Oyster Blog — Events

Oyster Adam  (second from Left) with Guster's Luke, Ryan & Adam Oyster Farmers: For a couple of months Adam and oyster fan have been plotting ways to share the Hama Hama experience with our customers. It's tricky this time of year because the tides are low at night and the weather is generally miserable, but we knew all we needed was the right angle: We had to make sure whoever showed up was prepared and willing to get wet and muddy, stand in the wind, and stay up to all hours of the night in search of fresh oysters. We...

The PCSGA set up a pretty impressive (and absolutely free) photo booth at this year's Oysterfest. See more photos of the happy campers.

Last week was busy so we didn't have time to post. This week is slow and rainy so we're posting about last week. On Monday the 22nd we headed into Seattle to give out samples of smoked and pickled oysters to foodie folks at a networking event called Foodportunity. We brought along lots of wood to decorate the table and used the big oyster as a prop. And, continuing to work backwards through last week... two days prior to Foodportunity was our first Open Farm Day of the season. The weather was beautiful but the sea cucumbers elusive. Here are...

Sunday, August 16th we'll be barbecuing oysters and steaming clams at the McReavy House Museum Art Free-for-All, in Union, Washington. There will be arts and crafts demonstrations throughout the day, so stop on by to learn about basket weaving, goat cheese making, screen printing, and flame working. View of the Olympic Mountains, in the winter, from Union.

Last Saturday we spent almost all day hawking seafood in downtown Hoodsport as part of the town's annual Fourth of July festival. We sold bacon-wrapped oysters, barbecued oysters, shrimp cocktails, and steamed clams. It was social and small-town and fun. Teresa and Lynne Teresa, Ginger, Arky, and shrimp cocktails for lunch.