News
Welcome Fionna
Kayla Mastromonaco and Elisha Boyd of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Fionna Kathleen Boyd, Jan. 18, 2012, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Fionna weighed 6 pounds, 10.5 ounces at birth.
Hello Hazel
Amy Upton and Edmund McCracken of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Hazel Morgan McCracken, born on Jan. 15, 2012, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Hazel weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.
Farm Neck Grants
The Farm Neck Foundation, a charitable corporation created by the Farm Neck Golf Club, has awarded $36,000 in grant money to 16 Island organizations, programs and nonprofits. The grants are intended to provide charitable assistance exclusively for Martha’s Vineyard.
Recipients of the 2011 annual grants are listed below.
A Farmers’ Roundtable will be held Feb. 2, at the Farm Institute in Edgartown.
The 2:30 p.m. event, organized by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative (MVYLI) and the Farm Institute, will bring together farmers from around New England to discuss farming issues.
Busy Farmers
And you thought it was quiet in Katama in winter. Well, not at the Farm Institute.
Winter is for doers on the farm as the winter program gets underway. Little farmers, for ages five to seven, chew their cud with the cows on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fridays are get fit at the farm with some farm chores involving working with animals, including oxen training. Thought the weight room was sufficient? Tell that to the ox you need to move.
Arts Grants
Calling all Island artists, the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Visual Arts (MVCVA) has declared that supporting and encouraging creative endeavors is the new focus of this arts organization. And they are putting money where their mouth is with grant money available for artists of all mediums..
Applications are being accepted until April 1 and are available on the MVCVC Web site at artmv.org or by contacting Renee Balter at 508-696-7643 or [email protected].