Oyster Blog — News from Here

photos by Paul Harper

Kimberly Schlapman loves ersters! She and her band Little Big Town (which just yesterday was nominated for a Grammy!) are touring in the PNW and today Kimberly visited our farm to film an episode for her GAC cooking show Simply Southern. The weather, the bald eagles, and the seals all cooperated, and after the shoot we cooked up a big oyster and clam lunch to share with crew, cast, and staff. The episode will likely air sometime this spring. Here are a few shots from along the way: Thanks Kimberly & Crew!

Will we find the pot of gold in our shell pile, the beach, or the picnic area???

Gray whales came to play in Hood Canal! These pictures were taken by Connie Gallant up near Taylor Shellfish's research lab in Dabob Bay. For more information check out the Orca Network. Big thanks to Bruce for the heads up.

The tide bubbling down for the afternoon. Given the recent beautiful full moon, and the eclipse, and the calm, still days we've been experiencing here on the farm, we've been thinking a lot about the tides. Of course, we always think about tides: is the tide high enough for the pump to turn on? low enough to expose the gold bar? high enough to take the Battle Axe out? and on and on. The tide sets our work schedule. You can't even work in the retail store without being aware of where the water is, what direction it's headed, and...