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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 21 MIN

Cracking Protein: Chicken or the Egg?

from ShelfSense: Stories Behind Our Stuff · host Cynthia Barstow

Since protein is hot right now, we wanted to go straight to the source of one of our go-to choices. In this episode, we sit down with mother (Annie) and daughter (Tessa) Diemand—second- and third-generation poultry farmers—for a conversation that helps close the distance between raising chickens and producing eggs with care, and the grocery store cooler. We unpack what labels like local, cage-free, and pasture-raised really mean, how practices have evolved across generations, and what they hope shoppers pause to appreciate the next time they crack an egg or cook a piece of chicken.Send us Fan Mail

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