How fast is a clam?

It depends on the clam!  Razor clams, shaped like a switch blade can dig down at 20 cm/minute, that's like lightning for a clam!  The small and delicious manila clam only moves at about 2 cm/minute for those of us that want an easy catch they're a good bet, and they tend to move horizontally with a corkscrew like motion instead of straight down.  Our most expensive native clam species at $60/lb is the geoduck.  It moves very slowly indeed, but buries itself a depths of 1 meter plus to make it an Olympic sport to dig for.  So, knowing how a clam moves can help you catch it, right! Come out and spend a delicious day at the beach with commercial fisherman Ficus Chan of Crab Bellingham, Chef Robin Kort learning tips like this about digging for clams.  We'll teach you how to harvest sustainably and how to cook them.  Let us cook for you and teach you about coastal foraging.

WHEN & WHERE

Mill Bay, Vancouver Island, BC

April 18+19th, $100 per ticket including clam + oyster tasting

ITINERARY
Morning 9:30 am 

CLAMMING 101 WITH FICUS CHAN

Learn how to Dig for different clams (Talk & Demo) including clam ID, habitat, tools, safety/water quality, licensing, then it's time for everyone to dig some clams!

12:30 - 2pm COOKING WITH CLAMS WITH CHEF ROBIN + FICUS
Learn how to cook clams with tastings - Cooking demonstrations with featuring local chefs. Learn how to make dishes with different techniques from sashimi to smoking seafood.

• Talk about purging, prep, cleaning clams
• Oyster tasting + other sea delicacies

If crab is more your thing... 🦀

Learn from Chef Cheryl Chang & Chelseah Compton how to catch local crab, includes a crab lunch!