Oyster are the Future, Oysters in our Past 

With the population increasing humans need to find alternatives to feed the people

In the Great Depression oysters were a high protein source of food at a relatively low cost 

Oysters have so many benefits from cleaning the water, to shoreline protection to a sustainable source of food. How could we not value them?

While many seafoods can be farmed they typically take feed to make them grow, antibiotics to keep them healthy and sometimes land to grow. Oyster don't need these resources 

Seafood markets around the world are starting to show a collapse. The future is in farming the sea 

Meat consumption is one of the highest producers of green house gasses. An alternative to meat would alleviate some of this issue 

Native Americans loved oysters and depended on them as a source of food. Pictured is a shell midden where natives would stockpiles their waste as backfill

Oysters remain the number one aquacultured product in America. Typically you think shrimp but it is actually oyster