Wellfleet Oysters from Wellfleet, MA YGroup_Walrus it all started with the

it all started with the clams

How they’re grown: Pete grows his oysters on the outer cape in the very isolated and pristine Pleasant Bay area

All three went on to have various careers on or near the water

With Herring River and Duck Creek emptying out in the bay on either side

In the 1940s

Wellfleet Oysters from Wellfleet, MA YGroup_Walrus it all started with theFarmers: Mike Devasto Location: Wellfleet, MA, CCB11MA CCB14MA Size: 3" How they're grown: Some Wellfleet seed comes from our very own hatchery! The seed is either placed in bags on racks on the ocean floor or bottom planted for grow out, depending on the grower. The leases are super close to the mouth of the Blackfish Creek Estuary, a brackish salt pond that provides tons of food (delicious algae and plankton) for the oysters to eat. Big, quick tides