Organizers of the Island Grown Initiative (IGI) are passionate about educating Vineyarders about the desirability and availability of locally grown food. They are also passionate about providing. Founded in 2005, IGI’s goals include protecting local farmland, supporting farm families, and providing fresh food.
Since 2005, IGI has developed, updated, and published a map of Island farm stands that offer Island-grown vegetables, fruit, herbs, eggs, dairy, even honey and fiber. The Spring 2010 map and listings, the latest updated version, appears here. Some farms staff farm stands, others are self-serve, and some sell only at the West Tisbury Farmers Market. All the information you need to buy locally follows. Visit islandgrown.org to learn more.
Chilmark
The Grey Barn (not listed on map)
22 South Road, 508-645-4854, thegreybarnandfarm.com
Molly and Eric Glasgow
To Buy: Coming in 2011; fresh milk, cheese and dairy, house-cured meats, charcuterie.
1. Allen Farm Sheep & Wool
421 South Road, 508-645-9064
Clarissa Allen and Mitchell Posin
To Buy: Farm store: Organic grass-fed lamb, beef, pork, pastured poultry, eggs, wool and wool products, organic fertilizer, compost tea.
2. Beetlebung Farm
Middle Road at Beetlebung Corner, 508-645-2280
Marie Scott
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: vegetables, herbs, salad greens, flowers. Sun.-Mon., June to October.
3. Menemsha Cache
Menemsha Pond, Menemsha, 508-645-9061
Roxanne Ackerman
To Buy: Split Rock cocktail oysters, by appointment.
4. Menemsha Oyster
Menemsha Pond, Menemsha, 508-560-2581
Emmett Carroll
To Buy: oysters, scallops at Menemsha Fish Market or by appointment.
5. Mermaid Farm and Dairy
9 Middle Road, 508-645-3492
Caitlin Jones and Allen Healy
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: heirloom tomatoes, garlic, vegetables, lamb, raw cow’s milk, yarn. Also at WT Farmers’ Market.
6. Murphy Blueberry Farm
8 Rumpus Ridge Road, 508-645-2883
Susan and Lynn Murphy
To Buy: U-pick blueberries, by appointment.
7. Native Earth Teaching Farm
94 North Road, 508-645-3304
Rebecca Gilbert and Randy BenDavid
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: eggs, seasonal berries, herbs, vegetables, plants; occasional chicken, pork, duck and turkey. Farm tours, special events. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 10 am-6 pm.
8. North Tabor Farm
4 North Tabor Road, 508-645-3311
Rebecca Miller and Matthew Dix
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: salad greens, shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, eggs, flowers, honey. Also at WT Farmers’ Market, Cronig’s, Chilmark Store, Menemsha Market.
Edgartown
9. Castro’s Oysters
Katama Bay, 508-627-9477
Scott Castro
To Buy: Cocktail oysters at Menemsha Fish Market or by appointment. Call for more info on raw bars.
10. Old Town Gardens
51 Road to the Plains, 508-627-5827
Robert Daniels
To Buy: At the farm and WT Farmers’ Market: organic vegetables, potatoes, flowers.
11. The FARM Institute (Food, Agriculture, Resource Management)
Katama Farm, 14 Aero Avenue, 508-627-7007, ext. 102, farminstitute.org
To Buy: Farm stand: seasonal vegetables, eggs; grass-fed beef, pork and lamb; pastured turkey for Thanksgiving. Year-round children’s educational programs, summer farm camp, corn maze, and other events focused on educating the community in sustainable agriculture.
12. Katama Apiary
Cross-Island, 508-693-2810
Neil Flynn
To buy at WT Farmers’ Market: Island honey. Also sold at Cronig’s.
13. Morning Glory Farm
Edgartown-West Tisbury Road, 508-627-9003, morninggloryfarmstand.com
Jim and Debbie Athearn, Simon Athearn, Daniel Athearn
To Buy: Farm stand: seasonal fruits and vegetables, corn, herbs, beef, pork, eggs, pies and baked goods, plants. Mon.-Sat. 9 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm. Also sold at WT Farmers’ Market.
14. Sweet Neck Farm
Katama Bay, 508-627-8347
Jack Blake and Sue Ryan
To Buy: Cocktail oysters at The Net Result (VH) or by appointment. Also at restaurants: Harbor View Hotel, Offshore Ale Co., l’étoile.
15. Sweet Oyster Farm
Katama Bay, 508-627-4192
Roy Scheffer
To Buy: Half-shell oysters at Edgartown Seafood, Larsen’s Fish Market, or by appointment.
Oak Bluffs
16. Bayes Norton Farm
223 Vineyard Haven-Edgartown Road, 508-696-5989
Jim and Sonya Norton, Jamie and Dianne Norton
To Buy: Farm stand: seasonal fruits, vegetables, herbs, Sun.-Mon., 9 am-6 pm.
17. COMSOG, Community Solar Greenhouse
114 New York Avenue, 508-693-2019
Thalia Scanlan, President
To Buy: Self-serve at the greenhouse (open to the public): seasonal vegetables, heirloom tomatoes, and flowers. Walks, tours, workshops, and clinics on topics of sustainable Island gardening and natural plantings.
18. DeBettencourt’s Farm
120 Wing Road, 508-693-1520
Joanne and Kenneth DeBettencourt
To Buy: Farm stand: seasonal vegetables, flowers. Also at Eden’s (VH).
Tisbury
The Good Farm (not listed on map)
Tisbury Meadow Preserve, MV Land Bank Commission
Jefferson Munroe, thegoodfarmmv@gmail.com
http://thegoodfarmmv.com
To Buy: Pastured poultry
Bakehouse Farm (not listed on map)
977 State Road, Vineyard Haven (behind Scottish Bakehouse)
Emily Palmer, 617-750-6985, crookedrow.com
To Buy: Farm stand: vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, hanging baskets, vegetable plants.
19. Down Island Farm
280 Takemmy Path, 508-696-8447
Heidi Feldman and Curtis Friedman
To Buy: By appointment: edible flowers, herbs, shiitake mushrooms.
20. Northern Pines Farm
Northern Pines Farm off Lambert’s Cove Road, 508-693-1025
Janet and John Packer
To Buy: Pre-order and pick-up by apt. only: chicken, beef, and pork.
21. Pilot Hill Farm
100 Pilot Hill Farm Road, 508-274-8706
Beldan and Dave Radcliffe
To Buy: Farm stand at Pilot Hill Farm Road and Lambert’s Cove Road: eggs, flowers, seasonal vegetables.
22. Spring Moon Farm
Northern Pines Road off Lambert’s Cove Road, 508-693-7354
Liz Packer and children
To Buy: At SBS Grain Store, 480 State Road, and by appointment: Oscar’s Eggs, seasonal lamb, pork, piglets; wool: fleece, yarn, hides.
23. Whippoorwill Farm
Head of the Pond Road, off of Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, 508-693-5995 (former location of Thimble Farm)
Andrew Woodruff
To Buy: CSA Memberships, June to Nov. Farm stand and Farmers’ Market: Seasonal vegetables, strawberries. Tomatoes and basil also sold at Cronig’s.
West Tisbury
24. West Tisbury Farmers’ Market
Grange Hall, town center
Wednesdays, 9 am-12 Noon; Saturdays, 9 am-12 Noon, starting June 23 through Columbus Day weekend.
To Buy: Seasonal fruits and vegetables, honey, salad greens, breads, baked goods, jams, Island products, flowers, plants.
25. Blackwater Farm
Lambert’s Cove Road (behind Cottle’s Lumber), 508-693-9785
Debby Farber and Alan Cottle
To Buy: Self-serve barn: eggs, beef, pork, vegetables, flowers. Also sold at WT Farmers’ Market: Seasonal vegetables, salad greens, eggs, flowers. By appointment: feed hay and mulch hay.
26. Bluebird Way (formerly Whippoorwill Farm)
Old County Road, 774-563-8274
Krishana Collins
To Buy: WT Farmers’ Market: vegetables, bok choi, salad greens, leafy greens, flowers, wedding flowers. Also sold at: Eden, Alley’s, Fiddlehead Farm.
27. Breezy Pines Farm
164 Tiah’s Cove Road, 508-693-9573
Travis and Heather Thurber
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: seasonal vegetables, eggs and flowers, Sun.-Mon., 8 am-6 pm, June-September. Also at Farmers’ Market, Wednesdays only. Chicken feeding, tours, children’s summer gardening camp (August only). Call for more info.
28. Cleveland Farm
674 Old County Road, 508-693-2043
Richard and Ina Andre
To Buy: Eggs, pastured poultry, pork. Also sold at Whippoorwill Farm CSA and Alley’s.
29. Christiantown Farm
185 Christiantown Road, 508-693-2065
Sam and Sue Hopkins
To Buy: By appointment: grass-fed lamb, eggs, seasonal vegetables. Eggs also sold at Cronig’s.
30. Flat Point Farm
Road to Great Neck, off New Lane, 508-693-5685
Arnie Fischer Jr. and Eleanor Neubert
To Buy: By appointment: grass-fed lamb and beef, feed hay, pastured poultry. Eggs sold at Up-Island Cronig’s.
31. Nip ‘n Tuck
State Road, 508-693-1449
Fred Fisher Jr.
To Buy: Farm stand: seasonal vegetables and fruits, eggs, flowers. Also pony rides.
32. Runamok Farms
200 Lambert’s Cove Road, 508-693-9957
Kate and Brian Athearn
To Buy: Farm stand: Eggs, seasonal vegetables, wool products
33. Stannard Farms
Off Lambert’s Cove Road,
Lisa Fisher and Tommy Reynolds
To Buy: Farmers’ Market, Saturday only: Certified Organic arugula, asparagus, haricots, verts, salad and cooking greens (chard, kale, collards, Asian, mustard and turnip greens), herbs, garlic, radishes, rhubarb, summer squash, heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, fingerling potatoes, eggs.
34. Stoney Hill Farm
196 Stoney Hill Road, 508-696-9486
Glenn and Rosemary Jackson
To Buy: Self-serve farm stand: Eggs, occasional vegetables. By appointment: wool, farm visits.
35. Tiasquam Brook Farm
50 Carl’s Way, 508-693-8394
Glenn and Linda Hearn
To Buy: WT Farmers’ Market: vegetables, herbs, flowers, vinegars, plants.
36. Tiasquin Orchard
Carl’s Way, 508-693-0081
Carl Eric Magnuson
To Buy: Apples, available at Morning Glory Farm and Cronig’s.
37. Up Island Eggs
29 Scotchman’s Bridge Lane, 508-693-6065, upislandeggs.blog-city.com
The late Tom Vogl and Katherine Long
To Buy: Eggs at Alley’s. By appointment only: chicken-rearing consultation.
38. Whiting Farm
State Road, beawhiting@mac.com
Bea Whiting
To buy: Lamb, poultry, pork, by appointment.