TOGA Party AT Hampton Bay Days 9/12/09

I have been involved with this group for a couple of years and I am currently raising thousands of oysters around my property. I fish alot and this is my way of giving back to the Bay and not just taking from it. So I thought I would put it up on this board as well.
Today I went to a TOGA party at Hampton Bay Days and helped educate the public, young and old, on how to raise oysters in the Cheasapeake Bay. I am a member of TOGA
Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association a non- profit group that assist others in learning and getting started with oyster aquaculture. We talked about shoreline reefs, floats, cages and various other ways to help restore the oyster population. We set up a couple of saltwater tanks with oysters, crabs, minnows a lone sea horse and other bay critters to demonstrate the filter/ cleaning power of oysters. The weather was perfect and the turnout for Bay Days was high. I met a lot of enthusiastic kids and interested adults. We will be out there again tommorow in the educational section from 12-6 if anybody is interested in raising oysters.

Great to see you supporting a good cause. I was a little wary to start with as my initial thoughts of TOGA were of a slightly different limited clothing variety........ Anyway, good job and great to be educating the kids at the same time.