Hollywood Oyster Farm Grows in St. Mary's County

Hollywood Oyster Farm Grows in St. Mary's County

Tal Petty and his wife Na Petty operate Hollywood Oyster Company, a 300-acre aquaculture farm on the Patuxent River in Hollywood, producing millions of oysters annually for wholesale markets across the country. The farm, located in St. Mary’s County on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, grows oysters in bottom cages on a sandy river bottom. Petty began as a hobbyist, cultivating small quantities on family property before transitioning full…