WHO WE ARE

Kimberly

Islesboro born and raised, Kimberly spent summers on the docks and sterning on family lobster boats. A high-school science teacher drew her into shellfish conservation through clam-seeding with the island shellfish committee, which she now serves on. After the University of Maine, she moved home to start a family, help launch a plumbing business, and build a career in communications consulting for for-profit and nonprofit clients as well as healthcare recruiting. Today, her long-time dream is reality: Islesboro Oyster Co., a family-run farm rooted in the tides she grew up on.

<Photo by Amy Welch-Olson>

Anna [Blake’s older twin by 1 minute]

Anna is a sophomore at SUNY Cobleskill studying agriculture. A true island kid alongside her twin brother, Blake, she’s grown up in, on, and around the water. Conservation and curiosity drive her days; year-round she’s on the shore, observing and caring for the ocean and its creatures. Beachcombing is her happy place—she’s spotted sea turtle hatchlings, collected whelk egg cases and “mermaid purses,” and is forever on the hunt for shark teeth (and chances to remind Blake she’s the older twin). On the water, Anna helps on our LPAs (Limited-Purpose Aquaculture sites) and holds a student lobster license. On land, Anna co-manages our sister business, Grazy Acres—a herd of show goats and a micro-dairy producing small-batch artisan chèvre and feta.

Blake

Blake is in his second year at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) studying Plumbing & Heating. He first stepped onto his father’s lobster boat at ten months old and has been on the water ever since—rigging and hauling gear each summer alongside his dad, grandfather, and a long line of Islesboro lobstermen. After several seasons as a sternman, he recently earned his commercial lobster license- a HUGE accomplishment! On the farm, Blake is the muscle—assisting on our Limited-Purpose Aquaculture (LPA) sites while working toward LPAs of his own and exploring the idea of growing additional species. With his siblings, he volunteers with the Islesboro Shellfish Committee, collecting clam spat to help rebuild local clam populations, and is on the Islesboro Fire Dept.

Gaby

Gaby is the wild child of the crew—the one who brings the fun, the humor, and the “let’s do this” attitude. She was the push her mom needed to dive into oyster farming, and she still leads the charge when it comes to trying new foods, hunting down oyster festivals, or scouting sushi joints with “all you can eat” on the menu. She’s grown up on the bay, started lobstering with a student license in 2021, and now proudly holds her commercial license. On the farm, she keeps things lively as an assistant on our LPAs and has been farming kelp since she was 13.