Pages tagged Maine
Maine Belon
European flat oysters brought from the Netherlands in 1949 took hold near Boothbay Harbor and spread along Maine's coast. A small wild fishery harvests them today.
Damariscotta River, Maine
A cold tidal river lined with oyster farms and raw bars, where ancient Wabanaki shell heaps show people have eaten oysters here for two thousand years.
Bagaduce River
A tidal river at the head of Penobscot Bay where several small farms grow Eastern oysters, and where the boom in leases has become a local argument.
Damariscotta River
A cold tidal river in midcoast Maine where eight farms, from a 1985 hatchery to diver-harvested bottom oysters, share the water with 2,000-year-old shell heaps.
Dodge Cove
Hatchery-born oysters finished on the bottom of the Damariscotta River by the operators of Maine's oldest oyster farm. Light, citrus and restrained brine, says the grower.
Flying Point
A Casco Bay oyster planted on hard bottom and exposed only at the lowest tides, grown by a Freeport couple since 2000. Brothy, briny and buttery, they say.
Johns River
Nursery-raised in the Damariscotta, then moved 22 miles to Johns River to finish on bottom leases and rafts. Harvested year-round.
Mere Point
A tumbled, off-bottom Casco Bay oyster from two Brunswick families, grown in two years from 2 mm seed. Crisp, firm and salty, says the farm.
Mookie Blues
A surface-grown Damariscotta oyster from a farm whose hatchery seeds much of the East Coast. The grower promises a big briny kiss and a sweet finish.
Nonesuch
A Scarborough, Maine farm whose oysters spend their final year loose on the river bottom, with 9 to 12 foot tides mixing fresh and salt water.
Norumbega
A family-run Damariscotta River oyster, hand-harvested off the bottom or grown at the surface for small, deep-cupped petites.
Pemaquid
One of the first Maine oysters on the market, grown since 1986 on hard, high-current bottom in the Damariscotta River.
Spinney Creek
A tidal creek off the Piscataqua whose flow is controlled by a floodgate. The Howell family's firm grows oysters in suspended cages and depurates every one.
Weskeag
A salt-marsh estuary farm near Rockland selling bottom-grown 'Submarines' and floating-bag 'Snow Points'. Buttery, with a briny yet sweet finish, says the farm.
Glidden Point
A four-year, bottom-grown Damariscotta River oyster, hand-harvested partly by divers. The farm describes it as clean, crisp and big on brine.