Calif. oyster farm to close Thursday, though harvesting will continue

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Drakes Bay Oyster Co. will close to the public Thursday, marking the beginning of the potential end to a popular oyster farm in Point Reyes National Seashore. The farm fought hard to stay open after the Interior Department declined to renew its operating permit in 2012. But starting Thursday, it will close its retail operations in the California national park, marking the occasion with speeches and an "oyster toast."