Dear friends and supporters,
Just a notice of our 3rd AGM that will take place Monday 31st January
We are offering a little tour of the harbour from 1400hrs (max 10 and 4 already spoken for) and then a Zoom AGM from 1800hrs
If you would like more info or to register for…
SavingESTER Pt1: The Pearl of Crowdfunder Projects
by Fal Fishery Cooperative CIC in Mylor Churchtown, England, United Kingdom
£18,198
raised so far172
supportersRestore ancient habitat, repopulate native oysters, sustainably manage fishery, encourage responsible production, apply scientific research
by Fal Fishery Cooperative CIC in Mylor Churchtown, England, United Kingdom
We have come to the conclusion that in order to feed our larvae and hopefully encourage them to settle, that we need to set up an algae farm. So following advice from Crowdfunder, in order to be eligible for *extra funding, we have started a new campaign:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saving-ester-algae-farm-aquaculture-research
We hope you can…
I have now set up a personal Patreon.com page, so if you’d like to continue supporting me and my other projects, which now include the restoration of ‘Shadow’ a 150yr old Truro River Oyster Boat, then please take a minute and visit
Ranger - Oysterman, Artist & Mariner
... Just to give you a little idea of what goes on at the Aquaculture Research Site, I have created a new short film for the project page!
Thank you to those who have donated again!
Sorry we haven't posted any updates for a while, but it has been a very busy time for us.
We found a new Non Executive Director following our AGM in January
We estimate 11,000,000,000 larvae have been 'liberated' and if 0.002% survive the first year that will be 2,200,000 recruits
We have moved…
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£100 or more
£100 Pearl of an Oyster Pledge
While we are extremely grateful for all pledges/donations a £100 Pearl Pledge will go a long way, so we will reward you with EITHER a 2-3 hr River Fal Fishery Boat Trip (per person) plus a T Shirt and a Beanie, we will also serve 12 PDO Fal Oysters OR 12 Fal Oysters can be posted with some goodies to a UK Mainland Address before the end of April 2020 (subject to weather, pre order and seasonal availability) select your reward from list below!
£1 or more
ADOPT A CORNISH NATIVE OYSTER!
"To have a million of something, we must first start with one!"
Thank you for ADOPTING a Cornish Native Oyster, we will uniquely tag one large resident oyster and use your oyster in our hatchery with other oysters to repopulate the habitat and study its growth and reproduction, sign up to the newsletter so we can stay in touch
£5 or more
£5 Saving 'Ester' Prize Draw
This amount was a suggestion to enter you into a 'prize draw' so you can have the opportunity to WIN OF TWO £50 REWARDS shown in the list. One Entry Per Person and you MUST SIGN UP to the newsletter TO QUALIFY and the TWO LUCKY WINNERS will be announced on Monday 30th March
£10 or more
£10 Pledge
Thank you for pledging towards repopulating the last wild Cornish Native Fal Oyster Fishery, we would love to send you a Turquoise Tote Bag OR you can pop and see us at any time for a complimentary Fal Oyster and a chat, OR you can just make a donation.
£10 or more
£10 Banquet Table Booking (per person)
We have just added this ‘reward’ so you can now book yourself a seat at the banquet table AND help us reach our target at the same time! It is not a banquet ticket fee as you will chose tapas dishes from the specials board menu when you arrive, we will happily take this amount off your total bill or you can leave it as a donation)
Lunch - Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th March 12-3pm
Supper - Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th March 6-9pm (not Sunday)
£25 or more
£25 Pledge
A £25 pledge will pay for 2kg of brood stock native oysters and 5kg of crushed oyster shell for the larvae settling tanks, we will reward you with EITHER some handprinted merchandise from selection below (delivered) OR 6 PDO Fal Oysters for collection from Mylor (subject to pre order and seasonal availability)
£50 or more
£50 Pledge
A £50 pledge will pay for 5kg of brood stock native oysters and 12.5kg of crushed oyster shell for the larvae settling tanks, we will reward you with EITHER some handprinted merchandise from selection below (delivered) OR 12 PDO Fal Oysters for collection from Mylor (subject to pre order and seasonal availability)
£250 or more
£250 Bronze Oyster Patron (Over 18's ONLY)
Become a BRONZE Patron*, this will go along way towards the initial trails of the hatchery! We will reward you and a guest at the celebration of 10 yrs of Pop Up Gatherings on the Last Weekend of March 2020 at the Old Ale House Truro with very special chefs, as a thank you we will SERVE you with 3 course LUNCH for two on Thursday 26th or Friday 27th March 2020, 2 Linen Tea Towels and 2 Linen Aprons OR just send you goodies in post
£500 or more
£500 Silver Oyster Patron (Over 18's ONLY)
Become a SILVER Patron* and your pledge will go along way towards the 3yr rent fees of the Aquaculture Site, as a thank you we'll host a 3 course lunch with a glass of Camel Valley BRUT for you and your guest at our 10 yr celebration of Pop Up Gatherings at the Old Ale House Truro on Saturday 28th March OR just send you a box of hand printed merchandise goodies & put your name near the top of the Official Supporters Board
£1,000 or more
£1,000 Golden Oyster Patron (Over 18's ONLY)
This is the most amazingly generous pledge and we cannot thank you enough for this! However as a token of our gratitude we will make you a GOLD Patron*, put your name on top of Official Supporters Board & will send you a dozen PDO Fal Oysters every month from October 2020 to March 2021 OR we will host a 5 course lunch meal and a bottle of Camel Valley BRUT at our 10yr celebration of Pop Up Gatherings at the Old Ale House Truro, Sunday 29th March