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N.J. Oyster Farmer Lisa Calvo, Philadelphia Chef Valerie Erwin Among Honorees At 2025 Heritage Dinner
"They are so important to an ecosystem… and from a culinary perspective, they are so fun to eat and so delicious," Lisa Calvo said.
September 26, 2025
Along the shores of the Delaware Bay, a boutique oyster farm is quietly nourishing both the water and the community. That work — and the women behind it — will be recognized this weekend at the annual Heritage Dinner in Philadelphia.
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Research scientist-turned-oyster farmer Lisa Calvo has been working with shellfish since the 1980s. Using the rack-and-bag method — mesh bags secured to steel racks — she harvests around 7,000 oysters each week, many of which end up on restaurant tables across Philadelphia.
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Oyster farmer Lisa Calvo shucks an oyster/CBS Philadelphia
"They are so important to an ecosystem… and from a culinary perspective, they are so fun to eat and so delicious," Calvo said.
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