Episode #224: Swipe Right for Chicken? How Apps and Labels Are Hijacking the Local Food Revolution

Leave Us A VoicemailIn this episode, Joel takes aim at one of the modern food movement’s biggest ironies: we’re drowning in “solutions” while starving for common sense. He questions whether tech platforms that promise to “connect you to farmers” are actually adding another middleman—and whether our obsession with certifications and labels has distracted us from what really matters. From apps that sell authenticity to the alphabet soup of organic, regenerative, and humane certifications, Joel invites us to zoom out and ask: have we complicated food so much that we’ve forgotten how to simply know our farmer? This conversation is a refreshing reminder that discernment—not a digital platform or a shiny label—is still the most reliable certification of all.This Week’s Community Question:“Have you ever been disappointed with a certification program?”Things Mentioned in this Episode:WAPF Buyers GuideOther Links:Join a Local Beyond Labels ChapterWatch the Video Version HereJoin the Discord CommunityFollow on XFollow on InstagramFind Joel Here: www.polyfacefarms.comFind Sina Here: www.drsinamccullough.comIf you have a question you want answered or an idea for the show, we’d love to hear from you!  Please email your questions and/or ideas to: [email protected] you have billing, subscription, or technical issues please contact [email protected] you are interested in being a guest on Beyond Labels, please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/24035452401203DISCLAIMER