Mother and daughter take a crack at urban farming with Brown Girl Eggs
More than anything, the venture has brought mother and daughter closer together.
By Dan Gigler
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 4, 2021
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At first she just gave eggs away to friends and family but quickly had more than she knew what to do with.
“It’s just been my dream to start something, and [Alona] said, ‘Mommy since we have the chickens why don’t we sell the eggs?’ and I said why not. We were coming up with names, and she said, ‘Well, we’re two brown girls. How about Brown Girl Eggs?’
“She’s my little entrepreneur. And we ran with it.”
Ms. Cherry has 40 adult chickens and 20 chicks and splits them between a few friends’ homes to stay in compliance with the city’s zoning rules regarding urban livestock. She sells them at $5 a dozen at pop-up events or for delivery. It’s a competitive price for a premium product as the chickens are free-range and have a natural diet.
“They eat spinach, kale, lettuce, tomatoes, apples — they love apples — and these little mealworms,” Ms. Cherry said. “The more green food they eat, the more they’ll produce.”
“Sometimes I’ll feed the chickens; sometimes I’ll collect the eggs,” Alona said. “They lay probably five or 10 a day. Or sometimes eight. Last night they laid eight eggs.”
