The Tidewater Oyster Gardener’s Association will be holding an educational event at the Deltaville Maritime Museum during the museum’s Holly Point Market from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May 6. The museum is located at 287 Jackson Creek Road.
TOGA will provide informational materials and advice for new gardeners and Master Oyster Gardeners will be on hand to address any questions about starting or maintaining oyster gardens. Various equipment such as cages and floats, tumblers, spat bags, and high velocity water cages will be on display.
TOGA will return to the Holly Point Market on May 27. At that time, local spat vendors will be selling or taking orders for triploid and diploid spat (baby oysters) and teaching its new “Oysters 101” course for adults and youth which covers how to start your own oyster garden.
TOGA (www.oystergardener.org) is a nonprofit organization established in 1997 to promote the environmental health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries through oyster culti...