{"id":12462,"date":"2018-03-29T08:52:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=12462"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:18:40","slug":"a-chicken-egg-situation-happy-blue-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/29\/a-chicken-egg-situation-happy-blue-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chicken &amp; Egg situation: Happy Blue Easter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like chocolate? It&#8217;s what Easter seems to have become synonymous with, yet there is a healthier option. The trouble is chocolate tastes so good &#8211; it&#8217;s a chicken and egg situation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One company has come up with a neat alternative to all that sugar in chocolate, for those that live close to the Green Corridor in the Netherlands. It&#8217;s called &#8216;Adopt a Chicken&#8217; giving people access to a year round supply of fresh, free range eggs from their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hetgroenewoud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Forest<\/a> egg business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groenewoudei.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Het Groene Woud-ei<\/a>. All of which sounds like a viable, healthy alternative to chocolate and assists in letting the hens live in their natural environment as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12470\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12470\" class=\"wp-image-12470 size-blogpost-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-690x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Chickens_65319971.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Healthy living in the Green Corridor<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The Het Groene Woud-ei initiative<\/h3>\n<p>It all started with Peter and Esther van Agt (of the Fladderfarm in Oirschot) and a design for a mobile hen house.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally Erik van den Oord from Ivanhoe Management, who specialises in new business models, along with Carlos Faes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/philipsfruittuin.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philips Fruit Garden<\/a> in Eindhoven have also been involved from the start of the project. In fact Carlos will make his orchard available in the summer months as one of the locations for the Het Groene Woud-ei mobile hen coop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12491\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12491\" class=\"wp-image-12491 size-blogpost-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-690x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-690x270.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-730x285.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Eggs-for-sale_65323445.jpg 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eggs for sale<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The unit is moved every two to four weeks to a different location in the Green Corridor &#8211; a sort of chickens go on holiday scenario &#8211; ensuring a variety of locations where people can buy the eggs.<\/p>\n<h3>Off-grid eggs<\/h3>\n<p>Moving around the Green Corridor meant being able to be as self sufficient as possible. Peter and Esther van Agt achieved this with the assistance of Victron Energy distributor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top.systems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Systems<\/a> and Victron installers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elektrovanheerdt.nl\/nl\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Elektro van Heerdt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12496\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12496\" class=\"wp-image-12496 size-blogpost-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-690x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-690x518.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hen-coop_65324376.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hens on &#8216;holiday&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Het Groene Woud-ei mobile hen home has solar panels on the roof and uses a Victron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-charge-controllers\/smartsolar-250-85-250-100\" target=\"_blank\">SmartSolar MPPT 250\/100<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/dc-dc-converters\" target=\"_blank\">Orion DC\/DC converters<\/a> (see blog headline image) to keep 240 hens and 9 cocks in the manner they have become accustomed to.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is electricity provided by solar for lighting, but there is also a water collection system (via the guttering) to collect and purify rainwater.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12498\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12498\" class=\"wp-image-12498 size-blogpost-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-690x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/Solar-hens_65324683.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy hens<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Peter and Esther van Agt of\u00a0Het Groene Woud-ei have clearly come up with a winning formula, having received the ZLTO Initiative Prize Audience Award 2017, for their vision. Their award is based on &#8211; &#8220;members who work on innovative, original or sustainable initiatives to improve the market or the social position of entrepreneurs in the green space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in good Easter spirits and fancy some quality eggs throughout the year &#8211; then why not &#8216;Adopt a Chicken&#8217; from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groenewoudei.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Het Groene Woud-ei<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>However, maybe one should invest in chocolate this Easter as well &#8211; it comes but once a year after all. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>John Rushworth<\/p>\n<h5>Photography Credits<\/h5>\n<p>Blog headline image: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anderefoto.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serge Duursma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All other images:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nl-nl.facebook.com\/marcvandenhoutfotografie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marc van den Hout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like chocolate? 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