November 8, 2014 — Based on the farm model of community-supported agriculture, in which subscribers pay in advance for a weekly delivery of farm fresh produce, David Henchy, of Brewster began his business in 2011 with to connect fish lovers with local fishermen, bringing them fresh fish weekly. That hasn't worked out.
Andrea Thorrold thought Cape Cod Fish Share was a good idea. Based on the farm model of community-supported agriculture, in which subscribers pay in advance for a weekly delivery of farm fresh produce, David Henchy, of Brewster began his business in 2011 with to connect fish lovers with local fishermen, bringing them fresh fish weekly.
“Usually there were two kinds of fish, or fish and scallops,” Thorrold said. “We really enjoyed it.” Her family subscribed for two years, learning to love species they hadn’t encountered like golden tilefish, monkfish and skates.
“They were really good at communication. We got newsletters with recipes in them. It was working well when it was working. Even when weather was an issue, we got an update and knew what was going on,” she said.
Then, communication stopped. There was a brief email at the beginning of September about the owners dealing with ailing parents, she recalled, then nothing. No emails, no newsletters, no phone calls answered or messages returned.
“Now it’s been two months,” Thorrold said.
The business phone was disconnected. It went from a ring to a rapid busy signal when called by a Times reporter Friday. The business website and Facebook page have both disappeared.
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