Our Oysters

Stone Fruits

We’ve been sourcing oysters from up and down the east coast since 2020- now we’re harvesting our own! Stone Fruits have a mild to medium salinity which can vary with the tides, vegetal notes, and a crisp, slightly sweet finish.   They undergo automated tumbling on our solar-powered farming system, causing them to develop consistent, shuckable shells.

Our Mission

Community. Quality. Sustainability.

We founded The World’s Your Oyster in the heart of the pandemic to create sales opportunities for small oyster farms by connecting them with oyster lovers in NYC. Bringing communities together to support sustainable aquaculture is the only way to ensure that Atlantic seafood will be available for future generations: This was the guiding principle behind the Northeast Oyster CSA, our flagship oyster delivery system featured in the The New York Times and Time Out Magazine.

In 2023 we switched gears to focus on developing a solar-powered oyster growing system on our own farm in Wiscasset, Maine. The rafts we’ve fabricated feature automated, solar-powered tumbling, and maximize growth density per surface area by housing oysters vertically in the water column.

Our People

  • Aaron Waldman

    FOUNDER

    The World’s Your Oyster began in 2020 with one former-musician driving a used Ford Transit Connect named Van-essa with a homemade refrigeration unit packed full of shellfish from Maine to NYC. He handles admin and wholesale, and makes frequent appearances on our events team.

  • Kyle Crew

    EVENTS COORDINATOR

    Kyle and Aaron met at The Mercury Lounge in 2018. In addition to their musical background, the two shared decades of hospitality experience. Under Kyle’s guidance, our events team has become the go-to raw bar caterers for The William Vale Hotel, taken on roaming shucker events at the Belle Haven Club, and provided oysters for everything from weddings to film screenings.

  • Luke Saindon

    FARM DIRECTOR

    Luke met Aaron at the University of Maine in 2012. After graduating, he spent over a decade working with several aerospace startups, and launched a lot of things really high into (and beyond) the air. Luke’s engineering background and dedication to sustainable practices shine through in the solar powered oyster growing sytem he designed and built in 2023 with the aid of grants from Focus Maine and the Maine Technology Institute.

Wholesale

We’re growing quickly, and always excited to partner up with other wholesalers! We ship to Portland, Boston, New York City, and beyond.

Home Deliveries

We make occasional runs of home deliveries in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Shoot us an email and find out when we’ll be heading your way!

Private Events

We’ve provided sustainably-sourced raw bars for everything from film screenings with 500+ attendees to a dozen friends looking for a backyard shucking class. Let’s find the right fit for your party!