First Light Shellfish Farm

Est. 2009 US East Coast trays 1 oyster

About First Light Shellfish Farm

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, known as 'People of the First Light,' established their shellfish farm in 2009 as part of the EPA Environmental Merit Award-winning Popponesset Bay Restoration Project to improve water quality through oyster propagation.

Farm details

Cultivation Method
trays
Growing Waters
Wellfleet Harbor, Massachusetts; Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod

Oysters from First Light Shellfish Farm

First Light oyster illustration

First Light

US East Coast

Farmed by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Wellfleet Harbor, Massachusetts. Bold and briny with bright umami seaweed notes and a buttery finish. Named for 'People of the First Light.'

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