The Maine Oyster Company
Building a community through experience and story
Welcome to our digital home. The Maine Oyster Company is both a community and a company. Driven to build sustainable, long lasting business in Maine; our drive, passion and enthusiasm comes from creating community and experience. Our foundation is built around the individual oyster farmers,
but our hope and vision is to always be expanding, growing and including all who are interested in being a part of a company that works hard to live, breath and slurp our state motto of "the way life should be!" We are a growing family and we hope you will want to be a part of it as well..sharing, spreading and enjoying the whole experience.
Our mission at its core is about moving and sharing Maine oysters through a wide variety of direct
and experiential channels. It is also about helping all farmers succeed,
sacrificing at times our own economic benefit for the intangible benefits of working together,
growing together and building an industry together and we subscribe soundly to a "Rising Tide Raises all Shells Mentality!"
Our Mission
Sell, Shuck, Slurp & Share Maine Oysters
Our mission at its core is about moving and sharing Maine oysters through a wide variety of direct and experiential channels. It is also about
helping all farmers succeed, sacrficicing at times our own economic benefit for the intangible benefits of working together, growing together and building
an industry togehter and we subscribe soundly to a "Rising Tide Raises all Shells Mentality!"
Definition of Community
“A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals”Our Team
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John Herrigel
Libby
Nick Hagler
Quilla
Emily Johnston
Megan
Alex Pillsbury
Welcome to Base Camp
Phippburg, MESituated on the eastern most side of Casco Bay a the quintessential coastal fishing village of West Point Maine is base camp for The Maine Oyster Company, a family/community compound where locals, Jerrigel's and others congregate! Its original use was as a general store and thus we aptly still refer to the space as “The Store.” We host event, lobster bakes and hope to initiate oyster retreats in the future with the 7 bedroom dancehall across the street..stay tuned!
This entire enterprise and endeavor has come from one connection leading to the next and the next. Our original ideas centered around seaweed before meeting with grower Adam St. Gelais whom suggested checking out oysters! We got our 1st LPA (400 sq ft of leased water) from the state to start growing our oysters! Now in season 3 we have some "Cape Smalls" ready to slurp and its pretty exciting! Oyster growing is challenging, messy and hard work, but its equally rewarding and extremely fulling when one gets to slurp their own product.
The Early Years :)
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38 Portland Street, Portland
The heart and headquarters of our endeavors. On one level a simple raw oyster bar, but
on another level it is much more. It is the home of our vision and a space that has
already seen so much love and excitement. Nestled in the West Bayside community of Portland
we hope to to continue to share and enjoy this space with as many as possible!
Phase 1: Demo
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Visit Our Restaurant
Cape Small Oysters
Phippsburg, MELocated in Cape Small Harbor our farm is currently in pre-revenue phase as they call it. There is a 2 to 3 year "buy-in" period from when you essentially plant your little babies until they are full grown and slurpable. We grow American Oysters, also reffered to as Eastern Oysters, (Crassostrea virginica). The farm is where it really all started and we love to show it off thus reach out anytime for a tour!
