OYSTERS AND THE CITY VIA ZOOM

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Virtual

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Adults
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OYSTERS AND THE CITY VIA ZOOM

Wednesday, April 6, 6:30pm Registration required.

Learn and discuss the history of oyster farming in New York. The oyster plays a starring role in New York City’s history, informing not just the city’s menus but also its ecology. When Henry Hudson arrived in New York Harbor, there were more than 220,000 acres of oyster beds below the water. The native Lenape people introduced European colonists to oysters as food and the bivalves quickly became a staple of the New York diet. New Yorkers’ cravings for oysters nearly wiped them from our waters, but the bivalves may yet have a hand in the city’s future as various organizations work to boost their population. Sponsored by East End Libraries.

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Virtual Program

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