GREAT SALT POND OYSTER CO

The story of our farm began in 2003 with a fearless leader, engineer, and innovator named Big O. He believed in oysters. He believed they could become again a sustainable resource and would greatly improve the cleanliness and ecology of our Great Salt Pond. He created Sun farm to demonstrate that Block Island's economy did not have to be so tightly tied to tourism and worked selflessly to make it an example for strengthening rural economies by creating as many year-round jobs as possible. Hiring many local luminaries, the likes of Sharkbait, Fog Horn, White Wave, Barnacle, and Flip Flop, Big O's biggest joy was in watching the oysters grow... We are located in the Great Salt Pond of Block Island, 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. Oysters are native here, it is known, and were a food source of the Manisses... We are active in building oyster reef sanctuaries. The first one began construction in 2009. It has grown to such a size that it can be seen using satellite imagery...