Garden Obelisks

On Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon, Janice Shields, owner of Cut It Out, a business committed to recycling invasive species to craft practical and decorative structures for the garden, will conduct a garden obelisk workshop at Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury. An obelisk is a freestanding structure that provides a focal point in the garden.

How can the pervasive effects of advertising, media, and our consumer culture influence a child’s view of the world? How do you find ways to create meaningful family times and healthful environments for our children? How can you develop a child’s connection to nature and foster his or her creativity?

Commission Will Sponsor

Planning Workshop Series

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will host three workshops offered by the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative to provide planning and zoning officials and members of the public with tools to make effective decisions regarding the community’s current and future land use.

The workshops will be at the commission at the Stone Building, New York avenue, Oak Bluffs.

Before Tuesday’s book launch at the Bunch of Grapes, the audience was issued an unusual instruction for such an event. They were asked not to seek to get their copies of the book The Coldest Winter, signed by the man launching it, Ward Just.

The reason was obvious, but sad. Mr. Just did not write the book. His good friend David Halberstam did, but he died in a car accident in April this year.

Elizabeth Germain will teach a super foods cooking class at the FARM Institute at Katama Farm in Edgartown on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The class will begin in the FARM’s friendship garden, rain or shine, where participants will pick vegetables and herbs for lunch and some to preserve. The focus will be foods dramatically better for health and longevity and basic cooking techniques. You’ll learn how to clean, store and prepare powerhouse foods like kale, cabbage, parsley, leeks, pumpkin seeds and millet — a gluten-free whole grain.