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Stories by Susie Middleton

From Kale to Ice Cream, Farm Stands Increase Their Offerings

December 17, 2020
Susie Middleton

In the cooler inside the Mermaid Farm farm stand, hidden behind the frosty glass doors and tucked underneath the lamb shanks and marrow bones, is a basket of Haagen-Dazs ice cream bars. If you’...

Off Season Abundance Keeps Growing at Island Farms

October 22, 2020
Susie Middleton

Last week, here in the hinterlands of West Tisbury, a serious frost — actually more like several hours of freezing temperatures — finished off my zinnias, tomatoes, peppers and beans. A...

Hungry for the Next Chapter, Dawn Davis Is Ready to Lead Bon Appetit

September 3, 2020
Susie Middleton

When publishing powerhouse Condé Nast announced on August 27 that Dawn Davis would be the new editor of Bon Appétit magazine, the veteran book publisher was at home on East Chop, where she and her...

Ripe for Preserving: Pickling, Canning, Roasting, Dehydrating

August 27, 2020
Susie Middleton

The beach plums ripened this week, just like that. My friends are making jelly. I should be too. After all, this was a tradition in my childhood home, after the annual pilgrimage to mosquito-laden...

Late Season Gardening Brings Out the Magic

August 20, 2020
Susie Middleton

Ready for round two? If not, just think of me as your garden cheerleader. Seriously, just when you were ready to give up on that veggie garden, give in to the pests, leave the desiccated perennial...

Take the August Menu Challenge

August 13, 2020
Susie Middleton

Just as soon as I planned my annual August grab-bag menu challenge, the refrigerator broke. The same day a long-awaited new water heater showed up, along with the installer, who regretted to inform...

Savoring the Beauty of Summer, One Step at a Time

August 6, 2020
Susie Middleton

The winds came and brought August, carried us over the steep mount of summer, pushing us gently back down the other side. Even before the winds, I knew. Got that feeling that summer was burning...

Bouquet of Joy: Fresh Flowers At Roadside Farm Stands

July 23, 2020
Susie Middleton

By now you’ve probably figured out from my stories about gardens and farm animals that I’m in pursuit of joy and beauty. Some might call this hedonistic, but I call it life saving. In our...

No School Equals More Farm Hands

July 9, 2020
Susie Middleton

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...

Finding Normalcy at the Farmers' Market

July 2, 2020
Susie Middleton

With news this week that the Chilmark Flea Market wouldn’t after all be happening this summer, I felt a wave of gratitude for the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market folks. Not to mention the...

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