The Lowcountry oyster roast is a cold-weather ritual that offers generous lessons on heritage, history, and flavor.

The Eastern oyster is treasured as food by humans and other species. They are habitat for fish, crabs, and other aquatic life—and because as filter feeders, they help filter the water. Centuries ago, ...

Like a wine grape, an oyster is the result of where and how it’s grown. The term that gets bandied about among oyster nerds is “merroir,” terroir for the sea. Place is how they’re listed on menus: ...

The elementary portion of the Oysters on the Chesapeake Bay learning sequence consists of six lessons; one for each grade in Kindergarten through 5th. Each lesson targets an important area in the ...

Large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Chesapeake Bay is successfully creating three-dimensional habitats that support ...

The Mississippi oyster season opens in less than a week.

There’s really nothing quite like an oyster happy hour. Enjoying freshly shucked oysters, paired with an ice-cold martini or a chilled glass of wine, is one of my favorite indulgences. When you think ...