family was service as well . Our family have two sons and one daughter serving in the Navy to . God bless all you for all you doing. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys April 27, 2019 We kind thank you enough for the kind words of support, G. We're so glad that you've been enjoying our eggs in many of your favorite recipes! Your zabaglione sounds delicious, and we hope you'll check out our version with grilled peaches - perfect for summertime: https://www.peteandgerrys.com/egg-recipes/grilled-peaches-with-zabaglione. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Roberta ferris March 03, 2019 Do the chickens go to slaughter factories when they are old? Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys March 05, 2019 Thank you for this important question, Roberta. At the end of a flock’s natural laying cycle, we contract with several poultry transportation and processing companies to purchase our birds. These companies send trained and certified humane handling poultry crews to our farms to pick up the hens. At this point, the hens belong to that company, but we have worked with them to ensure that our birds are going to acceptable follow-on markets. You can learn more about this process here: https://www.peteandgerrys.com/faqs. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Diane February 24, 2019 Do you use fertilizer on your land, and if so, from what company? Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys February 25, 2019 Hi Diane, we often use chicken manure from our home farm here in New Hampshire for our fields and pasture. Since we work with a network of small family farms across the country, we don't have a list of companies that provide fertilizer to all of our farms, but we can tell you that many of them do the same. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Barb Wiltz January 19, 2019 Thank you for being a B Corp. I'm buying your eggs from now on. I'll be looking for the B Corp on other products too. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys January 21, 2019 We're honored to hear this, Barb. Thank you so much for supporting B Corps in the egg aisle and beyond - it really does make a difference. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Les January 03, 2019 Why are the eggs packed in plastic and not cardboard? Is the plastic recyclable? Also we have failures with this packaging with shell breakage. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys January 03, 2019 Hi Les, we're incredibly sorry that you've had issues with our cartons not protecting our eggs adequately. Do you mind sending us a email at familyfarmteam@peteandgerrys.com so that we can replace these cartons that have given you trouble? In the meantime, we invite you to check out our blog post explaining our choice to use plastic over cardboard: https://www.peteandgerrys.com/blog/paper-or-plastic. As you'll read there, our cartons are made from recycled water bottles and are indeed recyclable themselves! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Kim January 02, 2019 Do your eggs travel to CT? If so, what stores carry them? Happy New Years Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Sarah@Peteandgerrys January 02, 2019 Hi Kim! Happy New Year! Yes, our eggs are found in CT. Here's a link to our egg locator where you can find stores near you: http://fal.cn/rxIG Thanks for reaching out! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Steven December 29, 2018 Wonderful! You guys make a great product and the fact that you do it with integrity makes me a happy consumer. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys December 31, 2018 We appreciate that, Steven. Thank you so much for supporting B Corps like us! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Karen November 28, 2018 What do you feed the hens Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys November 29, 2018 Great question, Karen. When our free range hens aren’t pecking around for insects in the pasture, they enjoy a supplemental feed consisting mainly of organic corn and soy. The soy provides them with the extra protein they need to maintain a well balanced diet, and the corn is a great source of carbohydrates. There are also a wide range of other beneficial nutrients and minerals in our feed that help to keep the hens healthy, such as electrolytes, sodium bicarbonate, and more. Let us know if you have any follow-up questions! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. DianneB November 20, 2018 Since most soy is GMO, I'm not sure how you can say eggs [from the chickens you feed soy to] are organic. Have purchased Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs the last couple weeks - afraid I will have to stop now as I don't eat GMO foods (when I know I'm doing so). Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys November 20, 2018 Hi Dianne, the soy that we use (along with any other ingredients in our supplemental chicken feed) is USDA Certified Organic, as are our eggs. This means they are free of GMOs and synthetic pesticides. If you're interested in reading more about the importance that the organic seal holds for us, we invite you to check out this blog post: https://www.peteandgerrys.com/organic-eggs/organic-matters. Please let us know if we can answer any questions for you! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Sandra October 16, 2018 What diet is fed to your chickens. Thank you, Sandra Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Sarah@peteandgerrys October 17, 2018 Hi Sandra! Great question. When our free range hens aren’t pecking around for insects in the pasture, they enjoy a supplemental feed consisting mainly of organic corn and soy. The soy provides them with the extra protein they need to maintain a well balanced diet, and the corn is a great source of carbohydrates. There are also a wide range of other beneficial nutrients and minerals in our feed that help to keep the hens healthy, such as electrolytes, sodium bicarbonate, and more. Let us know if you have any follow-up questions! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. Nancy Rivera October 14, 2018 Good Afternoon, I would like to say Thank you for think about us raising up chickens. the way God show us to raise. God Bless you and Family. Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. 1 Reply Taylor@peteandgerrys October 15, 2018 Thank you so much for the kind and heartfelt message, Nancy. We couldn't do it without your support! Reply Page 1 Created with Sketch. RELATED ARTICLES SOCIAL MISSION Are Paper or Recycled Plastic Cartons Better for the Environment? May 10, 2021 EGGS 5 Smart Reasons to Eat Eggs Every Day June 14, 2018 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER ABOUT Our Story Careers Contact Us FAQs PAGES Our Eggs Where to Buy Promotions The Almanac Why Organic Matters Certified_Humane_300px Created with Sketch. .cls-1 { fill: #fff; } .cls-2 { fill: #733907; } .cls-3 { fill: #319e7e; } .cls-4 { clip-path: url(#clip-path); } .cls-5 { fill: #008457; } .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} Facebook-black Created with Sketch. 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