Chilmark officials, farmers and residents continued to debate potential revisions to town agricultural zoning bylaws at a planning board meeting this week. The changes would allow farms to host agricultural-related events.
Chilmark officials, farmers and residents continued to debate potential revisions to town agricultural zoning bylaws at a planning board meeting this week. The changes would allow farms to host agricultural-related events.
A coalition of Chilmark farmers is urging town officials to revise town zoning bylaws to allow farms to host on-location events.
Two topics dominated when the Martha’s Vineyard Farm Bureau recently hosted state representatives: housing and the possibility of building an animal processing facility on the Island.
One of the simplest ways to find joy is to pick up a fresh bouquet of farm-grown flowers at a roadside farm stand.
When the pandemic hit, six-year-old Henry Scott was in kindergarten at the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School and two-year-old Deirdre Scott was in preschool at First Light Child Development Center in Vineyard Haven.
Their parents Julie and Laine Scott, were working their day (and night) jobs as farm managers at Slough Farm where the family lives.
The program takes place at the Agricutural Hall in West Tisbury on March 26 and April 2.
