Oyster Blog
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The other day we ran across a cast of hermit crabs living in periwinkle shells. (According to this page, "cast" is the correct term for a gathering of crabs. Now we know.) This appeared to be a pretty big cast,...
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Wednesday we shared an oyster lunch with Billy Marinelli, a Long Island Marine Scientist turned shellfish mogul turned Bangkok restaurateur and all around oyster expert. Billy is touring West Coast oyster farms with his wife and Rosie, a Bangkok chef....
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Tomorrow we're going to set up a barbecue at the University District Farmers Market and demonstrate proper oyster grilling technique. There will be a lot of other farmers demonstrating how to grill various seasonal foods such as salmon, vegetables, and...
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For some reason, whenever Gemma and her family and friends come out to the farm for an Open Farm, the weather's spectacular: bright and sunny, with just enough of a breeze to keep you cool. And this crowd definitely knows...
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Hi guys! We hope you all enjoyed the long holiday weekend. The fun continues here at the Hama Hama Farm, and we're celebrating the low low tide this weekend (-2.4) by hosting another Open Farm Day, which is just a...
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The first commercial Hood Canal shrimp season of 2011 is Friday April 29th. We should have some ready to sell that afternoon, say by 3 pm?? We'll be getting more in over the weekend, so we'll have plenty... and maybe...
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Friend Justin discovered this delightful and very large pearl in an extra small crispy fried delicious Hama Hama oyster taco. He found the pearl with his teeth, which is not the preferred way of finding pearls. Fortunately, there were no...
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It's hard to tumble when you're all tied up in knots: Darn mussels have invaded our tumble bags, using their byssal threads to attach everything up into one big messy mass. After spending several hours trying to go through the...
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First oysterpedia, now oyster guru. There's another oyster iPhone app on the market, this one (according to the LA Times) from Greg Cohen, an oyster guru. It describes Hama Hamas as being high salinity, which is normally incorrect (Hood Canal being...
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Apparently Hama Hama's made quite a splash at a food conference in Texas: Texas food writer Robb Walsh has tried to rile up Gulf oystermen with [the success stories of west coast oystermen]."Just for fun, we did something kind of...
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Here are some photos from a nighttime beach walk we took a couple of weeks ago. Ever wonder what diving ducks do underwater? In the photo below you can see a duck excavation, created by foraging a surf scoter, white wing, or...