Sound Shellfish (Ian Child) & Chelsea Farms (Lentz Family)

Est. 1987 US West Coast bag-on-beach 1 oyster

About Sound Shellfish (Ian Child) & Chelsea Farms (Lentz Family)

The Lentz family started Chelsea Farms in 1987 in Eld Inlet, innovating the tide tumbling method of oyster farming. Multiple growers operate in Eld Inlet, including Ian Child of Sound Shellfish, who produces classic bag-on-beach Eld Inlet oysters.

Farm details

Cultivation Method
bag-on-beach
Growing Waters
Eld Inlet, Southern Puget Sound, Washington

Oysters from Sound Shellfish (Ian Child) & Chelsea Farms (Lentz Family)

Eld Inlet oyster illustration

Eld Inlet

US West Coast

A legendary Southern Puget Sound oyster known for exceptional sweetness and rich, buttery texture. Plump creamy-yellow meats with low salinity, watermelon rind notes, and the distinctive full-bodied South Sound character.

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