Scaling a Regenerative Egg Operation Without Selling Out - Patrick Samuels @Sunnyside | #114
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Scaling a Regenerative Egg Operation Without Selling Out - Patrick Samuels @Sunnyside | #114
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About this listen
Patrick Samuels is the founder of Sunnyside Egg Co., a Kentucky-based regenerative egg operation built on mobile coops and Amish/Mennonite farming partnerships. A former US Army Special Forces officer with no agricultural background, Patrick stumbled into farming through pandemic-era homesteading, worked inside one of the largest pasture-raised egg brands, and launched Sunnyside in December 2024 to scale what he calls the only truly regenerative egg operation in the country.
5 Key Topics
- The pasture-raised label scam
- Mobile coops as the real standard
- Scaling regen without selling out
- The corn/soy-free feed debate
- Transparency over certification
Timestamps
[00:00] Intro & egg price controversy
[01:30] Patrick's military-to-farming path
[04:00] Inside a "pasture-raised" barn
[07:00] Why certifiers are grifters
[11:00] The Vital Farms breakdown
[18:00] Retail vs. decentralisation debate
[27:00] Corn & soy-free feed complexity
[37:00] Regenerative certification loopholes
[44:00] Sunnyside's growth timeline
[01:01:00] On-farm operations & rotation
Links
Website