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Cluster of oyster mushrooms arranged on a wire rack

First Flight Fungi, Brandon Fearns, Mushroom Grower

Brandon Fearns was a rock-flipping, bug-catching, lizard-chasing kid. “Always walking with my head down, looking at the ground for critters,” he says. In this manner, he inevitably met up with…

Older man in beekeeping suit holding jar of honey beneath "LOCAL" and "FOODS • PLANTS • PEOPLE"

Babin Apiary - Honey

Don Babin is a busy man, as busy as the bees in the 25 hives he keeps on the Outer Banks. From Manteo to Corolla, and every beach town in between, he oversees the care and maintenance of thousands of…

Two jars labeled "HAY POINT Live Culture Foods" (Sauerkraut, Kraut Kimchi) among cabbages

Hay Point Live Culture Foods

Hay Point Live Culture Foods Are you in need of a SCOBY? You are if you’re planning to brew a batch of kombucha (kom-BOO-cha). SCOBY is an acronym for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast. And in…

Harrison Farms clamshell labeled "Microgreens Sampler" containing green and purple microgreens

Harrison Farms Microgreens

Outer Banks checklist: Beautiful beaches? Check. Atlantic Ocean? Check. Amazing sunrises and sunsets? Check. Locally grown microgreens? Check. Wait, what? Microgreens? Yes, thanks to the ingenuity of…

Copper pot still with column and stainless steel fermentation tanks in a distillery

Farmer/Producer Spotlight - Outer Banks Distilling: Kill Devil Rum

“Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” For many, that may sound like a pipe dream, but for the guys at Outer Banks Distilling (Kill Devil Rum), they have found themselves in…

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Save the Bees!

Join SAS for its Upcoming Twitter #SASchatInterested in learning about how technology, data and analytics can drive better management decisions for honey bees? Join SAS for Buzzed About Analytics to…

Lemon, jar of blueberry jam, and biscuit topped with blueberry jam on floral tablecloth

It's Blueberry Season!

How about putting a lemony spin on plain blueberry jam and calling it Lemony Blueberry Nectarine Freezer Jam? Imagine eating this sweet/zesty concoction on hot biscuits, fresh bread, ice cream, or…