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“Happy Oysters for Happy Holidays” Posted by Staff | Dec 10, 2020 | News | | Bringing the taste of local oysters to the holiday table isn’t just a good idea for dinner. It’s a way to help Virginia’s aquaculture farmers, whose sales continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. AquaCultured, a grant-funded program by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Virginia Sea Grant, will spend the next year helping oyster growers transition their business to e-commerce and specialized marketing. The VIMS extension team will connect aquaculture farmers to complementary...

Order your gift basket of shellfish and other local treats by Dec. 17 & pick it up via drive-thru on Dec. 20 Bringing the taste of local oysters to the holiday table isn’t just a good idea for dinner. It’s a way to help Virginia’s aquaculture farmers, whose sales continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. AquaCultured, a grant-funded program by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Virginia Sea Grant, will spend the next year helping oyster growers transition their business to e-commerce and specialized marketing. The VIMS extension team will connect aquacu...