Peconic Gold Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

Peconic Gold Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

This is our favorite dish to make every New Year’s Eve. This decadent dish is so delicious, so filling and fit for a celebration.. even if that celebration is that it’s Tuesday and the sun is shining! Pairs well with a cozy night in or an intimate dinner party with the best of friends.

These Long Islanders are making a living on the Water - Newsday FeedMe Magazine, July 2023

These Long Islanders are making a living on the Water - Newsday FeedMe Magazine, July 2023

Ketcham is a first-generation seaman who grew up in Patchogue, and his love of fishing started around his “fifth or seventh birthday” with his dad. He remembers it as a cold, rainy, brutal day where he only caught one fish.
Fast-forward 30 years …

New legislation will allow kelp cultivation in Peconic Estuary - Suffolk Times

New legislation will allow kelp cultivation in Peconic Estuary - Suffolk Times

“Although it is good news that this bill is signed, people should understand that Suffolk County will now in effect have to set up a whole new program in order to map out and establish appropriate growing areas for kelp,” said Matt Ketcham, who owns an underwater farm in Great Peconic Bay.

Oyster farmers depend on roadside stands and delivery options - Northforker

Oyster farmers depend on roadside stands and delivery options - Northforker

“People are looking to support guys like me, local businessmen and farmers, maybe a little bit more. I’ve seen a little increase in farm stand sales, which I definitely appreciate,” he said. “I’ll be okay. I’m just really worried about my business.”

Roadside oyster stands are the newest way to get shellfish on the North Fork - Northforker

Roadside oyster stands are the newest way to get shellfish on the North Fork - Northforker

Ketcham, who has been shucking his oysters at Jamesport Brewery on weekends, is gearing up to open his Cutchogue roadside oyster stand in time for Columbus Day weekend. He is planning to sell oysters in a variety of increments, from 24 to as many as 50 oysters per bag. The stand will be located at 21125 Route 48 in Cutchogue between Depot Lane and Cox Lane.

A win for aquaculture: Roadside oyster stands now permitted - The Suffolk Times

A win for aquaculture: Roadside oyster stands now permitted - The Suffolk Times

“Farming is a really great struggle,” said Matt Ketcham, owner of Peconic Gold Oysters . “[I’ve] been in business out here for six years,” he said. “There’s farm stands down the block from me, there’s farm stands across the street. They’re selling cider, donuts, apples. It’s great, and I don’t hear anybody complaining about that.”

Mr. Ketcham, like many oyster farmers and growers in the town, said his only intent is to sell oysters.

A Weekend Getaway That Outshines the Hamptons - The Wall Street Journal

A Weekend Getaway That Outshines the Hamptons - The Wall Street Journal

Set in what was a 19th-century bait-and-tackle shop, right on Greenport Harbor, Little Creek Oyster Farm & Market encourages you to pry open your own Peconic Golds and Fire Island Blues. If you don’t want to, owners Ian Wile and Rosalie Rung are happy to oblige

On the waterfront, a special breed of Long Islanders toil in the winter - Newsday

On the waterfront, a special breed of Long Islanders toil in the winter - Newsday

“Winter presents extra problems when it comes to handling our oysters,” Ketcham says. “Often, we’ll raise 50 pounds or more overhead. We try to use our equipment as much as possible, but there’s no way to avoid the need for pure manpower.”

The world is their oyster: The new wave of North Fork shellfish farmers - Northforker

The world is their oyster: The new wave of North Fork shellfish farmers - Northforker

Ketcham’s love of the water was triggered at age 8 or 9. “My dad took me flounder fishing for my birthday,” said Ketcham, who now lives in Southold. “Later I worked in a tackle shop and on fishing boats, and then got my captain’s license.” Originally from Patchogue, he’s a graduate of the aquaculture and fisheries technology program at the University of Rhode Island and, like Wile, is one of Suffolk County’s first aquaculture leaseholders.



Captain Matt Ketcham, Peconic Gold Oysters - Dan's Papers

Captain Matt Ketcham, Peconic Gold Oysters - Dan's Papers

Captain Matt Ketcham of Peconic Gold Oysters says that he was “19 years old and working in the commercial fishing industry on Rhode Island while studying aquaculture at the University of Rhode Island” when he knew that he wanted to make a living on the water, one way or another.