Georgia Oyster Revival 2025 Success: How Our Community Doubled Support for Hands-On Coastal Education!

ECO hosted our second annual Georgia Oyster Revival on November 9th and doubled our revenue from the previous year! This would not have been possible without the support of our amazing community members who make this event successful! This sunny day was filled with over 6,000 oysters consumed, 300 excited participants, 18 chef’s, 8 beverage partners, and 5 Georgia growers! The Georgia Oyster Revival provides a majority of the funding for ECO’s yearly programming costs and allows us to partner with local educators in schools to bring meaningful, hands-on coastal education into the classroom, and take the students out to our beautiful coastline! 

This event would not be possible without Starland Yard. Their generous donation of time and event space allows ECO to focus entirely on raising money for our programming and provides the chefs with a fantastic space to create their dishes. Starland Yard looks forward to a third year as our Host Sponsor and to helping us grow the event even further next year. With their large outdoor gathering space and various options for food and drinks, it truly offers a perfect place for people to get together.

Thank you to our Cluster Sponsors:

• The House Doctor
• Amanda Hurtig of If You Can Dream It Travel
• Shell to Shore and Sea Bear
• Georgia Grown
• Ben & Shae Jones
• Bouhan Falligant
• Celebritees

Thank you to our Oyster Sponsors:

• St. Andrews and Aragon Family
• Scott Dole of Compass
• The Nature Conservancy
• Revival Oyster Company
• Limestone Wines

Thank you to our Spat Sponsors:

• Anchored Shrimp Company
• Murrell’s Row Spirits
• Whole Foods Market of Savannah
• Bull River Cruises
• Atlantic Waste Services
• Sweetwater Brewing Company
• Savannah Boathouse Marina
• Service Brewing Company
• Two Tides Brewing Company

We look forward to further strengthening our partnership opportunities and are already excited about what next year's Georgia Oyster Revival will bring! Thanks to the overwhelming support of our sponsors, vendors, and attendees, we can continue our vital work restoring Georgia’s coastal ecosystems. Until the next shuck, thank you for being a part of this incredible movement!

Chefs

• Jared Jackson and Nic Priore - Eden Supper Club
• Jason Restivo & Zachery Joachim - Sobremesa
• Brian Wolfe - VIP 
• Justin Waldman - Sea Wolf Tybee
• Caleb McDonough - Joe & Vera’s 
• Natasha Gaskill and Tyler Kenney - SIXBY
• Jacob Hammer - HUSK
• Caitlin Burns and Chris Kessler- Bubba Gumbo’s
• Brian Fiascanaro - The Laundry Diner
• Chris Hathcock and Samuel Herndon - Chisme Mariscos
• Rae Robertson and Dan Witwer - The Darling Oyster Bar
• Colin Breland and Madeline Ott- Late Air Wine
• Dave Baker and Andrew Brochu - Brochu’s Family Tradition
• Eric Liebtag - Salt Island Fish and Beer
• Opie Crooks - FARM Hospitality Group
• Kyle Jacovino - Pizzeria Vittoria 
• Reid Henninger - Uncle June’s Sandwich Shop 
• Justin Ferrera - The Fleeting

Georgia Seafood 

• Tybee Oyster Company
• Savannah Oyster Company
• McIntosh Oyster Company 
• Revival Oyster Company 
• Sapelo Sea Farms
• Anchored Shrimp Company

Beverages

• Two Tides Brewing
• Service Brewing
• Sweetwater Brewery
• Murrell’s Row Spirits
• Limestone Wines

Education

• One Hundred Miles
• Shell to Shore
• UGA MAREX
• The Nature Conservancy

We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the excitement and participation of so many and we look forward to another Georgia Oyster Revival in 2026. This event celebrates the revival of fresh, local oysters in Georgia and funds ECO’s coastal education programming. Follow our instagram @eco.georgia for programming updates on how your contribution is making an impact on our coastline and for future fundraisers. 

Thank you from the entire ECO Team!