White Oak Oyster Company

06/11/2026

White Oak Oyster Company has big news to share: we’ve officially moved to Swansboro!

For those of you who have followed our oyster farm since its inception, you know that we started this passion project while living in Durham full time. For the past seven years, Benjy has travelled back and forth, to and from Swansboro, nearly weekly to grow and sustain this farm. His parents, who retired in Swansboro, have been so generous to house and feed us over the years and fill in so many little gaps, whether it was to stock the fridge, troubleshoot an error message, or coordinate an oyster pick-up.

Last fall, as the operations continued to grow, Benjy began traveling down twice a week for a period of time. At that point, especially with two young toddlers at home, we knew we had hit an inflection point. We knew the traveling was not sustainable and began planning for a permanent move to Swansboro and orchestrating all of the finer details that come along with a family move.

As of this past weekend, we are officially full-time Swansboro residents! And even in this first week, Benjy has already been able to increase his time on the farm, and the kids have enjoyed being in the mix of it all. This move has been a big step towards the growth of our family farm. We have gained the added flexibility that will allow us to explore future opportunities with local partners.

As always, we know that this farm couldn’t have been successful without the early support of our Durham customers who came out weekly to the South Durham Farmers' Market to purchase our product as we were getting our feet wet and harvesting our initial batches. It’s been a few years since we’ve had a stand at the farmers markets, but we will continue to supply Locals Seafood who has a presence at local farmers markets in the Triangle area.

As for our Swansboro clients, we will now be able to regularly stock Swansboro Front Street Grocery as well as our self-serve fridge at Captain’s Choice Seafood Market. We just dropped off eight bags at Captain’s Choice this morning and are enjoying the convenience of supplying our local market while living in town.

More to come as we get settled in…

Onwards and upwards!
The Davey Family

05/02/2026

We have been MIA from the oyster fridge at Captain's Choice Seafood Market and Swansboro Front Street Grocery after running out this winter. But, we are back and have restocked on this rainy Saturday with beautiful Croatans from the White Oak River. Don’t let the weather dampen your need for a healthy sustainable protein.

04/07/2026

Benjy will be shucking our oysters at this event. The event is this coming Sunday. Buy a ticket and come on out!

Eastern NC grows some of the finest oysters in the country, and we're bringing 8 of the best farmers together to prove it! Join us and our friends Trophy Brewing Company, The Bend Bar, and North Carolina Oyster Trail for the very first Trophy Brewing & Locals Seafood Oyster Festival 🦪

📅 April 12th, 1–5pm
📍 The Bend Bar — 853 W Morgan St, Raleigh NC
🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trophylocals-seafood-oyster-fest-tickets-1985155432337

02/01/2026

Video from our two farms just three miles apart this morning. The first video from the White Oak River is a Winter wonder land. The second farm near the Bogue Inlet is as rough as it gets. In the Winter we set our intertidal lines low to keep the oyster in the water as much as possible to keep them safe from all the elements.

11/15/2025

Another call for Thanksgiving oysters! We are currently taking pre-orders.

PICK UP DATE & TIME:
Tuesday, November 25th, 4:30-5:30pm

LOCATIONS:

- Durham customers will pick up directly from our house in South Durham. Address will be shared closer to pick up date

- Swansboro/Cedar Point customers will pick up from the parking lot at Captain's Choice Seafood Market from our oyster van. 1046 Cedar Point Blvd

To place an order, please visit our website:
www.whiteoakoystercompany.com

11/14/2025

We are restocked at Captain's Choice Seafood Market at The Market at Cedar Point. From the top down there are:

- 50ct and 25ct bags of our Croatans from the White Oak River.

- 50ct bags from Changing Tide Oyster Company.

- 25ct bags of oysters and 50ct bags of clams from Seashore Oyster Company

- 25ct and 50ct bags from Homegrown Oyster Company

The self serve kiosk is up and running and oysters are available 24/7.

** We are also fully stocked at Swansboro Front Street Grocery

11/11/2025

Our Thanksgiving pre-order form is officially live! This year we will once again be selling Thanksgiving oysters to both our Durham and Swansboro/Cedar Point clients and coordinating concurrent pick up times. 😱🤗

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 25, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM to pick up your oysters in either South Durham or at Captain's Choice Seafood Market in Cedar Point.

No Thanksgiving spread is complete without a few Oysters Rockefeller on the appetizer menu!

Thanks again for supporting small and supporting local.

Order form link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6gOSACtD-enxmAnxFvnwkrqWiCWdNeAbSL1iLI5dfEzPh8w/viewform?usp=publish-editor

11/06/2025

We are fully stocked at both Swansboro Front Street Grocery and Captain's Choice Seafood Market in Cedar Point.

This week we have:

- Croatan Selects from our White Oak River farm. Large, nicely shaped, with very thick, clean shells. (If you are into making ornaments or oyster crafts, these would be perfect.) High salinity around 30ppt.
50 for $40 or 25 for $20.

- Sea Swans from our Bogue Inlet farm. Small, perfectly shaped oysters great for eating raw. Very high salinity at 34ppt.
50 for $45 or 25 for $23. (Only at Captain’s Choice in Cedar Point).

Check it out and let us know what you think!

10/30/2025

Come on out to Swansboro Front Street Grocery TONIGHT for their Halloween party! We’re out here steaming oysters until they’re gone!

10/26/2025

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