More than 20 volunteers gathered Sunday morning to plant 10 new trees across three parks in Oak Bluffs — Niantic, Nashawena and Viera.
Farm & Garden
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By LYNNE IRONS
By LYNNE IRONS For years I have grown celery — both the golden self-blanching and the Utah green varieties. It has been, for lack of a better...
By LYNN IRONS Recently, my six-year-old granddaughter, Violet, took her turn saying grace. She said, “Dear God, thank you for a yummy supper. I...
By LYNN IRONS I attended a potluck supper recently where brussels sprouts were served. I have to admit, they are one of my favorites. I have grown...
Although today’s is the last Farm and Field column for the year, the farming season is far from over. Fall brings fields full of squash and...
By LYNNE IRONS If I could rename my perennial bed a meadow, I would feel smug in the knowledge that I was a raging success as a gardener. There...
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Nature & Science Stories
A new chapter in Island environmental restoration is blooming in a laboratory on the shores of the Lagoon. There, in a cool tub of water at a Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group Hatchery, a small artificial meadow of eelgrass is beginning to flower.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey caused minor tremors on Martha’s Vineyard Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards program.