Eating our way to a better environment....
The story begins with you standing by a gigantic body of water, its not the ocean but a bay you have discovered on the east coast, of a place that will one day be called America. The body of water is sparkling in the sunshine, and as you begin to wade out, you realize it is crystal clear for miles out and all the way to the bottom. You can clearly see schools of fish, racing crabs, and most abundant of all, towering reefs of oysters from the bottom of the bay, to the top of the water. What you have discovered is the Chesapeake Bay.
It breaks my heart that we have to now use our imagination to see this vision, because once upon a time, this was what the treasure of our region looked like. Lucky for us, nobody is more committed to cleaning the Chesapeake Bay than oysters. An adult oyster filters 50 gallons of water a day, and in the 19th century the abundant oyster population would filter the entire bay within a week. With the diminished number of oysters due to disease and harvest this job now takes the dwindling oyster population a year to filter the bay. BUT you can easily help this oyster population grow in population and in turn, clean the Bay. When you buy seafood, look for labels that say "Sustainably Sourced". If you don't see this label, demand your grocery store to carry such products.
Last night I had a chance to learn all about this topic at the Baltimore Aquarium's "Fresh Thoughts- Sustainable Seafood Series" http://www.aqua.org/freshthoughts/
Check out the link to learn more. "National Aquarium’s Fresh Thoughts sustainable seafood dining series not only offers a delicious evening out, it’s also a way to increase your understanding of sustainable seafood practices and to help you make informed choices." Source found at: http://www.aqua.org/freshthoughts/
Happy Shucking!!!
To learn more about oyster restoration, go to: http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=1063
Baltimore Event Photography. Baltimore Aquarium, Baltimore Maryland
Renee and Patrick celebrated their wedding day at the beautiful Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville Maryland. These newlyweds mesh together so wonderfully. From day one, I knew working with Renee and Pat was going to be a great experience. They are genuine and fun loving people who know how to put on a great dance party. All the best to the Newlyweds!
Federal Hill, Baltimore Maryland, Fells Point, Baltimore Maryland, Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore Maryland, Patterson Park, Baltimore Maryland, Engagement Photography
On May 1st 2010 one of my dearest friends Trina, married the amazing Joe Smith. Not only am I super excited she is hitched to an amazing man, Trina and I are now both Smiths. Although we are not sisters by blood we have always been in friendship and now even more so in name : ) So continuing on with the name game, another very dear friend of mine named Rachel (she isn't a Smith she is a Miller) made Trina and Joe an unbelievable dessert spread of cupcakes and wedding cake. I knew she was good but I was floored at how great the desserts looked and even more by how they tasted! You can check out more of her cakes on her blog: http://rachelrushcakes.blogspot.com/
Annapolis Wedding Photography, Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, Eastern Shore Maryland
To learn more about oyster restoration, go to: http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=1063
