A young Laughing King, nearly ready for market

At the helm on our custom Oyster barge

Shucking a young oyster

Young oysters in the springtime

Oysters of the same age can grow at radically different rates

Oyster bags at a low tide

The market section of our farm

Most oysters lose their purple stripe as they grow, but some keep them through to harvest

My loyal deckhand

Our oysters start out as tiny “seed” which we get from local hatcheries

Wild oysters surround our farm

Oyster bags bear out at the low tide

Separating the oyster “foot” from the shell

Oyster inside their protective mesh bag