Welcome to TOGA
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The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) is a non-profit organization established in 1997 to promote the environmental health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries through oyster cultivation and by other means, and as a way of enjoying Virginia oysters. Being filter feeders, oysters remove bacteria and sediments, making the local environment cleaner habitats for marine life, and the improved water quality encourages seagrass growth, which creates better habitats for fish. Our main goal is to educate interested citizens of all ages in oyster aquaculture methods. Join TOGA today, and learn how you can grow oysters and/or help the Chesapeake Bay.
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TOGA News
Upcoming Events
Float order deadline is now passed. Thank you for your orders! Some additional TOGA floats/cages as well as vendors floats and spat (baby oysters) will be available for purchase, as well as supplies and TOGA merchandise on May 17. Hope to see you then! Don't forget to sign up for the Basic Oyster Gardening Class that day!
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MAY
5/17 Saturday, 9–10:30 AM: Basic Oyster Gardening 101 Class (day of Float Sale)
Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock, VA (Community Meeting Rm)
Event Coordinator: Richard Siciliano rjsiciliano@yahoo.com Register
5/17 Saturday, 9AM – 1PM: TOGA Spring Float and Spat Sale
Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Rd, Kilmarnock, VA
Event Coordinator: Brian Wood brianw@togaboard.org
5/19 Monday, 7-7:45 PM: Basic Oyster Gardening 101 “Lite” Class
For Bluff Point Community League (closed registration), 2595 Bluff Point Road, Kilmarnock
Presenter: Richard Siciliano rjsiciliano@yahoo.com
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5/31 Saturday, 10AM–4PM: Basic Oyster Gardening 101 Class
NatureFest – College of Southern Maryland, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD
Event Coordinator: Richard Siciliano rjsiciliano@yahoo.com
JUNE
6/10 Tuesday, 10AM-noon: TOGA Board of Directors Meeting
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Davis Hall Rm 101, 1370 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point, VA
Contact Carl Zulick carlz@togaboard.org for access
6/11 Wednesday 9AM–3PM: Oyster Education Day with Campers ages 6-12 at Camp Kinsale
The Slips Marina and Kinsale Museum, 285 Kinsale Road, Kinsale, VA
Event Coordinator: Sue Borra sueb@togaboard.org
6/21 Saturday, 10-11:30 AM: Basic Oyster Gardening 101 Class
Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville VA
Event Coordinator: Richard Siciliano rjsiciliano@yahoo.com Register
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Donate to TOGA
We greatly appreciate donations. Your gift puts more oysters in the Bay... Those oysters clean the water and help the environment, if you're an oyster gardener, or not.
Firend of the Chesapeake License Plates
TOGA activites are funded by the sale of this VA license plate. For each set sold, $15 goes to the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund.
