Kale gets better with frost, which causes it to turn sweeter.

And now this sweet, dark, leafy green, which some call a super food because it is packed with nutrients, will be available for sale this winter at Mermaid Farm and Dairy in Chilmark on Middle Road.

The farm grows two varieties of kale, oleracea and napus, for two different growing seasons. Oleracea is a curly variety bred in southern Europe, while napus is a hardy, flat-leafed variety better suited to withstanding winter temperatures.

West Tisbury selectmen took disciplinary action this week against two dog owners whose canines got loose and killed chickens and geese.

In the first of two public hearings, selectmen learned that a mutt puppy rescue dog belonging to Spencer Binney and Lizzy Kent had killed two ducks belonging to Jim Arasian in October. Mr. Binney and Ms. Kent have since moved to Vineyard Haven. This was the second incident; the dog had previously killed chickens in another neighbor’s yard.

After nearly two hours of passionate and sometimes contentious debate, Aquinnah voters agreed to back a plan to install 200 solar panels at the town landfill at a special town meeting Wednesday night.

The future of Tea Lane Farm took a different course this week as Chilmark selectmen reviewed preliminary plans to lease the property as a farm as-is instead of spending money to restore it.

Under the new proposal, the town would lease the historic farmhouse for up to 99 years, using a resident homesite model similar to the Middle Line Road affordable housing project. The farmer tenant would be responsible for a long list of improvements that would be spelled out in the lease.

Triathlon Donates $2,500

The first Vineyard Warrior Triathlon, held Sept, 11, raised more than $2,500 for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ & Girls’ Club, according to Matt Brackman, president of Odyssey TriSport and race director for the event. Odyssey Trisport donated a portion of all contestants’ registration fees to the Island nonprofit, as well as to the Oak Bluffs Police department for a parks beautification project.

Savings Bank Goes Mobile

Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank has introduced a new mobile banking service, it announced this week. Customers will now be able to use their mobile device to check account balances and recent transactions, transfer funds, find branch and ATM locations and make bill payments. For more information on the mobile program, visit any of the bank’s branches or mvbank.com