How to Shop for Peanuts by State or Type on AboutPeanuts.com

AboutPeanuts.com is a regional promotion and education site for the Virginia-Carolinas peanut growing region, not a single online store. To shop, you use its state-specific "Shop" links — Virginia (#vapeanuts), North Carolina (#ncpeanuts), and South Carolina (#scpeanuts) — or its "Shop for Peanuts by State or Type" section, which routes you to purchase options organized by where the peanuts were grown or by market type. This guide suits consumers who want to buy regional peanuts and are deciding which state or type to start with.

What the site actually offers shoppers

The site represents the three states that make up the Virginia Carolinas peanut growing region. Each state has its own independent associations and boards, and the site brings them together to promote and educate about regional peanuts. That structure explains the shopping layout: purchases are organized by state rather than through one central cart.

The homepage presents three state blocks, each with its own social handles and a shop link:

A separate section, "Shop for Peanuts by State or Type," lets you browse by state or by peanut type. The site notes that peanuts come in four different market types, including the Virginia type, and that the majority of Virginia-type peanuts are produced in this region. If you already know you want large Virginia-type peanuts, shopping by type is the more direct route; if you want to support a particular state's growers, start with that state's shop link.

Step-by-step: shopping by state

1. Open AboutPeanuts.com and find the state blocks near the top of the page.
2. Choose your state — Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina — based on where you want your peanuts sourced.
3. Select that state's "Shop" link (for example, "Shop Virginia Peanuts").
4. You land on the state's shopping destination, where you can browse products and complete your purchase there.

Expected result: you reach a state-specific shop rather than a single site-wide checkout. The site itself does not list prices, so compare products and pricing on the destination shop before buying.

Shopping by type instead

Use the "Shop for Peanuts by State or Type" section when type matters more than origin. Because Virginia-type peanuts are the region's signature product and most of them are grown there, this path is useful if you are buying for a recipe that calls for a specific market type. The site does not publish a type-by-type price list, so confirm variety and sizing on the linked shop.

Related resources worth knowing before you buy

Shopping is only part of the site. These sections can help you decide what to buy and what to make:

• Recipes — "Discover Tasty Peanut Recipes" gives you ways to use what you purchase.
• Teacher materials — "Download Materials for Teachers" is a free educational resource, useful if you are buying for a classroom or group activity.
• The Peanut's Journey — explains the process from farmer to consumer: planting, growing, and harvesting; processing, grading, shelling, and blanching; then distribution, marketing, and retail. Reading this first helps you understand why state and type affect what you get.
• Nutrition — covers the nutrition peanuts provide, with links to more research and education from The Peanut Institute, including pieces on heart health, "superfood" status, allergies, and peanut-enriched diets.
• Videos — grower profiles (such as Hudson Farms in Turkey, NC, a fourth-generation farm tending over 2,000 acres of peanuts) and regional history films like "The Virginia Peanut Story."
• Grower newsletter — an email signup for industry news, aimed at growers rather than shoppers.

Common snags and how to handle them

• Expecting a single storefront. The site is a hub that points to state shops. If one state's link does not have what you want, try another state or the by-type section.
• No prices on the hub. Pricing and availability live on the destination shops. Check there before assuming cost or shipping terms.
• Allergy questions. The site links to allergy information through its nutrition section; treat product labels on the shop you buy from as the authoritative source for ingredients and allergen handling.
• Buying for a class. Grab the teacher materials download first so your purchase matches the lesson.

If your goal is simply to buy regional peanuts, pick a state shop or the by-type section and complete the purchase on the linked destination; use the recipes and education pages to get more out of what arrives.