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Oyster Report 3.5

Summerstone
Harvest location:
Port Townsend Bay, WA
Farmer:
Hama Hama Oyster Co
How They Taste: Beach grown. these oysters are fed on cold water upwelled from deep in the pacific ocean.  they are bracingly briny up front with a sweet finish.

Beach Plum
Harvest Location: Westport. MA
Farmer: Kerian Fennelly

How they taste: This deep water area produces an oyster with a bright blast of salinity up front (like Diamond Kosher salt) with dense creamy meats reminiscent of roasted chicken thighs

How they're grown: Once the Beach Plums have been in nurseries in the river, they head out to the deep water farm at the mouth of Buzzards Bay. It takes a 45-minute ride on a retired sea cucumber boat from Maine to get out to the ocean lease. It is here that the Beach Plums complete their grow out in huge tower cages suspended 10’ below the surface where they are constantly pounded by ocean swells.

Submarines
Harvest location:
Thomaston, ME
Farmer:
Ralph Hamill and a crew of 4: Kevin, Isabel (Ralph’s daughter), Aubrie (Kevin’s daughter), Chuck (their neighbor) and, of course, Gus the dog!

How they taste:
These shells are squeaky clean and petite! The meat has a blast of brine upfront and slaps you around with a sweet cream and parsnip finish.