Compost your food scraps for free this month at any Martha's Vineyard transfer station.
Island Grown Initiative
November 10, 2020
Five of the six mobile market stops now require pre-orders for pick-up, with no on-site shopping, Island Grown Initiative has announced. There's also a new schedule.
March 28, 2021
Home gardeners can learn regenerative growing practices at one of three upcoming workshops sponsored by Island Grown.
June 22, 2021
The Island Grown Initiative mobile market will resume its summer service beginning July 6.
2023
March 16, 2023
On March 2, the federal government issued the last of its pandemic SNAP allotments, but a $1.3 million grant to the Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation is helping keep Islanders fed.
March 10, 2023
The grant comes from the CARES relief act and will help the foundation continue efforts to keep Vineyarders fed.
2022
December 22, 2022
Island Grown Initiative's acquisition includes a fully-equipped commercial kitchen — complete with professional baking equipment — as well as storage and office space, a retail storefront and two company vehicles.
August 4, 2022
For many seasonal travelers, Martha’s Vineyard appears the epitome of an affluent Island, but many Islanders face a growing food insecurity made more dire by record inflation and a worldwide pandemic.
July 14, 2022
Following a career as an executive in high tech, advertising and other fast-paced industries, Rebecca Haag turned to nonprofit work, and has led Island Grown Initiative since 2016.
June 22, 2022
Free lunches will be provided to Island families for the sixth year in a row this season as the Island Grown Initiative summer lunch program returns from July 11 to August 19.
