A current 2026 guide to farm-fresh eggs around Bend, Redmond and Central Oregon, including farm stands, local-food markets, farmers markets, pasture-raised producers and tips for finding eggs when small farms sell out.
By All Things Bend · Updated October 22, 2026 · Every listing checked on the farm’s own site, its Instagram or its 2026 HDFFA listing
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Right now (late October): Locavore (daily), Abe & Oley’s Redmond stand (daily, year-round) and The Ranch Market (Thu–Sat) are your surest bets. Summer markets are closed until spring.
Best places to start for local eggs
Twelve farms, stands and shops from Bend to La Pine and Terrebonne that sell local eggs to the public now. We dropped anything we couldn’t confirm is still selling.
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Bend · Indoor farmers market, open daily
Central Oregon Locavore
Open year-round
Shop or market
Local eggs from Central Oregon farms, rotating with supply. Locavore runs its own egg-vendor agreement for the small farms that deliver to it.
How to buy
Walk in. Nonprofit; no membership needed (members get discounts). Takes SNAP (plus an extra 5% off), Double Up Food Bucks and Farm Direct vouchers.
Their own pasture-raised chicken eggs. The hens eat certified-organic Oregon feed plus whatever they forage, and the farm warns that yolk color changes with “their daily adventures.”
How to buy
Self-serve stand on a restored 1880 homestead, stocked with their eggs, produce, lamb and honey plus goods from other local growers.
Season & hours
Seasonal stand, posted as open daily 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Check Instagram for late-fall and winter stock.
Price
Not posted online.
Where
22222 Erickson Rd, Bend. In Google Maps, search “Root Down Acres Farm Stand”; the street address sometimes routes wrong.
Redmond · Year-round self-serve stand + farm boxes
Abe & Oley Farms
Self-serve stand
Open year-round
At markets
Preorder / CSA
Pasture-raised eggs from a flock fed no-soy, no-corn, non-GMO feed plus “heaps of veggie scraps.” Some of the hens are 8+ years old. Their October posts list eggs on the stand next to winter greens.
How to buy
Self-serve farm stand, or a customizable year-round Homestead Box picked up at the farm, at a Bend drop site or (in season) at their markets. Takes SNAP/EBT, Double Up and Farm Direct.
Season & hours
Stand open daily, year-round, sunup to sundown. Markets: Redmond (Fri 3–7 p.m., May–Aug) and Sisters (Sundays, June–Oct).
Pasture-raised organic eggs go to Full Diet CSA members first: 6 eggs per adult per week when hens are laying. Don’t count on spare dozens in the store.
How to buy
Join the Full Diet CSA (weekly pickup at the farm store) or ask at the store.
Season & hours
Farm store open year-round, Fri 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; the farm posted on Oct 16 that schedule changes are coming.
Locavore on NE 3rd is the every-day answer. East side: Root Down Acres (Erickson Rd) and The Broken Plow (Eagle Rd). Southwest: Cultivate Farms, Farewell Market. Westside: NW Crossing market (summer) and West Coast Provisions.
Tumalo
Tumalo Farmstand & Market, open daily 10–6. Call to check eggs.
Redmond
Abe & Oley’s self-serve stand never closes for the season (sunup to sundown). The Ranch Market (Thu–Sat) and 3R’s $6 dozens (order ahead) round it out.
Terrebonne & Smith Rock
DD Ranch sells eggs year-round (by appointment outside October). Oliver Lemon’s Terrebonne is the grocery option.
Sisters & Camp Sherman
The Stand downtown until Oct 31, then Rainshadow Organics (CSA members first) and Oliver Lemon’s. Camp Sherman folks usually shop Sisters.
Sunriver & La Pine
Vegetable Man of La Pine (call first) and Market Day La Pine in season. In winter, Farewell Market in southwest Bend and Locavore are the closest sure things.
Prineville & Powell Butte
CROP’s Saturday market in summer and its Winter Market on Nov 14. Otherwise Redmond’s Abe & Oley stand is the nearest year-round farm stand.
Madras & Culver
Madras Saturday Market in summer. Culver’s Goodspeed Family Farms supplies The Stand in Sisters; DD Ranch in Terrebonne is the nearest year-round farm.
Alfalfa
Head west on the east-side farm roads: Root Down Acres and The Broken Plow are on your way into Bend.
Straight from the farms’ feeds
Small farms post stock and hours on Instagram before anywhere else. These are recent posts from their own accounts.
The Stand in Sisters on where its meat and eggs come from.
Central Oregon Locavore - best year-round starting point
1841 NE 3rd St, Bend · daily 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Locavore calls itself “Bend’s only indoor farmers market,” and for eggs that’s exactly how to use it: one stop, open every day, stocked by more than 150 regional producers. It has a formal egg-vendor agreement for the farms that deliver, which also makes it the place to ask “who else sells eggs?” DD Ranch’s CSA drops here on the first Sunday of each month.
A second, westside Locavore at Discovery West is fundraising to open. We’ll add it when it opens.
Well Rooted Farms - direct-from-the-farm Bend option
Earlier versions of this guide sent you to Well Rooted’s farm stand on Swalley Road for eggs. As of October 22, 2026, its website sells beef, pork and a monthly “Farm Club” meat box shipped by mail, with no eggs or farm stand listed. It’s still a direct-from-the-farm option for meat. For eggs on the west side, try Locavore or the NW Crossing market in season.
Cultivate Farms - Bend
A southwest-Bend market farm at 20245 Jonathon Ct that HDFFA’s 2026 guide lists for Certified Naturally Grown produce, pasture-raised eggs and preserves, sold through CSA shares, farmers markets and direct sales. It’s expanding onto a larger plot. There’s no farm website, so use the HDFFA listing to get in touch before you go.
Bend Farmers Market - seasonal downtown option
Wednesdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m. in Brooks Alley. The 2026 season ran May 6 to Oct 7, and the market is back Wednesday, May 5, 2027. It’s a true farmers-only market and HDFFA lists eggs among its products, but egg vendors change week to week. Go early; small-farm eggs sell out first.
3R Livestock & Land - Redmond
A family farm bringing farming back to the family tree (“just like my grandpa”), whose website lists $6 dozens (or an 18-pack) for pickup. Their hens are White Leghorns and Bielefelders that live in chicken tractors year-round and graze in rotation with goats and a steer. The farm notes that “major changes are underway,” so text 541-771-2750 for current stock before ordering.
Fields Farm - Bend: verify eggs before making the trip
We checked, so you don’t have to: Fields Farm’s 2026 website lists vegetables, garlic, plant starts and a (full) 2026 CSA, but no eggs. Its self-serve stand at 61915 Pettigrew Rd (daylight hours, cash, local checks or Venmo) is a great produce stop in season. For eggs, try Root Down Acres or Locavore.
The best backup resource: the 2026 Central Oregon Local Food Guide
The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance’s searchable Local Food Guide has a “Product: Eggs” filter that currently returns about 30 farms, markets and stores across the region. It’s where we started this update. A few listings are for things you can’t buy eggs from (Great American Egg in Powell Butte, for example, is a poultry processor), so click through before you drive.
CROP Farmers Market - Prineville
Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m., June through September, at Stryker Park (NE 4th and Elm). Its site lists local eggs among the farm-direct goods. This year’s Winter Market is Saturday, Nov 14, 2026, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Grizzly Pavilion, Crook County Fairgrounds.
Farmers markets and winter markets
Egg vendors at markets vary week to week, so treat these as good odds, not guarantees. Every summer market below is closed for 2026, so the fall and winter dates are first.
One-day bulk-buying market to stock up for winter. Bring muscles.
Winter in one line: Locavore every day, Fill Your Pantry on Nov 7, CROP’s Winter Market on Nov 14, then the farm stands that stay open (Abe & Oley, DD Ranch by appointment).
Duck, quail and specialty eggs
The honest answer: as of October 22, 2026, we couldn’t confirm any Central Oregon farm currently selling duck, quail or goose eggs to the public online. Wild Grown Farm in Redmond raises chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese, but its shop sells poultry meat and broth, not eggs. Your best leads are asking the egg buyer at Locavore and asking chicken-and-duck vendors at the markets next season. If you sell duck or quail eggs around here, tell us and we’ll add you after a quick check.
Grocery stores can still be a source of local eggs
These independent stores are HDFFA partners that list eggs among their local products. Brands change, so read the carton: a Central Oregon farm name and town is the giveaway. A rustic carton alone is not.
Newport Avenue Market1121 NW Newport Ave, BendEmployee-owned; often a local producer’s first store.
Oliver Lemon’s160 Fir St, Sisters · 8431 11th St, TerrebonneEmployee-owned; takes SNAP and Double Up.
On the carton, look for the farm or producer name and address (Oregon requires it on farm-direct eggs), a pack or sell-by date, and the hen-housing claim.
What the common egg labels mean
Local
Where the eggs were laid, not how the hens lived. Ask the next question.
Pasture-raised
Real outdoor time on growing plants, though systems vary. In a Central Oregon January, “pasture” often means a sheltered run or a greenhouse. Root Down’s hens winter in the greenhouses; 3R’s live in moveable chicken tractors.
Free-range
Some outdoor access. It doesn’t mean all-day roaming.
Cage-free
No conventional cages. It says nothing about going outside.
Organic
Certified feed and management under federal rules. Organic isn’t automatically local, and many small local flocks use organic feed without certifying.
Certified Naturally Grown
A peer-reviewed certification some small farms use instead of USDA Organic. Cultivate Farms is listed as CNG.
One Oregon quirk: under the state’s farm-direct guidelines, eggs must be grade AA or A to be labeled “fresh eggs,” “farm eggs” or “ranch eggs.” Farm-direct eggs can be sold ungraded, labeled as such.
Yolk color comes from pigments (xanthophylls such as lutein and zeaxanthin) in what the hen eats. Hens can’t make them, so a bird scratching through spring grass, bugs and garden scraps lays a deep-orange yolk, while one on a wheat-based ration lays pale yellow. That’s why one farm’s yolks swing with the seasons. Root Down Acres tells customers to expect exactly that.
What color doesn’t tell you: freshness, safety or certification. Some commercial feeds add marigold or paprika extracts for color. A pale February yolk from a good farm is still a good egg.
Useful questions to ask a local producer
Why small-farm egg availability changes
Hens need long days to lay. OSU Extension says laying needs day length above 12 hours, and 14 to 16 hours is typical for good production. Bend, at about 44° north and 3,600 feet, gets under 11 hours of daylight from mid-October to late February, which is why small farms go quiet just when everyone starts holiday baking. Add the fall molt, older hens, cold snaps and smoke-season stress, and a farm that had dozens in July may have a few cartons in December.
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14 hrs: peak laying
Approximate mid-month daylight in Bend (hours, sunrise to sunset), against the 14-hour mark hens like for steady laying. Calculated for 44.06° N.
Raise your own: Bend’s backyard chicken rules
The cheapest local eggs are the ones your own hens lay (once you ignore the coop, the feed, and the heated waterer).
4hens and/or rabbits, combined, max
0roosters allowed
5,000sq ft minimum lot size
The rules are in the Bend Development Code, section 3.6.300.I, “Keeping Farm Animals”, which treats animals on residential lots as an accessory use. In the code’s own words: “No more than four rabbits and/or chickens (hens only, no roosters) are permitted on parcels and lots 5,000 square feet or greater.” The same section requires:
Sanitation: no waste piling up, no odors beyond your property lines, and all animal feed stored in rodent-proof containers.
Fencing that keeps the animals on your property.
Setbacks: the code’s setback (25 feet from adjacent homes, 15 feet from interior and rear lot lines) is written for structures housing large farm animals. Siting a coop well back from the neighbors is still the polite and odor-proof move.
Permits: section 3.6.300.I doesn’t mention a chicken permit. Ask the City of Bend Planning Division if you’re building a larger coop, and check your HOA’s CC&Rs, which can ban chickens outright.
These rules are for inside Bend city limits. Redmond, Sisters, La Pine, Prineville and unincorporated Deschutes County each have their own codes.
Raising hens in the high desert
Cold
Hens handle cold better than wet and drafts. Give them a dry, ventilated coop out of the wind, deep bedding and roosts they can fluff up on. Plan on a heated waterer: Bend’s winter nights freeze water fast.
Light
Short days stop most laying (see the chart above). OSU Extension says extra light just bright enough to read a newspaper, on a cheap timer, keeps hens laying. Many backyard keepers skip it and let the flock rest. Either way, add light in the morning so birds roost at natural dusk.
Predators
Out here that means coyotes, raccoons, skunks, hawks, owls, bobcats and loose dogs. Use hardware cloth, not chicken wire, bury or apron it against diggers, and lock the coop at dusk.
Bird flu
Keep wild birds away from feed and water. Report sick or dead domestic birds to the Oregon State Veterinarian (503-986-4711) and wild birds to ODFW (1-866-968-2600). ODA posts current avian influenza updates and a quarantine-area map.
Feed
Feed layers a layer ration free-choice, with oyster shell on the side, says OSU. Not starter or grower feed. Expect good production for 2 to 3 years, then a slow decline.
Wilco Farm Stores: Bend, 2717 E Hwy 20 (541-388-7439); Redmond, 1649 Odem Medo Way (541-548-8345); Prineville, 154 NE Saint Charles Way (541-447-1718). All three are open Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Great American Egg, Powell Butte: its site sells layer and grower rations and lists an ODA-inspected poultry processing service ($6 a bird for broilers under 6 lbs, 24-bird minimum).
Washed vs. unwashed eggs (and Oregon’s rules for selling them)
Unwashed
A fresh egg leaves the hen with a thin natural coating, the “bloom,” that helps seal the pores in the shell. Many small farms sell clean eggs unwashed to keep it. Once an egg has been refrigerated, keep it refrigerated: a cold egg that warms up sweats, and that moisture can carry bacteria through the shell.
Washed
Washing removes the bloom, so washed eggs belong in the fridge. Done right, the water must be at least 20°F warmer than the egg (cold water can pull bacteria in), then the eggs are sanitized and dried.
Selling eggs from a small flock in Oregon
No license to sell your own eggs direct. ODA says producers “selling and delivering their own eggs directly to an individual consumer (including farmers’ market) are exempt from licensing, but labeling is required.”
A license is needed to sell to restaurants, stores or schools, or to sell eggs you didn’t produce (an egg handler’s license).
Label every carton with your name and address, what it is and the count (“one dozen ungraded eggs” works), plus the boxed, bold “SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS” statement about refrigeration and thorough cooking.
Keep them cold: eggs must be held at or below 45°F promptly after gathering, and eggs displayed warmer can’t be sold. That applies to the cooler on your honor stand, too.
Clean and whole only: no cracked eggs. Reused cartons must have the previous brand and dates removed or blacked out.
If you bought them cold, keep them cold. In Oregon, eggs sold farm-direct are supposed to be at 45°F or below, so a warm cooler is a reason to pass.
Store eggs in the carton on a fridge shelf, not the door.
Unwashed and dirty? Wash right before cooking, not before storing.
Skip cracked eggs, and wash hands and surfaces after handling raw eggs.
Cook eggs until whites and yolks are firm for anyone at higher risk from foodborne illness. More: USDA food safety.
Are local eggs healthier than grocery-store eggs?
Not automatically. Nutrition varies with feed, breed and season, and stores sell good pasture-raised eggs too. The better reasons to buy local are freshness (days, not weeks), knowing exactly how the hens live, being able to ask questions, and keeping your grocery money with Central Oregon farms. And yes, flavor: a just-laid egg from a foraging hen stands up taller in the pan.
What do local eggs cost?
Few local farms post egg prices online. The one that does, 3R Livestock & Land in Redmond, lists $6 a dozen. Small-farm eggs cost more than conventional supermarket eggs because feed, fencing and labor are spread over a few dozen hens instead of a few hundred thousand. The Stand in Sisters put it plainly: a 40-pound bag of organic chicken feed can run around $60. Bring cash or Venmo for stands, and bring back clean cartons: many farms reuse them.
The simplest strategy for finding a dozen this week
Mark your calendar: Fill Your Pantry (Nov 7) and CROP’s Winter Market (Nov 14).
FAQs
Where is the easiest place to buy local eggs year-round in Bend?
Central Oregon Locavore at 1841 NE 3rd St. It’s a nonprofit indoor farmers market open daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and it buys eggs from local farms under its own egg-vendor agreement. Supply rotates, so go earlier in the day.
Is there a Bend farm where I can buy eggs directly?
Yes. Root Down Acres on Erickson Road sells its own pasture-raised eggs at a self-serve stand posted as open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in season. The Broken Plow on Eagle Road and Cultivate Farms in southwest Bend are also listed for eggs in the 2026 HDFFA Local Food Guide. Well Rooted Farms no longer lists eggs or a farm stand on its website.
Does Bend Farmers Market have eggs?
Eggs are on the market’s product list, but vendors vary week to week. The 2026 season ran Wednesdays from May 6 to Oct 7, and the market returns May 5, 2027.
Where can I find local eggs near Redmond?
Abe & Oley Farms runs a self-serve stand at 2902 SW Cline Falls Rd that is open daily, year-round, sunup to sundown. 3R Livestock & Land sells dozens for $6 for pickup (text first), and The Ranch Market at 695 SW Helmholtz Way carries local eggs Thursday to Saturday.
How do I find roadside egg stands?
Start with the verified stands on this page: Abe & Oley (Redmond, year-round), Root Down Acres and The Broken Plow (east Bend, seasonal). After that, the HDFFA Local Food Guide filtered to “Eggs” and “Farm Stand” is the best current directory. Many backyard “eggs” signs never make it online, so keep small bills or Venmo handy.
Are brown eggs better than white eggs?
No. Shell color comes from the hen’s breed. 3R’s flock is a good example: its White Leghorns lay white eggs and its Bielefelders lay brown ones, from the same pasture and feed.
Why are some local yolks darker orange?
Yolk color comes mostly from pigments called xanthophylls in what the hen eats: green plants, bugs, corn and alfalfa push yolks toward orange, while wheat- or barley-heavy feed gives pale yellow. A darker yolk tells you about the diet, not that the egg is safer or certified.
How many chickens can I have in Bend?
Inside Bend city limits, the Bend Development Code (section 3.6.300.I) allows no more than four rabbits and/or chickens combined, hens only, no roosters, on lots of 5,000 square feet or more. Feed must be stored in rodent-proof containers and odors can’t cross property lines. HOA rules can be stricter.
Can I sell eggs from my backyard flock in Oregon?
Yes, directly to consumers (including at a farmers market) without an ODA license, as long as the eggs are your own, labeled and kept at or below 45°F. Selling to stores, restaurants or schools, or reselling someone else’s eggs, requires an egg handler’s license.
Where can I buy duck eggs near Bend?
As of October 22, 2026, we couldn’t confirm any Central Oregon farm currently listing duck or quail eggs for sale online. Ask at Central Oregon Locavore and at the farmers markets in season. Wild Grown Farm in Redmond raises ducks, but sells poultry meat rather than eggs.
Know another verified Central Oregon egg producer?
If you sell eggs to the public in Central Oregon, or know a farm that should be here (especially duck or quail eggs), send All Things Bend the farm name, town, how people buy, and a website or Instagram we can check.
How we checked: on October 22, 2026 we opened every farm, stand and market above on its own website or official Instagram, or on its 2026 High Desert Food & Farm Alliance listing. We dropped producers we couldn’t confirm are selling eggs now (Wild Grown Farm sells poultry meat, not eggs; Home Farm Foods’ website no longer belongs to the farm) and removed two AI-generated illustrations from the old page.
