{"product_id":"nobska-light-oysters-from-falmouth-ma","title":"Nobska Light Oysters from Falmouth, MA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Waquoit Bay, Falmouth, MA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Matt and Sara Weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow They’re Grown: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobskas are raised in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e floating bags that are flipped by hand every 2 weeks during the growing season. When it's time to harvest, they are staged and submerged in a floating dock for several days immediately prior.The crop is tumbled and graded several times during the grow out process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir growing site sits beside a 330 acre protected reserve where Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, and Waquoit Bay intersect. The oysters are exposed to consistent moderate wave action - which is evident in the strong, even-shaped shells - while still being protected by Washburn Island and Menauhant Beach. Although there are several rivers and marshes empty into Waquoit, the waters at their site are usually full of salinity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow They Taste: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful, identical, tear dropped, green-hued shells filled to the brimmy, brim, brim with plump, opaque meat. Green beans in butter! Fresh, bright, and doused in table salt. Sweetness and bite from the adductor muscle, just like a raw bay scallop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt has been in the oyster game since 2009, he’s done it all. He’s started several farms, grew shellfish for the Town of Falmouth, and worked at Cotuit Oyster Co. During that time he was also working offshore doing cooperative research on scallop boats, working as a shellfish biologist for the Town of Falmouth, and as a commercial fisherman. See?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past 5 years he’s transitioned to farming full time out of a desire to work on the water everyday, on his own terms, and with more control over his crop. When he’s not farming, he still has his toesies in the water. He competitively swims year round, both in the pool and open water, swimming several miles early in the morning before starting work on the farm. Damn!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 135%; margin: 0in 13.4pt 4.0pt 1.65pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/islandcreekoysters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/S-23443.webp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia Prop 65 Warning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island Creek Oysters | Buy Oysters Online | Buy Caviar Online","offers":[{"title":"50 Count | $2.90 per Oyster","offer_id":67675429896342,"sku":"OY-NOB-REG-50","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Count | $2.39 per Oyster","offer_id":67675429929110,"sku":"OY-NOB-REG-100","price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150 Count | $2.06 per Oyster","offer_id":67675429961878,"sku":"OY-NOB-REG-150","price":309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/8462\/files\/Nobska1.jpg?v=1794261105","url":"https:\/\/shop.islandcreekoysters.com\/products\/nobska-light-oysters-from-falmouth-ma","provider":"Island Creek Oysters | Buy Oysters Online | Buy Caviar Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}