News Update: Friday, May 4 - Flower Farmer Krishana Collins Awarded Tea Lane Farm Lease
Remy Tumin

After two years of planning and proposals, Tea Lane Farm has a new tenant farmer.

Krishana Collins was awarded the Tea Lane Farm lease Friday evening. The vote was 5-3.

The joint vote was taken between the board of selectmen and the town Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission advisory board. The vote was between two candidates, Ms. Collins and Rusty Gordon and Sarah Crittenden, who proposed a vegetable farm.

Ms. Collins plans to grow lilies, zinnias, bok choy and salad greens.

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Who Will Take Over Tea Lane Farm? Decision Is Set for Today
Remy Tumin

Tea Lane Farm could soon be home to pick-your-own strawberries or fields of thousands of lilies and zinnias. Finalists for tenant farmer of the historic 18th century farm presented their plans to the Chilmark selectmen this week.

The three finalists — Rusty Gordon and Sarah Crittenden, Krishana Collins and Allen Healy — were interviewed at a joint meeting between the selectmen and Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank town advisory board on Tuesday night.

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News Update: Monday, Feb. 13 - Voters Approve New Lease on Life for Tea Lane Farm

With sweeping support Chilmark voters approved the long-term leasing of the historic Tea Lane Farm house at a special town meeting Monday night.

The vote was 62 to 5.

This was the fourth time selectmen have come before voters with a plan to return the property to a working farm. Selectmen said offering a 75-year lease on the property as-is was the best option so far.

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Chilmark Voters Readily Back Lease Plan for Tea Lane Farm
Remy Tumin

Chilmark is now accepting proposals for Tea Lane Farm after town voters agreed, with sweeping support this week, to lease out the historic farm on a long-term basis.

Applications are due by next month; the Tea Lane Farm committee is still finishing a timetable and rubric for the project. The farm committee will review proposals and conduct interviews with applicants and then make recommendations to a joint committee of the selectmen and land bank advisory board, which will make a final decision.

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Chilmark Special Town Meeting Tackles Future of Tea Lane Farm
Remy Tumin

The fate of the historic Tea Lane Farm will come before Chilmark voters for a fourth time at a special town meeting on Monday. Voters are being asked to decide whether the town should enter into a long-term lease with a tenant farmer.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center. Moderator Everett Poole will preside over the special session.

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