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Caption: Oyster Farming At the beginning, this is what the oyster looks like as a newborn Martha’s Vineyard
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Caption: Baby Oyster
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Caption: After 3 years, the oysters are retrieved from the ocean
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Caption: This is the size of a 3-Year old oyster; ready to take to market for consumption
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Caption: Oysters are efficient filter feeders that help remove excess nitrogen from waters
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Caption: Adult oysters reportedly can filter up to 50 gallons a day
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Caption: The ideal “look” of an oyster is a smooth tear-drop appearance; so we scrape off the rough edges
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Caption: Learning to shuck an oyster...
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Caption: ...is a bit tougher than I thought, and the consequences are a knife stab; be careful!
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Caption: You use a specific oyster-shucking knife...
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Caption: Ripe for eating! Just make sure to release the connectivity to the shell so all of the meat slides off!