{"id":2146,"date":"2023-10-18T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.cals.ncsu.edu\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2024-01-03T12:21:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T17:21:23","slug":"one-oyster-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.cals.ncsu.edu\/one-oyster-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"One Oyster At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

In the spring of 2020, North Carolina Jane Harrison, a coastal economist on the North Carolina Sea Grant extension team, launched the NC Oyster Trail, a grassroots network of oyster growers and fishers; seafood markets, restaurants and festivals; environmental education centers; and conservation organizations. The trail has grown to encompass 80 sites offering memorable experiences for foodies and farm fanatics of all kinds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison wears a few hats\u2014she is an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and a graduate faculty member in the College of Natural Resources. Her primary position is as coastal\u00a0economics extension specialist for NC Sea Grant, where she repeatedly heard from shellfish growers about the need for more consumer awareness of their tasty bivalves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Learn more about North Carolina oysters on this episode of the Farms, Food and You podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of my agribusiness students have tried their hand at growing oysters,\u201d Harrison says. \u201cOyster farmers have stepped up to the plate to grow shellfish with innovative marine aquaculture technologies, providing a truly sustainable protein.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"five<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe NC Oyster Trail is about changing our culture, one oyster at a time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n