Oyster Blog — farming

Compared to livestock agriculture, shellfish farming can look simple. There's nothing to feed morning and night, nothing to water, and no costly vet calls. As you may have heard us say before, all you need to grow delicious shellfish is sunlight and seawater. Despite the obvious attractions of producing protein with very few inputs, shellfish require a farmer’s touch to cultivate well. We practice rotational grazing, of a sort, because we move seed between various cages and bags as it grows to ensure it has space to grow and access food. We do a ton of gear maintenance, try to...

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