Salinity Seafood & More is a locally-sourced gift shop & online store, oyster education center, and sustainable marketing consultancy based on Whidbey Island, WA. Behind every present on Salinity's shelves are people with stories! Join SeaEO & host Emily Wilder as she talks with Salinity's suppliers, artists, and friends to find out what kind of presence they bring to the world, and why.In this episode, Emily speaks with Kai Fletcher of Mutiny Bay Blues, an organic and sustainable blueberry farm on Whidbey Island, WA that has diversified its farming far beyond blueberries. While blueberries are the heart of the farm, it continues expanding to include growing mushrooms, growing hay, and rearing sheep and a flock of pasture-raised chickens. In this episode, Kai shares how the farm transforms the blueberry harvest into value-added products, from granola with dried blueberries to blueberry hot sauce, sustaining a year-round business of farming to produce food and to partner with other local food producers. Come explore the world of organic blueberry farming with Salinity Presents!Host: Emily Wilder, Salinity Seafood & More SeaEOSpecial Guest: Kai Fletcher from Mutiny Bay BluesEdited by Luc HagopianMusic by Barbara DunnLinks:Whidbey Island Fairgrounds Commercial Kitchen RentalPCC Community MarketsGreenbank Pantry & DeliOrchard KitchenPayless FoodsWhidbey Island Grown Food HubOsprey Fish Co.Puget Sound Restoration FundThe Star StoreFreeland Café & BarJupiter CoffeeFoxtail FarmBritt's Fermented FoodsSlangin’ SalmonFoggy Hill FarmRowdy Sprout FarmHazelnut Hill FarmScratch & Peck FeedsEbey Road Farm