The winter is the perfect time for pondering new topics and lately, we’ve been thinking about oyster shell reclamation. As you know, we send oysters ALL OVER the country. Over the course of the year, we’ll sell over a million oysters. They’ll be rinsed, beautifully shucked, and
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Before the Roman Empire…people were using oysters to set the mood. Casanova was even rumored to eat oysters on the regular to woo the many, many women he bedded. And amongst all the eye-roll-inducing oyster puns that regretfully exist, ones about oysters “making you a better
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Generally, the winter is a quieter time for oyster farmers. The bay is emptied of its moorings, boats and oyster plexes. The shoreline is tucked in with a blanket of frost. It’s a time for tinkering, repairing, power washing, and reorganizing. Beneath this sleepy facade, however, brews a squall of
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Nature fully dictates the rhythm of an oyster’s biology. As oyster farmers, it’s our responsibility to harness these kinetic changes to make the most perfect oyster possible. And as New Englanders, we have to work within the extreme swing of the seasonal pendulum. We harvest 52 weeks
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It’s officially HOLIDAY PARTY SEASON. Have you worn the same ugly sweater to multiple parties already (no shame, but come on)? Are you OVER making travel plans, shopping for presents, and trying to figure out what the heck you’re going to do with the oysters and caviar
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Let’s get real – Caviar is awesome but also intimidating. Like choosing a bottle of wine from an extensive list, the choices are confusing and the often-steep price tag can mean that the stakes are HIGH. Add to that a history of smuggling, overfishing, and environmental degradation
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Twenty five years ago, Skip Bennett brought oysters to Duxbury. This was extraordinary because until this point there were no oysters, wild or otherwise, in Duxbury Bay. Fast-forward to present day, we’re still farming and Duxbury has become the largest oyster producing town in Massachusetts. This boom in
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Hosting a party can be a lot of pressure. It’s like your one big chance to prove how awesome, charming and put-together you secretly are to all of your friends and family. You have to send cheeky invitations and curate a Spotify playlist that magically appeals to
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Bycatch is a term that very few people who are not directly involved in fisheries are familiar with; however, a growing number of us are now seafood consumers and, as such, need to start learning about the protein we are putting on our dinner tables and into
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