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By Mindy Truex, 3rd Generation Egg Farmer. Creighton Brothers Family Farm, Warsaw, IN.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Four feet, 10 inches. I remember when I couldn\u2019t wait to be four feet, 10 inches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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That\u2019s how tall you needed to be to stand over a table in order to count chicks in our hatchery. Or at least that\u2019s what my dad told me. It\u2019s one of my earliest memories, as I imagine I was too young to help around our farm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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My name is Mindy Creighton Truex and I\u2019m a third-generation egg farmer in Warsaw, Indiana. I\u2019m a little older (and a little taller) now. My grandfather, Hobart, and his brother, Russell, transformed 38 acres on the old Creighton homestead into what is now our family farm, Creighton Brothers, LLC. Staking their future on 1,200 young hens, they established themselves as a major part of the \u201cEgg Basket of the Midwest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Growing up, I always knew that this farm would be my life. My dad believed strongly in education \u2014 both hands-on experience and the academic variety \u2014 so I went to Purdue to study agribusiness management and I\u2019ve also done just about every job around the farm. A lot of what I do here now is in the office, but being out in the fields or in the henhouse are still my favorite things. I love being out there getting my hands dirty when I can, and I love this way of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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It is so rewarding to share our farm\u2019s eggs with families who will enjoy them. That\u2019s one of the reasons I love Easter. I think of Easter and I think of community and of sharing what you have with others. In a way, it is Easter every day at Creighton Brothers. Years ago, we began organizing farm tours for local schools and community organizations. We had so many great conversations during these tours, often talking for hours, that I realized we needed to add a lunch to the tour agenda. That omelet lunch evolved into the idea for a caf\u00e9. Today, we still love to engage in tableside talks with guests to educate people about our farm and also provide a farm-to-table experience \u2014 at our Crazy Egg Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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At the Crazy Egg Caf\u00e9, visitors enjoy the freshest eggs (because they\u2019ve never left our farm) and other ingredients from local farms across the Midwest. And, we have fun with our menu! For example, our Crazy Egg Waffich features our farm fresh eggs sandwiched between delicious Belgian waffles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Whether farmers are talking to people over a Waffich at the Crazy Egg Caf\u00e9 or sharing the story of how eggs go from hen to home at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, our goal is the same. We want you to know we work hard to provide the very best eggs every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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