Timi Bauscher was looking for a way to generate income while staying at home to raise her four children on the family farm. In January 2016, she was inspired to start The Nesting Box, selling cage-free, farm-fresh eggs. “As a female agricultural entrepreneur, I wear a variety of hats during my day,” says Bauscher. “I'm a mama, wife of a farmer, operations manager, secretary, director of marketing and logistics coordinator.” In addition to being cage-free and farm-fresh, their eggs are healthier because the hens are fed grains grown from their own fields, allowing their feed to be adjusted according to seasonal temperatures. The hens also gain nutritional benefits by eating fruit and vegetable remnants of their neighboring cold-press juice producer, Stark Juice.
Eggs can be purchased at their farm store in Kempton or at Eagle Point Farm in Trexlertown. “There is an amazing network of farmers and producers in the area that our customers are demanding, and our store fills that void,” says Bauscher. Their eggs can also be found throughout Lehigh and Berks counties at food trucks and restaurants like Glasbern Inn and Cafe Frais. “Locally bought food is the best way to support local farmers, promote health and food safety and keep quality food within a few miles of your homes,” says Bauscher. “Our family farm strives for quality while promoting agriculture to the next generation.”
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