Coastal Pickling Company was created in the summer of 2022, by Lindsay Wong, a pediatric therapist and resident of Outer Banks and Virginia Beach. Lindsay had been making the original Classic Dill Pickles for years and added two new flavors – Jalapeno Pickles and Habanero Pickles. All pickles are hand-crafted in small batches in a commercial kitchen in Virginia Beach or Outer Banks. No artificial preservatives are used for the most natural product. Because of this, the flavor profiles will accentuate over time. Our sincerest hope is that these pickles are the best pickles you have ever had!
HOW IT BEGAN
My journey from being a practicing children’s occupational therapist to a full-time pickler has been an adventure in the making for some time. Perhaps a lifetime…
I grew up in the heart of America – Central Illinois – surrounded by fields upon fields of lush farmland. From an early age, I developed a passion for fresh, vegetarian cooking – sourcing my ingredients directly from my grandparents’ fields and gardens. However, it wasn’t until after college, graduate school, and a move to Virginia Beach that I discovered an exciting new avenue for all the fresh herbs and vegetables I had lying around my kitchen: pickling.
What began as a delightful new hobby soon turned into a full-fledged pickling obsession. At night – after working with patients all day – I would practice and refine my recipe, pickling until the early hours of the morning. Once I felt I had perfected my “Classic Dill” recipe, I began giving away jars of my pickles as holiday gifts to my neighbors.
“Wow, I would pay good money for more of your pickles right now!”
More and more of my neighbors started to share this sentiment with me, well after the holidays were over. For years, I laughed them off – they were simply being polite, right? However, in the summer of 2022 – as more and more requests from friends and family rolled in – I decided to take their encouragement to heart. And that’s where we are today: an exciting change of careers, and the beginning of a new business adventure: Coastal Pickling Company.
I cannot thank my community enough – my family, my friends, my colleagues, and even the complete strangers who took a chance on my pickles in the beginning. Thank you for your encouragement and support on this new pickle adventure. And to my family and friends – those subjected to endless pickle talk and taste testings – you are forever appreciated.
