OH MY GOSH! My oysters are busy feeding and growing. Right now they are clean, meaty, and tender, and just at 3 inches in size. Consequently, they are the best of the season as the waters of the Gulf remain cool and salty.
It is a bitter-sweet moment to see the oysters falling out of the end of the tumbler as they are sorted to finally fall into the market bin and sent off to be processed and sold. I have tended these specific oysters to bring the freshest, clean oysters directly to you. There were several thousand sold at 8 and 9 months, those were the rapid growers. These at 10 months are a perfect half-shell oyster. At 3″ long, 2″ wide, and a 1″ cup, they classify as premium. I’ll be rolling these out to Tallahassee over the next few months as the remainder of the hatch reaches market size. Oysters grow at various rates – kids do that you know! Some sprout up quickly, and others take their time.
I hope you will order soon and order often. I am often at the Tallahassee Farmers Market at the corners of Thomasville Rd and Kerry Forest Parkway on Saturday mornings from 8 -12 but you can always contact me via my phone or this website to order.
Thank you,
Keller
OysterMom
850-566-7051