About

Happy Oyster Co

HAPPY OYSTER CO. raises premium quality Long Island oysters in Great Peconic Bay. Our SMILE oyster is the Crassostrea Virginica, or true oyster, native to North America, also known as the Eastern, Atlantic, or East Coast oyster.

Besides the sublimely delicious eating experience, what makes the SMILE a premium oyster, is the way we raise them. Long Island native Bart Birk, our Happy Oyster Co. president, designs and builds his own gear, runs the boat, hauls the cages, and tumbles the oysters. Skipper T, chief culler, protector of marine critters, and married to Bart, handles sales and paperwork when she’s on land. We’re a small farm. The same two pairs of hands care for each oyster throughout its life, from its start as spat, through harvest, and into the bag.

As active supporters of bay waters preservation, we practice aquaculture that respects the ecosystem to produce a sustainable marine protein food source. Nourished in a marine environment rich in the minerals and nutrients of salt water, oysters are literally health in a shell.

FARMER: Bart and Toni-Jo Birk

FARM LOCATION: Westhampton

OYSTER VARIETIES: SMILE Oysters

FLAVOR PROFILE: Briny and succulent, with tender meat and a smooth, clean finish. Totally awesome.

WHERE TO FIND THE PRODUCT: Happy Oyster Co self-serve farmstand, Long Island restaurants and seafood markets

FARMSTAND: 66 Montauk Highway, Westhampton, NY

Payment on the website or in person.

OTHER OFFERINGS: Raw bar, On-site shucking

INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/happyoysterco

WEBSITE: www.happyoysterco.com/