GA short list Farmers' markets offering local eggs in Bonn and region
Bonn · Three million contaminated eggs have been delivered to Germany and many have been taken off the shelves. For those who prefer to buy locally, here is a list of farmers' markets in the area which offer fresh eggs.
The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture reports that at least three million eggs contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil have been delivered to Germany from the Netherlands. A large part of them have made it into stores and are being recalled. While evidence of the Fipronil contamination has been found in eggs in the Netherlands and Belgium, German egg farms are still being examined, according to the ministry.
In the search for the source of contamination, a Belgian cleaning products manufacturer is coming increasingly under pressure. The firm from Antwerp had delivered disinfection product Dega 16 to the Netherlands company Chickfriend for the purpose of cleaning the stalls. It is suspected that Fipronil was mixed into the cleaning solution without permission.
The responsible German authorities say there is “no concrete” risk to the health but children are more vulnerable and one could not fully rule out a health risk for them. Contaminated eggs from the Netherlands have been delivered to North Rhine Westphalia and Niedersachsen in Germany. Lidl, Aldi, Rewe and Penny reported that as a precaution, they have taken all eggs from the Netherlands out of their assortment.
For those who might prefer to buy fresh eggs from Bonn and the region, here is a list of farm markets that sell them, often along with other products and fresh produce:
Hofladen Mandt
In the town of Alfter, this farm market offers a wide variety of regional products including fruit, vegetables, free-range eggs from their own farm and more. It has been in the family for four generations and offers quality products from farm to table.
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Fridays from 8:30 am-6:30 pm, Saturdays from 8:30 am to 2 pm and Sundays from 10 am to 12 pm
Address: Taubenweiherweg 4 in Alfter
Telephone number: 02222-9299774
Website:
Hofladen Otto Schmitz-Hübsch
Located in Bornheim, this market offers a variety of free-range eggs fresh from the farm, including brown and white eggs, as well as fruits and vegetables, honey and potatoes grown in the region.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 8am to 7pm
Address: Bonn-Brühler-Straße 14 in 53332 Bornheim-Merten
Telephone number: 02227-1609
Website:
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid and Lohmar
Bauernhof Pelz
Not far from the B56 in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid is this farm market. A wide range of fruits and vegetables, dairy products and meat products await customers here. In addition, there are fresh eggs from free-range chickens for a regional breakfast egg.
Opening hours: Fridays from 9 am - 6:30 pm, Saturdays from 9 am - 1 pm
Address: Siegburger Straße 38 in 53819 Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
Telephone number: 02247-3214
Website:
Bauerngut Schiefelbusch
At the Schiefelbusch farm in Lohmar, customers have been buying fresh products directly from the region since 1985. The family promises a well-assorted, fresh and high quality variety of fruits, vegetables, milk products, honey, eggs and various delicatessen items. According to the owner, the farmyard chickens are fed only with feed produced at the farm.
Opening hours: Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 am to 6 pm, Saturdays from 8:30 am to 5 pm, Sundays and holidays from 1 pm to 6 pm
Address: Schiefelbusch 3 in 53797 Lohmar
Phone number:
Kirchscheider Hof
The Kirchscheider Hof in Lohmar produces eggs of various sizes - S, M, L and XL, and can be bought here in 10-egg cardboard boxes or in 30-egg containers. A specialty of the farm are fresh noodles made from the eggs.
Opening hours: Thursdays and Fridays from 9 am - 6 pm, Saturdays from 9 am - 3 pm
Address: Kirchscheid 1 in 53797 Lohmar
Phone number: 02246-912160
Website:
Troisdorf, Niederkassel, Grafschaft and Dernau
Hofmarkt Himmel & Erde
Hofmarkt Himmel & Erde has two locations in Rhine-Sieg County: the Hofmarkt Eschmar in Troisdorf and the Hofmarkt Stockem in Niederkassel. Fresh eggs from more than 800 free-range chickens have been sold in the farm markets for more than 15 years. The hens are on their own meadow during the day and at night they are housed in a mobile stable.
Hofmarkt Eschmar
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 8 am - 6 pm, Saturdays from 8 am - 1 pm
Address: Bergheimer Straße 1 in Troisdorf-Eschmar
Telephone number: 02241-44668
Website:
Hofmarkt Stockem
Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 8 am - 6.30 pm, Saturdays
Address: Uckendorfer Straße 11 in Niederkassel-Stockem
Telephone number: 02208-919480
Website:
Schopphof-Bauerlädchen
The Schopphof farm in Dernau an der Ahr sells its products in the farm shop, but also offers goods at a stand in Grafschaft-Esch. The Schopp family attaches great importance to quality-conscious products, which is why they feed their chickens exclusively with farmyard feed. Also fruit, vegetables, meat and potatoes from their own production belong to the assortment.
Self-Service Stand at Weststr. 20 / corner of Mönchescher Weg in Grafschaft-Esch.
Opening hours: Saturday from 9 to 12 pm
Address: Hauptstraße 66 in Dernau / Ahr
Phone number: 02641-35759
Website:
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(Original text: Alexandra Möllecken, afp; dpaTranslation: ckloep)