Oysterville Sea Farms

08/31/2026

Some oysters are grown to be sold. These are being grown to bring something back.

The Olympia oyster is the only oyster native to the Pacific Northwest—and once, it was an important part of Willapa Bay. Today, its presence here is only a fraction of what it once was.

At Willapa Wild, we’re working to change that.

In this episode of Seed to Shuck, we’re working with Olympia oysters as part of our effort to preserve, rebuild and eventually expand their presence in Willapa Bay.

They’re tiny. They’re slow growing. And from a commercial perspective, there are much easier oysters to raise.

But that isn’t the point.

If we believe oyster farming should leave Willapa Bay better than we found it, protecting the oyster that was here first is part of the job.

08/25/2026

Our new Willapa Wild website is live!

It tells a much bigger story than what we sell. It explains how we farm, why we do not dredge, what we are doing to restore living habitat and why we are committed to preserving and growing the native Olympia oyster throughout Willapa Bay.

It also shares the history of Stony Point Oyster Company and Oysterville Sea Farms, two remarkable oyster legacies we are privileged to steward.

At the center of it all is one simple idea:

Oysters that leave the bay better than we found it.

Take a look and tell us what you think:

https://www.willapawild.com

08/20/2026

I come in early every morning, before anyone else arrives, just so I can sit on the deck at Oysterville Sea Farms with a cup of coffee.

For a few minutes, there are no questions to answer, no problems to solve and no next task demanding attention. There is just the tide, the birds and the beauty of Willapa Bay.

Life and work can become chaotic. It is easy to spend so much time thinking about what is wrong, what is unfinished or what needs to happen next that we forget to appreciate what is already good.

Take the moment.

Don’t miss the good.

Part of our Seed to Shuck series.

08/12/2026

08/11/2026

What we see on the beds at low tide ,

07/19/2026

A day in the life of an oyster farmer on the Willapa Bay. , , , ,

07/15/2026

Lessons we can only learn by doing on an oyster farm…

07/11/2026

A gorgeous morning, here at the farm!

07/02/2026

Happy 4th of July!

Light the fuse, Fire the grill. Shuck the oyster.

We are open all weekend! Beach Peninsula