# Exposing How Big Brands Fake "Pasture Raised" Eggs - Patrick Samuels @Sunnyside | #114

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Podcast: [The Regenaissance Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-regenaissance-podcast-6720188)
Published: 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 Instagram

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