About this episode

Lee Rinehart interviews Mike Miezianka about oyster farming and the future of aquaculture.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart is joined by Mike Miezianka, co-founder of Toasted Oysters, a 3 1/2-acre aquaculture farm on Great South Bay off of Long Island. Mike and his business partner Ray Smith cultivate authentic Blue Point Oysters which they sell to distributors and restaurants on Long Island and beyond. In this conversation, Lee and Mike discuss the promising future of aquaculture, including regulations on food safety and environmen...

People in this episode

Host: Lee Rinehart

Guest: Mike Miezianka

Topics covered

• aquaculture
• oyster farming
• food safety
• environmental regulations
• sustainable business

Keywords

• oysters
• aquaculture
• food safety
• Long Island
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Toasted Oysters

Places: Great South Bay, Long Island, Blue Point Oysters

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