MIDDLESEX––The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) will offer an educational/informational event at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) during the museum’s Holly Point Market from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 26. The museum is located at 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville.
TOGA Master Oyster Gardeners will provide informational materials and advice for new oyster gardeners or those with questions about maintaining their oyster gardens.
Various essential equipment such as cages and floats, tumblers, spat bags and high velocity water cages will be on display.
These items will be sold at TOGA’s Oct. 17 Float Sale at Camp Kekoka in Kilmarnock.
TOGA will also offer its “Oysters 101 — Basic Oyster Gardening” course for adults and youth on Sept. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the DMM museum’s library. The quick course covers how to start your own oyster garden and can help you decide what devices and tools you will need to start your particular garden.
Signing up in advance is highly recommended. To register, call or text Richard Siciliano at 240-270-1439, or email him at richs@togaboard.org.
About TOGA
TOGA (www.oystergardener.org) is a nonprofit organization established in 1997 to promote the environmental health and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries through education about oyster cultivation and as a way of enjoying Virginia oysters. Being filter feeders, oysters remove algae, nutrients, and sediment from the water, making cleaner habitats for marine life and recreation.
