Oyster Blog
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Our wordpress account is unhappy with our new internet connection, so it'll be a few days before we can upload our own photos. In the meantime, enjoy these photos of the Hamma Hamma river area courtesy of oldwirld's flickr page....
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About a year ago Nathan brought in this strange-looking crab. It was about the same size as a regular shore crab, but it had a much different shape and nobody had ever seen anything like it on the beach. After...
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King Crab and Sherlock, looking ready for anything. Helena (behind the counter) improvised her costume at the last minute, and came through big with the Bucket List. Snacking and sampling. A quartet of rowdy vikings and renegade ship captains came...
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We've been planning this for 5 years, and now it feels like everything's happening all at once. Here's the schedule: 1. We're going to begin moving equipment out of the old store and into the new one tomorrow. 2. During...
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We've been wondering what these creatures are for quite some time, and we still don't really have an answer. But we're pretty sure they're parchment tube worms... or at least that name makes the most sense to us. The mysterious...
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Sand dollars are very social animals.
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Evan finishing up the rockwork We moved the stained glass window from the old store into the new building Rich finishing off the sales counter Red.
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Should you find yourself with a fresh geoduck on your hands, here's what to do. First, gather your materials: A geoduck A paring knife and cutting board Hot water (we use a tea kettle in this demo) Tongs A bowl...
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Photos by Martha.
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We've never noticed before how colorful Olympia oyster shells are. They're full of earth tones: browns, deep purples, and mossy greens. There are places on the farm where Olympias are abundant. They live on and amongst the larger Pacific oysters....