Duxbury Oyster Company – Duxbury, MA

A true farm to table experience like no other!

Nurtured to perfection in both shape and size, the full, deep-cupped, fabulous Duxbury Oyster Company oysters are an unmatched delicacy ready to be harvested and shucked. 

Who doesn’t like oysters?  Eat them fried in a Po’boy, as oysters Rockefeller, in oyster stew, or raw on the half shell. The varieties are endless. The only question is how to get the best and the freshest oysters delivered directly to your doorstep within 24 hours from being taken out of the ocean!

Enter the Duxbury Oyster Company, a commercial oyster farming company and wholesaler located in Duxbury, Massachusetts, only 45 minutes from Boston. Founded in 2000 by John McCluskey and his son Patrick, the company is now owned and operated by two college friends who are taking the industry by storm, Kevin Thompson and Joe Wendel.

On a whim, the duo decided to take advantage of their proximity and access to Duxbury Bay, and carefully selected a site that would provide an optimal combination of fresh and salt water along with robust nutrients for our oysters to thrive and grow. It started as a fun pastime to share these fruits of the sea with family and friends that blossomed into a life-long love affair with oyster farming. Kevin and Joe really care about the ecosystem and their coastal community.

 

FROM SEEDINGS TO MATURITY

Tiny oyster seedlings, several millimeters in size are purchased from a commercial hatchery in Maine (a five pound bag might contain 25,000 seedlings). The seedlings are placed in small wooden baskets with a water circulator and lowered into a three acre “aquafarm” in Duxbury Bay. As the oysters grow, they are moved to larger baskets until they reach maturity in about two years. Prince Caspian oysters are the mainstay of Duxbury but produce other oysters from the vicinity.

DELIVERY WITHIN 24 HOURS

The company has expanded from an oyster farming enterprise in Duxbury Bay to a national wholesale distribution facility, shipping not only their Prince Caspian oysters . All deliveries will be at your door within 24 hours, packed with frozen gel packs. And as an added bonus, your first order comes with a shucking knife and glove along with an instructional video on how to shuck an oyster. Enjoy.

 

VISIT: Duxbury, 540 Temple Street; Duxbury, Mass. 02332; 508-Oysters (508-697-8377) duxburyoystercompany.com/tide-to-table/

Editor’s Note: We had the pleasure of visiting Duxbury Oyster Company. We learned about the field of Aquaculture, which is more than jusy seafood production, and saw first-hand how oysters are cultivated. Following a tour of the facility, we boarded their houseboat for a tasting adventure and savored Duxbury oysters directly from the bay. They have a unique flavor profile – briny and delicious! Consider Duxbury Oysters for your next party…your order will arrive within 24 hours! Thank you Joe for a delightful experience.