Robinhood Cove Oysters from Georgetown Island, ME

Harvest location: Georgetown Island, ME

How they’re grown: Robinhood Coves are raised in floating Oystergro cages and various oyster bags in a peaceful cove off Georgetown Island in the pristine Sheepscot River, an area with rich tidal mud flats, salt marshes, meadows, and forest. Heaven? Perhaps. Floating bags and cages rock and tumble the oysters as they develop, creating super deep cups and strong shells. Grow-out takes at least 18 months.

Why they’re unique: These are grown by the Georgetown Island Oyster Co-Op; the first co-op dedicated to oyster farming in Maine. This co-op is mostly composed of former commercial clammers and lobstermen who made the switch to aquaculture as a way to protect their livelihoods against the very real threats of climate change, while still continuing the heritage of working off the water in Maine.

Story: Historic Georgetown is a close community centered around their marine economy. For over three hundred years the island’s backbone was boat building, fin fishing, digging for clams, oysters and worms, mussel picking, ground fishing, urchin harvesting, shrimping and lobstering. The challenges of a changing coastal economy and the changes occurring in the Gulf of Maine inspired the formation of the Georgetown Island Oyster Cooperative in 2017. They met those challenges by diversifying while preserving their traditional livelihood. Composed of seven independent farmers, they share space, equipment, ideas, and labor. Regardless of which one of them grew the Robinhood Cove oysters you enjoy, they take great pride in the quality and consistency of their oysters!

Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.