Mussel Farm News and Links

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

Recent news and upcoming events concerning the shellfish grower and shellfish consumer include but are not limited to some of the following:

20th Annual Penn Cove Mussel Festival - March 3rd and 4th.

This is the 20th year where the community surrounding central Whidbey Island celebrates the onset of spring with annual Penn Cove Mussel Festival.  This year's festival will be held March 3rd and 4th in Coupeville, Washington.  It will once again be headquartered at the Coupeville Recreation Hall downtown near the stores and restaurants along Front Street.

The Mussel, Beer and Wine Garden will only be going on Saturday, March 3rd.  Mussels and beverages will be served starting at 11:30 am and go until 5:00 pm.  Beer and Wine will continue to be sold until 9:00 pm following the last set of music.  The beneficiary of last year's Mussel, Beer and Wine Garden proceeds and for this year as well will be the Boys & Girls Club of Coupeville.

The music on slate for this years festival include a repeat performance by Mr. Marcus Whiting performing jazz piano and vocals from 12:00 noon until 2:30.  He will be followed by another favorite repeat group, the best American Bluegrass Band you will ever here near these parts, Feed 'N Seed, from 2:30 until 5:30.  Following them is a real treat, we have a western rock band which the Seattle Times has described as "Roy Rogers meets Led Zepplin";  this band known as The High Plains Drifters has recently begun preparing for an HBO special, and will play for us from about 5:30 to 9:00 pm.  Be prepared to have a great time!

Our Web Changes:

We are continually checking the quality of our half shell oysters, especially since we are entering the summer spawning months, and we encourage you to check out what is now available by looking at the Half Shell Oyster Page or the Oyster Evaluation Sheet which displays the product characteristics which we evaluate during our weekly cutting of all of our oyster products.

* If you have something that you would like communicated regarding shellfish, please submit it to us and if appropriate you will see it here soon.  We also encourage you to visit some of the following customer links and to other sites of interest that carry news and information regarding seafood or shellfish aquaculture.