Farm Tour: Hog Island Oyster Farm
August 21 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Farm Tour: Hog Island Oyster Farm |
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Join us for a special educational tour of Hog Island Oyster Farm! For those who are interested, we will have a quick visit to Hog Island Saltworks after the main tour.Wednesday, August 21, 10:30 am – noonHog Island Oyster Company20215 Shoreline Highway, Marshall, CA 94940Tickets are $30 for Slow Food members and $40 for non-members.Lunch is not provided but you may reserve a place at Tony’s Seafood, 415-663-1107, just down the road from our tour. |
The Story of Hog Island OystersFew foods carry the flavor of “place” quite like an oyster. Tomales Bay has the cool, clean water rich in plankton that oysters feed on to grow plump and sweet, and the flavor of the bay is evident in every delicious mouthful. We started out with the aim of cultivating the highest quality oysters possible, and that is still the driving principle behind Hog Island. Good things grow slowly and that is what we have tried to do, developing sustainable aquaculture techniques to produce superior shellfish that taste wonderful while building a community of like-minded people. We take great care in everything that we do, from cultivating oysters through to the ways in which we work with our environment and finally how we present our product to you. Visit our farm in Marshall and learn all about oysters, how we farm them, the marine environment in which they grow, and how to shuck an oyster. |
Salt Is Another ProductHarvesting salt the Hog Island way is hands-on from start to finish. We begin by feeding the mineral-rich water of Tomales Bay into a large evaporation tower lined with “salt sails,” made from the same material we use to grow our oysters. Water drips down the sails and recirculates back to the top with the help of solar-powered pumps. Then, we let the wind and sun work their magic to evaporate the sea water into a high salinity brine. Next, the saturated brine gets brought into the salt house, where Jeff gently heats it over a wood-fired brick oven. As the salt emerges from the brine, Jeff carefully extracts the harvest to give it a unique, fluffy texture and rich mineral content. The distinct mineral makeup of Tomales Bay’s water gives our salt a high concentration of essential minerals, like magnesium, potassium, iodine and more. With a deep umami flavor profile that’s uniquely West Marin, Hog Island Saltworks adds the perfect finishing touch to any dish. |
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