The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted to award two new agricultural leases on Monday, putting active farmers back on the land at Quenomica Preserve North and at Tea Lane Farm.
As the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank prepares to move to its new headquarters on Meetinghouse Way, the land bank’s commission recently announced a request for proposals to purchase its current building on 167 Main street.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is expanding and connecting its Lambert’s Cove-area properties, paying $2,020,000 this week for with 4.5 acres and a house on Ophelia Way in West Tisbury.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has prepared a draft management plan for Arrowhead Farm — the West Tisbury property it purchased in 2020 and hopes to integrate with two other nearby properties through a network of trails.
At a Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission Meeting on Monday, commissioners and staff raised concerns over some provisions of the Dukes County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
