Tag: York River

Mark at the shucking table, on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia.

The Clay Bank oysters are plump and sweet, and mildly briny. Delicious. 

Mark at the shucking table, on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia.

The Clay Bank oysters are plump and sweet, and mildly briny. Delicious. 

Clay Bank Oysters. Gloucester County, Virginia.

Clay Bank Oysters. Gloucester County, Virginia.

In anticipation of my visit today, my cousin Mark dredged up a half-bushel of oysters for us to shuck. He leases about 45 acres (18 hectares) of oyster grounds in the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia, where he is seeding and developing beds just steps away from his new home on the river. Within a few years lucky locavores may be able to buy his Clay Bank Oysters at restaurants and markets in Hampton Roads. 

In anticipation of my visit today, my cousin Mark dredged up a half-bushel of oysters for us to shuck. He leases about 45 acres (18 hectares) of oyster grounds in the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia, where he is seeding and developing beds just steps away from his new home on the river. Within a few years lucky locavores may be able to buy his Clay Bank Oysters at restaurants and markets in Hampton Roads.