Florida honey maven, Doug McGinnis, gives us the rundown on the local honey scene and how bee hives function as a singular organism. It's super cool! If you love sweet and delicious honey, you're gonna love this episode!

Kyle got roped into Yaupon at an early age. In many ways, he grew up in this wild business. Together, he and Bryon have some crazy stories about building a Yaupon supply chain from scratch, filling thousands of teabags painstakingly by hand, and driving 6

Jammie Treadwell joins us from Treadwell Farms, one of Florida's most innovative hemp growers and manufacturers. The Treadwell Family is leveraging generations of agricultural acumen to help shape the emerging hemp industry in Florida--and it's not what y

Split Oak Forest faces a fresh threat to its survival. Osceola County has passed a measure to preclude Orange County voters from voting to protect the forest from development interests and a high speed toll road. The forest just can't catch a break. Valer

Mackenzie Smith wears many hats: executive chef, food writer, blog maven, food stylist, and mom; and she makes balancing all of that look easy. Her new cookbook is filled with fun and easy recipes that even I can make. We talk about how MacKenzie got her

We're joined by our pal, Adina, who founded the well-known beauty brand, S.W. Basics. Adina is also the author of Skin Cleanse and Just the Essentials, two guides on how to care for your skin and keep it happy. I can relate to Adina on a lot of issues, so

The tables have turned! Shelly interviews Bryon in this episode and asks him about how he got started with Yaupon, struggles and triumphs of the business, and how we've aligned Yaupon Brothers values in being a force for good in the world. It's a pretty e

In this episode we're joined by Staci Brinkman, founder of the personalized tea subscription box, SipsBy. We're also joined by Yaupon Brothers COO, Shelly Steele. SipsBy has grown to a subscription service with over 500,000 members since it was founded by

Dr. Jack Putz conducted research that informed and inspired us to start Yaupon Brothers, so we're excited to have him on the show!  Jack is a Distinguished Professor of Biology and Forestry at the University of Florida where he has been a faculty mem

In this episode, we're joined by Samuel Steinberger, creator the blog Give Me Weird Drinks.  Samuel Steinberger is a journalist based in New York City, and his interest in drinks evolved from a love of travel, culture and ice cream, with a side of ga