BHG Oyster Farms at First Encounter Beach

BHG Oyster Farms at First Encounter Beach Follow the BHG (Big Hairy Guy's) journey of starting and building a new OYSTER GRANT at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, Mass.

Off site culling. When you take grow bags of oysters that include market sized oysters, you have to green tag them. Cull...
08/31/2026

Off site culling.
When you take grow bags of oysters that include market sized oysters, you have to green tag them.

Cull, sort, organize then bring them back the next day to the farm to soak for the 10+ days to clear them of stress and make sure they survived the field trip and are healthy & clean.

These bags are huge.

They never got screened and sorted last year. Yikes.
Turning chaos into order.
It's a shame to see so much seed go to waste.

-K 🍀

It's looking so much like Fall. Deep colors in the sunsets, driving home in the dark, restaurants closed after work. 🌕 B...
08/29/2026

It's looking so much like Fall.
Deep colors in the sunsets, driving home in the dark, restaurants closed after work. 🌕 Beautiful full moon rise as well.

Oysters are switching gears and getting fat and tasty. Now's the time to dig out your oyster recipes and get cooking!

Bill the Seagull keeping us company.Bill eats Green Crabs like they were popcorn.🎯We have lots of big fat oysters! YUM! ...
08/27/2026

Bill the Seagull keeping us company.
Bill eats Green Crabs like they were popcorn.🎯

We have lots of big fat oysters!
YUM!
Late afternoon sunset tides.🌕

08/24/2026

Tides for the end of August.

Look at the sunset times.
Losing daylight in the evening, very quickly.☀

Less access to the grant.

Eastham makes it very difficult to get to the farm during the summer, when the markets are very willing to take product and we have access to daytime tides, including double tides which is essential for planning vibrio control harvests.

The darker it gets, the less oysters the markets want to buy, especially for local markets and restaurants.

Wellfleet doesn't have this issue.

Say hi to Bill the Seagull. This is his second year keeping us company on the farm. He likes Led Zeppelin & Frank Sinatr...
08/20/2026

Say hi to Bill the Seagull.

This is his second year keeping us company on the farm.

He likes Led Zeppelin & Frank Sinatra.

Willing to eat juvenile green crabs like they are popcorn.

An acre full of beautiful oysters. Despite the winter loss from the Blizzard that tried to break everything in it's path...
08/18/2026

An acre full of beautiful oysters.

Despite the winter loss from the Blizzard that tried to break everything in it's path, we happily have a wonderful amount of inventory!

The days are getting shorter and that starts to trigger the magic✨ in the oysters.

They slow down spawning and start getting ready for winter (while still growing from all the warmth and food in the water column).

If you love fresh seafood and great oysters, this is when the flavor profile really gets to be amazing.

Waiting to see this at First Encounter. Should be down near the heartbreak hill trail and the lower lot.
08/13/2026

Waiting to see this at First Encounter.
Should be down near the heartbreak hill trail and the lower lot.

Oysters in finishing cages after being culled and graded from ground line bags.
08/13/2026

Oysters in finishing cages after being culled and graded from ground line bags.

New Moon tides 🌕.Truck access in the mornings. A lot of soft sand has pushed in along the river...beware.
08/13/2026

New Moon tides 🌕.
Truck access in the mornings.

A lot of soft sand has pushed in along the river...beware.

Note to self: Bring at least half a gallon of water for the tide.☑ ☀It's gonna be another HOT day. Tides for August 7, 2...
08/07/2026

Note to self: Bring at least half a gallon of water for the tide.☑
☀It's gonna be another HOT day.

Tides for August 7, 2026
Cape Cod Bay

Midday tides. 🌕

PS vibrio triples it's bacteria load in an hour at 90°. 💥

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1699 Samoset Road, First Encounter Beach
Eastham, MA
02642

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