Compost your food scraps for free this month at any Martha's Vineyard transfer station.
Container garden kit giveaways start May 20 at the West Tisbury Library.
Home gardeners can learn regenerative growing practices at one of three upcoming workshops sponsored by Island Grown.
A food waste recovery project begun four years ago on the Vineyard is ramping up again after the pandemic interrupted the bulk of the collections. When restaurants and school cafeterias closed, the initiative lost the main source of the food scraps it turns into compost.
In response to rising demand and space needs, the Island Food Pantry will relocate from its longtime home at the United Methodist stone church to the Portuguese American Club, effective Feb. 22.
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.
Island Grown Initiative receives $13,270 for its work as part of the statewide Buy Local Coalition.
