Clyde's Clam Farm Author:Lyn Harmon Clyde Lawson left Grandmother and her farm in Iowa to live on Flat Island with his Uncle Joe, who seemed to care only for his oyster beds and his boat. Slowly, Clyde began to understand why. As Clyde came to know the world of mud flats and the sea, he learned he could have a farm on Flat Island, a clam farm.