Egg farmers are stepping up to the plate to help with the provincial food bank crisis by donating 600,000 eggs by the end of 2022.

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BC Egg is the non-profit organization representing 149 registered egg farmers across the province.

Eggs are the top requested perishable item at food banks, according to BC Egg.

Chilliwack egg farmers Tony and Larissa Garcia have six children and know how difficult it is to afford nutritious food.

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Eggs are very healthy and deliver all nine essential amino acids and six grams of protein per large egg.

香蕉视频直播淭here are egg farms in the Fraser Valley, Okanagan, on the Island and in the North,香蕉视频直播� according to BC Egg. 香蕉视频直播淏C Egg is happy to have local eggs make their way to food banks across the province.

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