KEMI PAYLOCAK

Retired navel officer turned beekeeper savagebee-ches.boutique

Kemi Paylocak spent more than 21 years in the Navy and now dedicates her time to family, business and serving underrepresented and under-resourced communities in San Diego County. She is the founder and president of bese saka Community Development Corporation. The organization focuses on the climate and environment, commerce, education, health and wellness, infrastructure and tourism.

As mentioned, Kemi is also now a beekeeper. Her love of the environment and nature has her paying homage to her sweet sense of adventure. In addition to making her own honey, Kemi recently opened a new specialty store in San Diego's Old Town. The new shop, owned by Kemi and her husband Mike, is called Savage Bee-ches. What’s buzzworthy about their store is that it features the raw and organic honey that Kemi makes and also sources honey from other local beekeepers and from beekeepers around the country.

In addition, the store also celebrates the outdoors by offering ultralight hiking gear. The store is a reflection of Kemi and Mike’s passion for everything outdoors. Savage Bee-ches has also earned a loyal following of local outdoor enthusiasts.

So, if you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth and your sense of outdoor adventure, bee sure to stop by Savage Bee-ches, get a taste of some unbeelievable honey and bee prepared for incredible hospitality.

For more info visit:

SAVAGE BEE-CHES

Presidio Plaza, Old Town 2802 Juan Street, Unit 19

San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 693-7536

In this episode, Kemi shares with us why they decided to open a store blending raw honey with the rugged outdoors.

Next up, we are changing things up and switching from sweet to savory and salty.

Samantha Binkley is the owner of Healthy on You, an organic spice and salt blend company. She started by offering healthy cooking classes from her home kitchen. Her secret to creating delicious dishes was in her spice blends. Her students started asking her to package the spice and salt blends so they could use them at home.

When word got out about her creations, Samantha decided to capitalize on the buzz and start offering her products outside her home kitchen.

She now works out of a commercial kitchen and you can find her growing line of spice and salt blends online at HealthyonYou.com and in stores all over Southern California.

Our next source of inspiration comes from a real Sugar Mamma. Nancy Gulizia-Flint is the proud owner of Sugar Mamma Caramels. “

Since 2009, founder and confectioner, Nancy Gulizia-Flint, has been gifting family and friends with her signature Sea Salt Caramels every Christmas. Encouraged by their ‘oohing and ahhing’ every year, Nancy entered a local candy making contest and won! The award led to a local TV spot and a CFO (Cottage Food Operation) was born!

Today, Nancy is still operating her business from her home kitchen. She says she loves operating a home-based food business and she wouldn’t want it any other way. Sugar Mamma Caramels can be found in shops all over San Diego County and purchased online.

For more information, call or email: (619) 301-9956

SugarMamma62@gmail.com

At this time of year our thoughts always turn to those that have had an impact on our business.

We are so grateful for your support & want you to know how much we appreciate you.

We will be continuing the tradition of homemade pumpkin pies in honor of Mary’s mom. While they may not be as good as hers, they will be made with love & gratitude.

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