Sea Kist Oysters from Jamestown, RI

Available for a limited time only.

Farmer 

Nick Papa and Bill Cregan

H OW T H E Y ' R E G ROWN

Sea Kist are grown in floating flip farm baskets that keep them elevated in the water column for maximum access to nutrients and tumbling wave action. After 14-24 months, they are ready for harvest. The farm is located in the southern part of Narragansett Bay, one of the most pristine, unspoiled locations in Southern New England. Pure Atlantic Ocean water surges in on the incoming tide and Narragansett Bay water floods on the outgoing tide, which lends a complex flavor profile that varies beautifully season to season.

H OW T H EY T A S T E

These aren't your ordinary Rhode Island oysters. A strong saltiness up front is followed by an unmistakable bread and butter richness that fades into a delicate, sweet finish.

S T O RY

We've worked with Nick for years and have enjoyed using his farm as an excuse to visit Rhody in the summer. Nick started out as a commercial shellfish harvester in Narragansett bay at age 14 and caught the bug. In 2003, he started his first farm, East Beach Blondes, as a side project to supplement his income as a full time commercial harvester. In 2018, Nick bought the Sea Kist farm from Bill Cregan where he remained a 10% owner. The last 3 years have been spent converting the lease into a flip farm.

All in the name: "Kist" is a chest that treasure would be stored in, so "Sea Kist" is like the treasure chest of the sea!

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