The Oysters
Appearance: A khaki-white droplet with a hearty shell and a deep cup.
Flavor Profile: A briny, meaty morsel with a hint of fruit, and a clean finish!
Sizes Available: Each oyster is hand selected and range in size from a delicate but meaty 2.5", to a mature, 3" oyster.
Species: The Atlantic Oyster or Crassostrea virginica.
Fox Point Oysters takes pride in raising healthy oysters that are perfect for serving on the half shell or shucking for inclusion in your favorite recipe. At harvest, oysters are hand-selected for sturdy shells and deep cups, then hand scrubbed before delivery.
Much like a fine wine, the merroir (seafood equivalent of terroir), or characteristics of a place, directly affect the flavor of the oysters. The oysters are not fed, making them a truly organic food. They eat what nature provides. Great Bay’s mix of tidal water from the Atlantic ocean and freshwater from the Bellamy, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscott and Winnicut rivers creates ideal conditions for growing oysters that are slightly sweet with a dash of the sea.
In addition to being delicious, oysters are high in protein and rich in iron, vitamin B12 and other minerals.
Inside Fox Point Oyster's teardrop shell lies a treat worth serving up at your next meal.
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Good for you, good for the bay
New Hampshire’s Great Bay consists of over 10,000 plus acres of open waters and wetlands that provide habitat for a multitude of plant and animal life. At Fox Point farm, we respect this beautiful resource and work hard to make sure that the oysters do their bit to keep the Bay clean and thriving.
The “ecosystem services” provided by oysters play a large and essential role in maintaining water quality. Shellfish aquaculture is among the most environmentally positive uses of the coastal zone. In order to operate a farm we must first obtain a license from the NH Department of Fish and Game, and demonstrate that our farming practices have no adverse impact to the bay. And it does, in fact, have a positive one.
Just as the oyster's filtering process helps cleans the bay, the in-water-gear used for farming provides habitat for a myriad of organisms that would not otherwise utilize the area. We do not feed the oysters therefore don't add anything into the environment. The oysters also reproduce each year sending out millions of larvae that could help increase the oyster population in the bay.