May 25th, 2012
Some of you may be familiar with Luc Chamberland, the dynamo behind Pickleweed Point, the community oyster farm in Tomales Bay, California. I wrote about him last year. Now, Luc has created Saltwater Oyster Depot, a crowdfunded oyster bar right on the bay. “Crowdfunding” is similar to the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) concept: you pay […]
May 25th, 2012
You never know what sort of treasures you’ll find if you go snooping around Humboldt County. Retired navy pilot Richard Mesce was kayaking on Humboldt Bay in 2008 when he found what so far is the world’s largest living oyster. Check this sucker out: Mesce says he found it under eight inches of mud, and […]
May 11th, 2012
Apalachicola Bay is a time capsule. Unlike the rest of the country, which either harvests oysters using motorized dredges pulled behind boats, or farms oysters in bags and cages, Apalachicola Bay is full of oystermen working the bars the same way they have for centuries, using long, wooden-handled tongs to pull the oysters into tiny […]
May 11th, 2012
The tiny town of Apalachicola sits on Apalachicola Bay, which forms the bulge in the Florida Panhandle. The bay itself has been formed over eons by the Apalachicola River, the thick, brown, sluggish, gentle giant that drains southern Georgia and much of the Florida highlands. Picture the Mississippi, before the Petro-Industrial Complex found it. The […]
May 3rd, 2012
How do you know when you’re in Oyster Town, a place where oysters permeate the entire culture? Here are some of the signs to look for: Living oyster reefs exposed at low tide… Piles of shell at processing plants on the edge of town… Making oyster shell the preferred mulch in town… […]
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