Peeko Oysters: Turning Water Into Brine
In 2016 Peter Stein traded “desks for docks,” saying goodbye to a corporate job, and forming Peeko Oysters — an oyster farm located on Little Peconic Bay. He converted a New Suffolk building, that was previously an outboard motor repair and bait and tackle shop, into a facility for processing oysters.
“A bad day on the water is better than a good day at the office,” said Stein during a tour of the Peeko Oysters facility.
Stein grew up in Westchester, and his parents purchased a beach house in East Marion in 1972. “My wife jokes, and she’s probably correct, that I learned to fish before I could walk,” said Stein. “I love being on the water. I love being in this area. I love being on the North Fork.”
