Island Grown

Our mission is to build a regenerative and equitable food system with the Martha’s Vineyard community We are a community non-profit on Martha’s Vineyard.

In 2006 a group of farmers, grocers, feed store owners, cooks, food writers, educators and parents came together to address issues in our food system. Common themes and challenges arose around education, distribution of locally produced food, access to land, and a need for more farming infrastructure. Our programs works collaboratively to provide food and agriculture education, provide infrastruct

ure and resources to encourage a year-round local food system, and close the gap on food insecurity and food waste on our island.

06/05/2026

First volunteer glean of the year! We gleaned just over 100 pounds of greens from .

Thanks, Morning Glory and our amazing volunteers! ✨🌱

📸 by featuring volunteers Nina (harvesting) and Mary, Ulrike, Hillary, and Lauren (group photo)

06/04/2026

Celebrating the incredible momentum around food waste solutions in our Island schools!

📸 1: The Charter School’s food waste recycler with Scott Goldin (Assistant Head of School), Sam Greene (IGI Gardening Educator), Auggie and Christian (amazing student program leaders), and Sophie (Community Food Waste Director), who have been working together to pioneer this food waste solution on their campus.

📸 2: An awesome all-school assembly at the Chilmark School introducing their new recycler! Students asked thoughtful questions and learned how they’ll help measure the food waste they divert each day. Sophie also shared a video of Charter School students speaking about their recycler.

So proud to see students inspiring students across schools and ages!

06/03/2026

So much happening on the farm lately!! 📸

1. Harvesting asparagus feat Mary Sage’s hand
2. The yurts [inside]
3. And out !
4. Astrid revealing the brand new cooler
5. An abundance of beautiful strawberries via Isa
6. Ali getting the van s**c and span
7. Foundation poured for the new barn
8. The farm crew weeding carrots + praying for rain
9. Arugula growing for CSA pickup next week
10. All-staff meeting at the Ag Society
11. Tim on the skid steer bringing in soil for the new greenhouse beds

One mission with so many moving parts! 👏

06/02/2026

Our peers and partners from recently visited the farm, pantry, and commercial kitchen. We love sharing ideas and learning from each other along the way!

06/01/2026

Please remember to vote for the much-needed MVRHS building project tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2! 🗳️

For the past 20 years, Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools have been an important partner, working with us to deliver food education, school gardens, and hands-on learning to all of our Island students. A new high school building will support student learning, and now is the time.

Polls will be open from 11 am – 7 pm on June 2:
➡️ Aquinnah: Aquinnah Town Hall
➡️ Chilmark: Chilmark Community Center
➡️ Edgartown: Edgartown Town Hall
➡️ Oak Bluffs: Oak Bluffs Library
➡️ Tisbury: Emergency Services Facility
➡️ West Tisbury: West Tisbury Public Safety Building

05/29/2026

Sophie and Noli had a great time at the ReFed Food Waste Solutions Summit! They got to connect with food waste heroes from across the country & bring home fresh ideas, inspiration and new connections to help strengthen our food waste work on the Vineyard.

Three cheers for our friends Betsy and Jesse Fink, who launched the work behind ReFED 10 years ago!

05/28/2026

Delivering our first order of northeast grown food from regional farms to Edgartown School!!

We're starting to aggregate from local farms both on- and off-island to make it easier for island schools to purchase local food. Our gleaning program will continue to deliver volunteer-harvested surplus produce donated by farm partners.

Now, this new project will also support local farms with year-round sales and strengthen the farm to school supply chain.

Thanks to Edgartown cafeteria director Gina Debettencourt and the Kendall Foundation 's Food Vision Prize for supporting our local food for schools program!

05/26/2026

📣 Youth Employment Opportunity: Farm Program Assistant !

If you’re interested in farming, food access, and supporting a stronger local food system on Martha’s Vineyard, this could be a great opportunity to spend the summer outdoors while learning hands-on skills alongside our team.

This role supports gleaning, CSA distribution, harvesting, packing produce, community garden maintenance, and more on our regenerative farm.

Open to applicants ages 16 - 21
�July 1 - August 31, with potential for extension
$18 - 20/hour + access to fresh food from the farm!

📆 Deadline to apply is June 1st
🔗 Learn more: igimv.org/employment

05/23/2026

The Tisbury School 2nd Grade Plant Sale is next Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 🌱

Students have selected, seeded and grown all of the plants! Come support the School Garden Program and take home some beautiful additions for your garden.

05/21/2026

All of the kindergarteners from the visited the to learn about the life cycles of plants and animals and experience the magic of spring on a working farm. Bottle-feeding baby lambs was definitely a highlight 🥹🐑

Address

4 Cournoyer Road West Tisbury
Vineyard Haven, MA
02575

Website

http://www.igimv.org/

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