Eggs for Everyone
Kayleigh raises a flock of chickens
and they lay a lot of eggs. She knew that local farmers often can’t
sell as many eggs as their flocks produce and that grocery stores
often have dated eggs that they destroy. In working with her local
food pantry, Kayleigh discovered that pantries often don’t have a
variety of sources of protein for their clients, other than dried
beans, so Kayleigh teamed up with local farmers and stores and
designed a Silver Award project that bridged the gap.
She
connected egg producers and distributors to people who could use them
and reduced the food waste at a local level. In addition to
establishing an egg supply program for the pantry, Kayleigh created
resources for clients, ensuring that they'd know how to use the eggs.
She created a cookbook, and a video on how to glass eggs, a process of
preserving fresh eggs in canning lime so that the eggs can be used at
a later time. Kayleigh's project is continuing because she established
a relationship with the Knox County Gleaners Association and they have
agreed to continue sourcing and delivering eggs for the food
pantry.
Kayleigh says that she learned “When things are
outside of your control (like a pandemic) you can still find ways to
make it happen.” Her advice for other girls working on their Silver
Award is that time management and perseverance are important.
Silver Award Girl Scout, Kayleigh
19 Jun 2021
