HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Patrick Samuels and his family moved out to Christian County in the summer of 2023 after he left the military with plans to create a homestead and keep a few chickens. The idea grew, resulting in partnerships with multiple family farms and the success of Sunnyside Egg Co. within two years.
“In 2023 I had zero farming experience…by the end of next year, we will be the largest and fastest growing regenerative egg company in the country,” he told Christian County Now. Spread out on his multiple acres of farmland in Hopkinsville, 300 chickens roam a massive pasture and produce thousands of eggs on his regenerative farm.
Growing Sunnyside Egg Co. in Hopkinsville
After leaving the military, Samuels briefly worked for a large egg manufacturer and was shocked at the conditions of a “cage free” facility which contained thousands of chickens crammed in a commercial barn for their entire lives. “Free range is even worse,” said Samuels, “They have 100,000 birds on this same amount of land that we have and call it ‘free range’, and the chickens never go outside.”…