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.

Valentine’s Day Oysters-Ooh La La!

by Michael C. Hild

Listen up boys and girls… How do you get love in a box shipped direct to your door for Valentine’s Day?  Buy our oysters online of course.  Premium, straight out of the water, sustainably raised oysters in fact. Our blood, sweat, and tears go into raising these gems.  What do we ask in return?   When you […]

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4th of July Oyster Special

by Michael C. Hild

Got picnic plans for the 4th of July? Don’t forget the oysters! We are running a special on our Happy Shucker Gift Pack for the 4th of July. This package includes 50 oysters and all the shucking tools you need, including a trusty knife and set of gloves, for $99.95. Plus with our revamped shipping […]

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Ok Yanks, it’s time you meet our awesome Canadian friends from The Whalesbone. Owner Joshua Bishop is a self made man whose flagship restaurant, The Whalesbone Oyster House is recognized for its sustainably sourced seafood. The Ottawa entrepreneur along with seafood supply manager Simeron Novak supply the best Ottawa restaurants with both oysters and fin […]

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The Dutch & Co dynamic duo, Chefs/Co-Owners Caleb Shriver and Phillip Perrow, have just received a tremendous honor. Food & Wine Magazine just nominated the Church Hill pair for The People’s Best New Chef. Perrow and Shriver are the only Virginia Chefs in the Mid-Atlantic region to receive such a nomination. Chefs Perrow and Shriver […]

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RVA Chef Owen Lane at City Grit NYC

by Laura & Michael Hild

RVA Chef Owen Lane of The Magpie will be cooking at City Grit in New York City on April 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Sarah Simmons, founder and chef of City Grit, was recently named one of America’s Greatest New Cooks by Food and Wine Magazine. City Grit is known for hosting well-known and emerging […]

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Hilds + Relay Foods = Happy Saturdays!

by Laura Dyer Hild

Mike and I have been customers of Relay Foods for several months now. They’ve made it possible for us to gain back precious time for our Saturday enjoyment! The concept is simple. You pick out your groceries online, pay on-line, and then Relay delivers to your door for a small fee. If delivery is not […]

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SHACKLEFORDS, Va., Feb. 26, 2014 – Anderson’s Neck Oyster Company announces that by March 9, 2014 the environmentally friendly small business will have filtered 20 billion gallons of water in the Chesapeake Bay through their oyster farm. You can view the progress towards this goal online at https://andersonsneck.com/conservation/. By nourishing oyster seeds over time, Anderson’s […]

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A Winter Day at the Oyster Farm

by Michael C. Hild

I drive to what awaits me Cold, water, wind, life Leaving behind the trappings of another world Nature, perhaps danger awaits Shall it catch me today? Shoving off, then pushing out We reach the spot I look, then linger Overboard I go to do the work It greets me like 1,000 needles Hello friend, where […]

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