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The Gospel of the Alabama Oyster


In 2009, not a single oyster farm operated on the Alabama coast. By 2015, there were eight oyster farming companies, all determined to prove that the world’s best oysters come from this Southern state. Lane Zirlott, of Murder Point Oyster Company, calls it an oyster revolution–one that focuses on presentation as much as taste, and enables hard-working families to make a consistent living on the Alabama waters.

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