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When people share food, good things are sure to follow! 

In today's Meet A Member Series, we will chat with a member whose backyard eggs are cracking smiles all over the Galora network. 🐣 ( sorry, couldn't help it). 

Let's take a minute to Meet Chicken Mama: Camelia Beattie

Galora Name: "TheBeattieFarm" in Sylmar, CA

"Family and quality of life is what's important to me. Raising my children with the mentality to WORK HARD for what you want." - Camelia

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR HOBBIES:

I am a California girl, born and raised. Still here in Los Angeles, small business owner just working hard to “make it” in LA. I’m married, have 3 daughters, 2 doodles and 27 chickens! 

Loving farm life on the outskirts of LA in Sylmar, where neighbors take their horses on walks in the neighborhood and you find horses parked outside the local 7-11.

"You never know what the chickens eat unless you KNOW YOUR FARMER.." - Camelia

WHAT ARE YOUR CORE VALUES?

Family and quality of life is what’s important to me. Raising my children with the mentality to WORK HARD for what you want. Farm life makes me feel like I’m teaching them that. We grow our own organic produce with our Lettuce Grow hydroponic tower, and raise organic fed, free range hens so we can have and share what we consider to be the best quality eggs that exist (yes, I am biased). We’re very happy and we love the contribute to our local community with our backyard eggs and homemade elderberry jams!

15% Discount Available for Lettuce Grow Farmstands, ask for coupon code.

FREE GIFT: "Anyone who wants a dozen eggs, can also get a little heart box with 3 free eggs. " - Near Sylmar? Contact Camelia here.

WHEN DID YOUR CONCERN FOR FOOD QUALITY BEGIN?

I began to care about food, eggs in particular, when I realized that I don’t know the living or health conditions of the hens that lay the eggs we buy from the farmers market. I had visited a few farms and the coops were horrific. Some of the hens looked very ill, yet their bodies force them to lay eggs anyway. It was scary because you would never know this by looking at their beautiful eggs.

In that moment I realized I needed to make contact with local backyard chicken keepers to buy eggs from where I know my eggs are coming from healthy, happy chickens, or raise my own. Obviously we went with the latter (because I require my eggs to be organic and again - you never know what the chickens eat who you get your eggs from unless you KNOW YOUR FARMER). Galora is the best way I have seen to know the people making your food, and Im proud to be one of those people!

"Meeting people with big hearts is something I love.." - Camelia

TELL US ABOUT A GALORA EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD?

My first experience on Galora was doing a barter with a local Casting Director who has a hobby of baking loaves of bread. She found me on Galora in search of organic, cruelty-free eggs, and I became highly intrigued by her bread-making hobby. We met up and exchanged our goods, and I tell you it was the best bread I have ever had. We keep in touch and became friends as a result too!

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE GALORA TO SOMEONE NEW?

I would describe Galora as a haven for homegrown, local goods. If local is your jam, check out Galora. We’ve got people who make jams and butters, people who grow and sell their own fruits and vegetables, organic eggs, baked goods such as breads and muffins, and more. Search and you’ll find it there. 

I have met amazing people through Galora and meeting people with big hearts is something I love. I feel a deep sense of community when shopping through Galora and I like to support locals and help contribute to their quality of life by buying or trading if they want my organic eggs. It’s a beautiful thing.

THANK YOU CAMELIA!

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