Kayla Haney poses in front of eggs from her family farm
Why did the chicken cross the road? To deliver it’s eggs to the BeMoneySmartUSA Farmers Market, of course! Kayla Haneys, a proud member of the Haneys family, loves to be a part of the Haneys Egg Ranch business which has been intact for over 30 years. Their pasture raised chickens roam on 6 acres of luscious land in Ceres, California. Having 29,000 chickens on the farm makes it possible for them to sell the 59,000 eggs they produce at 15 markets a week, and 9 markets on Saturday. They sold 100 cases total on Sunday and 30 cases on opening day. On the average the sell about 25 cases, a mixture of jumbo and extra large cases. Jumbo cases consist of 100 eggs and extra large cases consist of 180 eggs. Kayla’s favorite way to eat an egg is fried, over easy, and with toast. Next time you come to the BeMoneySmartUSA Farmers Market check out the Haneys Egg Ranch booth to see their fabulous eggs!
Written by Alyssa, 15 – Rio Americano High School
About bemoneysmartfarmersmarket
BeMoneySmartUSA, is a local non-profit training organization that teaches youth financial literacy and entrepreneurship education. Our mission is to teach and encourage the financial well-being of our next generation by offering FREE hands-on relevant training programs that help teens prepare for their economic lives.
BeMoneySmartUSA in an effort to support these programs has opened a Farmers Market that also employs teens in the community through our Rent-A-Teen program that offers farmers and vendors the opportunity to hire trained contract employees to set up, break down and/or sell at their booths. Additional jobs include communications and hospitality. Teens in communications interview vendors and patrons and write expose' articles for the Market's monthly newsletter. Other teen journalists provide articles on seasonal vegetables and fruits, share recipes and update patrons on up coming events and information. Teens in hospitality greet market patrons, assist them and share information as they shop.
The Market is also a community project that not only supports local teens, but also provides a venue for local farmers and vendors to share and sell locally grown and prepared foods, and supports local small businesses by offering a free venue to market their services through informational bill-boards and hand-outs. It helps to bring people together and offers a wonderful opportunity for businesses to get the word out.
The Market distributes a monthly newsletter the coincides with the blogs on this site, and all articles and blogs are contributed by teens. We hope you enjoy them!
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