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Wilcox Farms featured in a local bloggers story of transitioning to organic foods
The folks at FollowMeg.com visited Wilcox Farms in Roy, WA during our 2014 Easter Egg Hunt. Click here to Follow Meg through her transition to organic food and watch the video to see our farm. https://youtu.be/V_Os_KzePRY
Wilcox Farms Receives Seattle Business Magazine’s Family Business Legacy Award for 2013
A fixture of the countryside southwest of Yelm for more than a century, Wilcox Family Farms has become one of the largest egg producers in the Pacific Northwest, with upward of $70 million in annual sales. The business has grown 15 percent a year for each of the past...
Parents Rank Eggs Ahead of Cereal as the Best Back-to-School Breakfast Choice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contactEgg Media Hotline1-855-EGGS411 According to a recent survey, 82 percent of parents agree that eggs are a more nutritious breakfast than cereal Park Ridge, Ill. (July 17, 2013) – It’s essential to provide children with...
Barrie, Susan Wilcox offer a humble example of fine character
Barrie and Susan Wilcox, from Wilcox Farms located at Harts Lake, are profiled in the story. Barrie had invited me to tour his family farm, and I took him up on his offer this week. I met Barrie at the entrance to his home. The farm is situated on 1,600 acres along...
Food bank gets big egg donation just in time for Easter
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) –Whether you like eggs scrambled, hard boiled or over-easy, a number of local families in need will be able to get cracking thanks to a generous donation. On Monday, Wilcox Farms donated 21,000 eggs to the Oregon Food Bank in Northeast Portland....
Harley Cowan – Chicken sedan
by Eric Apalategui | © Washington State University There’s an old knee-slapper that goes something like this: Why does a chicken coop have two doors? Because if it had four doors (drumroll, please) it would be a sedan! Read Article in Full.
WSU Small Farms – Poultry Program
Washington State University’s Small Farms Team provides research-based information and educational programs for farmers, consumers, decision-makers, and others involved in local food systems. Learn More.
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
An Urban Center Committed to Sustainable Communities Bridging the past to the future, providing research, instruction and outreach services through an interdisciplinary approach for the development of ecologically sound, socially responsible, and economically viable...