Braswell Family Blog
Stay in the know of what's going on at Braswell Family Farms, get to know our team, egg facts and news, and much more!
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Stay in the know of what's going on at Braswell Family Farms, get to know our team, egg facts and news, and much more!
The American Heart Association confirms that dietary cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern and that eggs can be a beneficial part of a healthy diet.
Most of our grocery customers know us by our sales manager, Herman Barnes. He diligently meets and builds relationships with each of our key customers, including our friends at Lowes Foods, Food City, Piggly Wiggly and IGA stores.
Meet Michael Hawkins, Braswell Family Farms’ shop supervisor. Michael started his role at Braswell 13 years ago as a mechanic before being promoted to lead technician and eventually, supervisor.
Meet Charity Lewis, she is a team leader at our egg processing facility. She has been a team member for 2 years and says her job is “wonderful.”
Introducing Larry Respess, he serves as our security watch at our farm and processing facility. You may be asking, why does an egg farm and processing facility need a security watch? It’s mostly for the health and safety of our birds!
Braswell Family Farms celebrated our annual Family Day on Saturday, October 19 with a company-wide event at Hill Ridge Farms where local hurricane relief organizations were presented with donations.
Meet Pam Saunders, you may have heard her voice if you’ve called our corporate office recently. Pam serves as our receptionist and has been a Braswell Family Farms family member since September 9th, 2019.
Meet Nelson Cooper, he serves on our maintenance team and is also an assistant supervisor. Nelson has been with Braswell Family Farms for just one year but he has worked with the Braswell family through other poultry partners since the 1980s.
We are excited to announce our redesigned in-house egg cartons that will include All Natural Organic and Free Roaming Cage Free eggs, in addition to new options including Free Range and Pasture Raised eggs!
Meet Kimberlee Smith, our Quality Assurance Technician. Kimberlee has been with Braswell Family Farms for just five months. She passed by our mill in Nashville, NC, Googled our name, saw we were hiring, and the rest is history!
In honor of September being National Family Meals Month™, and the launch of EB’s Better Family Meals Program, Eggland’s Best has joined forces with actress and chef Haylie Duff to help spread the word about our Family Meals program, the importance of family meals, and of course, EB eggs!
Meet Scott Crowder, one of the farmers that partners with Braswell Family Farms to produce our delicious eggs. Scott has been raising poultry for 16 years, but this is his first flock with Braswell.
Meet Manuel and Andrea Pike, one of our contract farming families. Their farm, called C & J Farm, is in Chatham County and has three hen houses that produce cage free eggs. C & J is named after Manuel’s eldest daughters.
Meet Larry and Stephanie Bolick, one of our contract farming families. The Bolick’s farm is in Alamance County and has been in Stephanie’s family for five generations.
Meet Casey Proctor, our Live Production Intern this summer. Casey is a rising senior at North Carolina State University where she studies Poultry Science.
Meet Bhavisha Gulabrai, our Feed Nutrition Intern this summer. Bhavisha is a rising sophomore at North Carolina State University where she studies Animal Science.
We believe in giving back to our community in big and small ways, so when we were given the opportunity to reach the young minds of Nash County through the Arc Intervention and Enrichment Services Program, we couldn’t say no!
Our first free range farm is in full production! This spring, we partnered with a local producer to populate his farm with young hens that began laying eggs on May 30th!
We, at Braswell Family Farms, had an “eggcellent” time serving riders, survivors and fellow volunteers at The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s Victory Ride to Cure Cancer.
Meet Wade and Brian Foust. This father and son duo have been raising laying hens for 19 years just outside of Liberty, North Carolina.
For the fifth year in a row, BrandSpark and American shoppers chose Eggland’s Best as America’s Most Trusted Egg!
Meet Jill Sink, the owner of Songbird Farm just outside of Denton, NC. Jill is one of Braswell Family Farms’ partner growers, which means she raises and takes care of the flocks that produce our eggs.
Men’s Health has recognized Eggland’s Best eggs in its Best Foods for Men Awards for more than a decade. This year, they declared Eggland’s Best Organic eggs an “All-Star” egg!
Trey Braswell shares his memories from attending the White House Easter Egg Roll as a child.
Meet Elvis Ordonez-Antonio. He is responsible for unloading trucks from our carton manufacturer and distributing the cartons to the packing line, ensuring that each line has the amount of cartons they will need for the day.
Introducing Vanessa Cooper, one of Braswell Family Farms’ all-star packers. As a packer, Vanessa removes the egg cartons from the packing line once they are filled with eggs, and places them into cardboard boxes to be sent to our grocery customers across the Mid-Atlantic.
Last Friday, March 29, we celebrated Cheryl Dozier’s retirement as our Compliance Analyst at Braswell Family Farms. We are so thankful for Cheryl’s 20 years of service and dedication!
Meet Derek Richardson, one of our feed mill associates. Derek has been with Braswell Family Farms for a little over six months and helps keep our feed ingredients stocked, mixed, and ready to load into our trucks.