Friday, November 30, 2012

Troubled waters: Farmers and scientists work together to save oysters

Grist: Terry Sawyer is on a mission to rescue oysters from newly hostile seas. Sawyer has been farming these briny bivalves for almost 30 years in Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco, at Hog Island Oyster Company. The business he co-owns sells $9 million worth of Sweetwaters, Kumamotos, and Atlantic oysters a year at the company`s two local oyster bars, at nearby farmers markets, and direct from the farm to hungry consumers who can`t seem to get enough of this sustainable shellfish. But Sawyer`s seafood...

URL: http://grist.org/food/troubled-waters-farmers-and-scientists-work-together-to-save-oysters/
Enclosure: http://grist.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/oyster_seeds_jon_rowley.jpg?w=166&h=250

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