Plant Something, Heal Something

Food independence does not require five acres or growing everything yourself. Build another door to food by starting with what you can grow, buying directly from local producers, bartering, and strengthening the community ecosystem around you.

Egg prices didn’t rise for just one reason. We follow the money through bird flu, billion-dollar egg sales and a 2026 DOJ antitrust case alleging manipulation of an industry price benchmark.

Chicken is one of the most common foods on American tables, but most consumers have no idea who controls the birds, the contracts, the pricing data, or the processing behind that grocery-store package. In Episode 1 of Who Controls Our Food?, we follow the money through Big Chicken, from contract farmers and corporate processors to antitrust lawsuits, guilty pleas, major settlements, and the consumer left with the least information and bargaining power.

Del Monte Foods’ Chapter 11 case is more than a corporate headline. For peach growers with years invested in orchards and contracts, a major buyer’s instability can threaten financing, harvest plans, and entire rural economies.