The Oyster Blog

The official Anderson's Neck blog with progress updates on our mission to Save the Bay One Oyster at a Time. We will notify you when we post new articles if you Join Our Mailing List.

Oysters at Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery

by Michael C. Hild

News flash, Anderson’s Neck will be shucking oysters at the newly opened Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery on Saturday October 5th, from 1-8PM! Come see this beautiful new farm brewery and taste their newly released beers while knocking back some oysters. The brewery tasting room is located at: 4100 Knolls Point Drive, Goochland, VA 23063. Can’t […]

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GRID Magazine Article

by Michael C. Hild

Big thanks to columnist John Haddad and Editor Paul Spicer of GRID Magazine for the article on Anderson’s Neck in the latest issue. Pick up your copy of GRID at any of these local businesses. Or you can read the online version here.

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Oyster Social

by Michael C. Hild

Come and Sip, Slurp, Nibble, and Mingle at Dutch & Company for an Oyster Social on Thursday, September 5th. Arrive any time from 6:30-9:30 PM and help us celebrate Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company’s conservation milestone. We are proud to announce that our little oyster farm has officially filtered 10 BILLION GALLONS of water making for a […]

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Case Study on ANOC Website

by Michael C. Hild

We are flattered that CO+LAB Multimedia has chosen to feature the Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company website as a case study. You can read the case study here and learn all that went down behind the scenes in an effort to build a highly complicated, and what we believe to be, a highly effective website. You […]

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Do you know how to open the essentials?

by Laura Dyer Hild

Okay ladies there’s nothing more liberating than being able to shuck your own oyster and open a nice bottle of wine or champagne to accompany that tasty bivalve.  Not to mention, this is something that every Southern Lady should know how to do for any occasion.  Long thought to be viewed as something only a man could […]

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We are proud to announce that Midnight Brewery and Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery have invited us to feature our oysters at the collaboration release of their “Generator X” Belgian Pale Ale this Saturday, August 10th from 1-6 PM. Live band Jackson Jr. will be playing from 3-6 and Meatball Company food truck will be serving […]

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Cadillac Cup Polo Match

by Michael C. Hild

Polo Anyone? According to our lady shuckers, what’s not to like about attractive young men sporting about on horses? For the guys, what’s not to like about Virginia’s finest adorned in their favorite fancy hats? The 2013 Cadillac Cup Polo Match will be held at the Virginia Polo Center in Charlottesville on October 6th.  For […]

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ANOC Featured at FishChoice

by Michael C. Hild

We are proud to announce that FishChoice has chosen Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company as a featured supplier because of our sustainable practices for farm raising oysters. Partnering with organizations such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program, FishChoice rates, monitors, and promotes sustainable fisheries for seafood buyers and Chefs. To be recognized by such a […]

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Oysters at The Center of the Universe

by Michael C. Hild

That’s right, there will be Oysters at the Center of the Universe Brewing Company for the Summer Moon Music Festival.  Come join us on Saturday, July 20th from 12:00-9:00 PM and enjoy seven different bands, awesome craft beers, tasty barbecue, and plenty of ANOC oysters. The event will be located at the Center of the Universe Brewing […]

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Jaws at The Neck

by David Larter

“That’s a shark!” Jesse yelled. I wasn’t paying much attention to Jesse. His constant worries about a bull shark in Morris Bay are something of a running joke at Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company and I was in the back of the boat fiddling with a floating oyster cage over the side. “Whatever, man,” I said. […]

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