and sometimes the potatoes. reporter: navajo nation is 27,000 square miles but there are only a dozen grocery stores here. that means it was difficult to find affordable food even before the pandemic. with the supply chain holdups, that s only gotten worse. pandemic conditions led regional grocery chain basha s to sell to rally s. as a small regional, we were struggling to get product into our distribution center. we don t have the buying power. so we don t have the clout that the national retailers have. reporter: now, some have taken matters into their own hands. a few slices of radish on there. reporter: chef carlos deal is trying to decolonize food on the navajo nation one crisp kale salad at a time. i have veggies i got on local