I am from a long line of oyster "planters" from tide water Virginia, grew up on the marsh in coastal South Carolina, and now live close to the ocean, but not close enough, in Oregon (still, there is a flourishing oyster industry here, too).

I am from a long line of oyster "planters" from tide water Virginia, grew up on the marsh in coastal South Carolina, and now live close to the ocean, but not close enough, in Oregon (still, there is a flourishing oyster industry here, too).