Upcoming Events
Photo by Gwen Norton
See our events in calendar form here!
NOTE: Free registration forms do not always show up on this page. If you do not see the event registration form, please click “View Event” to visit the full event listing and sign up.
Office Hours with Accountant Kim Angell
Monday, December 29th from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM on Zoom (FULL)
Monday, January 5th from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM on Zoom (FULL)
Thursday, January 22nd from 5–6 PM on Zoom (FULL)
Book a 30-minute or one-hour session with accountant Kim Angell to answer your accounting questions! Look at financial statements or your QuickBooks categories, discuss whether it makes sense to incorporate your business, understand your tax return, consider the best ways to finance new equipment, or ask any other questions you have about your accounting.
COST: FREE and open to all island farmers. Register for your preferred time below and we will email to connect you and Kim and share the Zoom link!
Seed Starting and Spring Garden Prep with Rosemary Confalone
Tuesday, January 20th from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
In this workshop, Rosemary Confalone will talk through the art and science of starting your own seeds and the basics of early season vegetable garden prep.
Learn what equipment is necessary for seed starting success (and how to use what you already have to your advantage). We’ll talk about different seed sources, the elements required for growing healthy seedlings, and how to set your seedlings up for success when transplanting to the garden. The workshop will also cover spring soil prep and run through a typical spring veggie garden calendar.
This class is designed for intermediate gardeners, but all levels of experience are welcome!
COST: FREE and open to all, registration helpful. Sign up below!
Farmer to Farmer: Island Flowers
Wednesday, January 21st from 11 AM–1 PM at the Ag Hall
This winter, we're facilitating a variety of farmer to farmer discussions about issues farmers are facing, including wash/pack, season extension, and market channels. This one will focus on flower farming, from varieties to best practices to sales channels. Discuss what is working well on your farm and crowdsource things to try for your current issues. Lunch included!
COST: FREE. Lunch provided, registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Produce Safety Alliance Training
Thursday, January 22nd and Friday, January 23rd from 9 AM–2 PM on Zoom (NOTE: Both days are required)
Hosted by UMass Extension and the MDAR Produce Safety Program
The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training Course is a standardized curriculum developed by the Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell University Extension. The course covers the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) as well as general good agricultural practices.
The PSA Grower Training Course satisfies the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in PSR § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.’ The training is also required for participation in Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Quality Program.
This course is intended for commercial fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the FSMA PSR, farm food safety best practices, and co-management of natural resources and food safety, and is appropriate whether you have a large farm that is fully covered by the law or a small, exempt farm.
Questions? Contact Lisa McKeag at 413-658-8631 or lmckeag@umass.edu.
COST: FREE, pre-registration required. Sign up here!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, January 25th from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Leasing Land for Farming: From Agricultural Leases to Secure Tenure with Dee Levanti of Land for Good
Tuesday, January 27th from 12–2 PM at the Ag Hall
Learn about how farmers, land trusts, and landowners can work together to strengthen farm viability on Martha’s Vineyard.
Access to farmland is commonly cited as the main barrier for entering farmers, with land ownership remaining out of sight even for next generation producers. Meanwhile, retiring farmers have difficulty in finding successors who can take on their farms and businesses, partially due to the real estate values and cost of entry.
As farmland loss continues at astronomical rates due to increasing pressure from development, these challenges intensify. Keeping land under active agriculture is a crucial component of a strategy to protect farmland. Strong lease agreements are one part of this picture that can support active agriculture and real growth of farm businesses while enhancing long term farm viability.
In this session, we will discuss specifics of the lease document and engage in discussion about what an effective lease looks like. We’ll also discuss the relationships that foster strong agreements as well as discuss the question of farmer equity and leasing.
We hope you join us as we dive into the specifics about how leases can take us from simple land access to long-term, secure tenure.
COST: FREE, lunch provided. Registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, February 1st from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Mending Night with Dalila Bennett of Fire Cat Farm
Tuesday, February 3rd from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Led by Dalila Bennett of Fire Cat Farm. Are your Carhartt's looking a little worse for wear? Are your sweaters full of holes? Bring all your old and worn-down clothes to the Ag Hall and we’ll learn to mend them together!
Dalila will demonstrate visible mending by hand and needlefelting (for wool items). They will also be on-hand with a sewing machine for more difficult projects, like larger patches and thick fabrics.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated but not required. Sign up below!
Farmer to Farmer: Market Channels and Season Extension
Wednesday, February 4th from 11 AM–1 PM at the Ag Hall
This winter, we're facilitating a variety of farmer to farmer discussions about issues farmers are facing, including wash/pack, season extension, and market channels. This one will focus on market channels and season extension. Discuss what is working well on your farm and crowdsource things to try for your current issues. Lunch included!
COST: FREE. Lunch provided, registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Bee Club Meeting
Wednesday, February 4th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
All Island beekeepers and bee enthusiasts are invited to the monthly meeting of the MV Beekeeping Club! We host regular meetings on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss disease prevention, hive maintenance, and more. If you keep hives on the Island or are bee-curious, please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all, no pre-registration required.
Sheap-Shearing Shindig
Saturday, February 7th from 10 AM–12 PM at the Ag Hall animal barn
Siri Swanson of Yankee Rock Farm in Vermont will be visiting the island again to shear Slough Farm's Tunis flock! Come by to learn all about shearing and wool processing. Warm cider provided. All ages are welcome.
Event co-hosted by Slough Farm and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society.
COST: FREE and open to all, no pre-registration required.
Poultry Biosecurity Basics with Dr. Erin Masur and Kait Cahill
Sunday, February 8th from 1–2:30 PM on Zoom
Join veterinarian Dr. Erin Masur and Kait Cahill, associate scientist at Alexion's Rare Disease Unit and owner of Broken Coyote Ranch, on February 8th for mini info sessions on raising poultry. We will start with the latest news in Avian Influenza: H5N1, followed by prevention and identification of other common contagious diseases, basic husbandry and biosecurity for prevention of common issues, and lastly open Q&A. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society and Slough Farm.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration required. Sign up below for the Zoom link!
Local Food Community Potluck
Tuesday, February 10th from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Our second of three community dinners this winter: enjoy a warm meal and spend time with friends old and new at the Ag Hall! Please bring a dish highlighting local food to share, as well as your own dishware, utensils, and drinks.
Cost: FREE and open to all, no pre-registration required.
Year-Round High Tunnel Production and Soil Health with Ryan Hassell and Camille Abdel-Nabi
Wednesday, February 11th from 12:15 to 1:30 PM on Zoom
In this workshop, Ryan Hassell of Morning Glory Farm and Camille Abdel-Nabi of Long Lane Farm will share their experiences growing indoor year-round with high tunnels and greenhouses. Time for Q and A and community sharing will follow.
Ryan Hassell has been farming for eight years at Morning Glory Farm, a 68-acre vegetable and fruit operation where year-round production is a major focus. They run two 30×96 heated greenhouses for tomatoes and cucumbers, along with three 14×50 high tunnels that carry summer crops like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, and bok choy, then shift to leafy greens and kale through the winter. Ryan will walk through how to manage winter production in both high tunnels and heated houses, with an emphasis on soil health, crop rotation, and keeping tunnels productive through the cold months, sharing what’s worked for him in real conditions, including lessons learned and practical takeaways other growers can apply.
Camille Abdel-Nabi of Long Lane Farm in Warren, RI has farmed organic vegetables for 14 seasons. On her current farm, she has four 30 x 192 high tunnels primarily used to grow shoulder season greens in the spring and winter and heirloom tomatoes in the summertime. In this presentation, Camille will discuss best practices for growing organic greens year round and summertime tomatoes, including her comparison of various tomato trellising systems. Long Lane Farm also grows microgreens in a heated greenhouse and Camille will discuss the pros and cons of producing microgreens.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration required. Sign up below for the Zoom link!
Home Grown Club
Wednesday, February 11th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
This is the third meeting of the Ag Society's new Home Grown Club, a monthly meetup for backyard growers on the island. At each meeting, we'll talk about best practices for your garden in that time of year, share resources, and brainstorm answers to your questions about everything from seed varieties to pests. Please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all. Just show up!
MV Flower Collective Meeting
Friday, February 13th from 10–11:30 AM at the Ag Hall
Flower growers, florists, and individuals interested in wholesale purchasing of local flowers are invited to join us as we begin discussions on forming a new flower collective on Martha’s Vineyard. A flower collective is a collaborative network of growers and buyers working together to streamline the growing, selling, and distribution of locally grown flowers. Such a collective can strengthen local agriculture, reduce reliance on imported flowers, and foster community connections.
We envision serving not only florists, but also real estate agents, hospitality groups, property managers, and event planners interested in purchasing local flowers on a regular basis. We hope to not only increase the use of local flowers by Island businesses and at Island events, but also to establish off-Island outlets for local growers seeking to expand their markets. We invite you to join us as we begin the conversation!
COST: FREE and open to all, registration helpful. Sign up below!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, February 15th from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Asparagus and Beyond: Growing Perennial Vegetables with Roxanne Kapitan
Tuesday, February 17th from 10 to 11:30 AM at the Ag Hall
This workshop will cover traditional perennial vegetables grown on the island, such as asparagus, blueberries (one of Roxanne’s specialties!), and rhubarb, in addition to less common perennials a farmer or backyard grower can grow successfully here in zone 7b, such as salad burnett, sorrel, myoga ginger, and sea kale.
Come refine your growing practices for perennials and learn about unique crops to add to your edible offerings! A plant list with sourcing information will be provided. This workshop is aimed at advanced gardeners and professional farmers.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration preferred. Sign up below!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, March 1st from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Perennial Cover Crops for Gardeners: A Panel with Momentum Ag
Tuesday, March 10th from 5:30–7 PM on Zoom
Imagine growing a cover crop at the same time as your vegetables. It’s possible! Come hear from five farmers and gardeners who are planting into year-round clover and grasses to increase their soil health and suppress weeds. A Q&A will follow!
About our presenters:
Lincoln Fishman grew vegetables and animals for nearly 20 years in Western MA. He now coordinates a network of thirty farms running on-farm trials in his role as Momentum Ag's Director.
Andrew Woodruff has been farming on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard for 45 years. He currently works as the regenerative consultant for the Island Grown Initiative’s food equity farm.
Tom Bryan teaches UW-Madison students about sustainable food systems while directing a 5-acre non-profit farm that serves local affordable housing units. He's a first-gen farmer who mostly doesn't know what he's doing, but fortunately he is ok making mistakes.
Piyush Labhsetwar is the farm manager at a community farm and garden called Grow Food Northampton in Western Mass. Piyush is also a research affiliate at Smith College and studies various ways of increasing living roots on our farmlands including agroforestry, perennial grains and living mulch.
Renee Ciulla leases farmland in Shelburne Falls and grows mixed veg, lots of garlic, seed crops and flowers. She is also a faculty member at the Stockbridge School of Ag and teaches courses related to Sustainable Food & Farming.
Born and raised in RI on a farm, John Eidson always had a passion for working with the land. He has grown hay and sod and is a dedicated cover cropper. John has been the Farm Manager at Sodco since 2010. John has innovated a unique system of vegetable production in a multi-species living mulch.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration required. Sign up below for the Zoom link!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, March 15th from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Home Grown Club
Wednesday, January 14th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
This is the second meeting of the Ag Society's new Home Grown Club, a monthly meetup for backyard growers on the island. At each meeting, we'll talk about best practices for your garden in that time of year, share resources, and brainstorm answers to your questions about everything from seed varieties to pests. Please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all. Just show up!
Farmer to Farmer: Crop Planning and Recordkeeping
Wednesday, January 14th from 11 AM–1 PM on Zoom
This winter, we're facilitating a variety of farmer to farmer discussions about issues farmers are facing, including wash/pack, season extension, and market channels. This one will focus on crop planning and recordkeeping. Discuss what is working well on your farm and crowdsource things to try for your current issues. Lunch included!
COST: FREE. Lunch provided, registration required. Sign up below for the link!
Local Food Community Potluck
Tuesday, January 13th from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Our first of three community dinners this winter: enjoy a warm meal and spend time with friends old and new at the Ag Hall! Please BYOB and a dish highlighting local food to share (or just yourself!).
Cost: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Farm Grants and Loans Workshop
Monday, January 12th from 12–2 PM at the Ag Hall
This workshop will provide an overview of MDAR, NRCS, AFT, PASA, and USDA grant opportunities, eligible projects, and timelines. Caroline Pam will share strategies for successful grant proposals as well as loan and financing options for reimbursement grants. Jeremy Barker Plotkin will talk about Prosperity Partners, a new program from American Farmland Trust that helps farmers connect with NRCS funding for conservation projects, and can help with grantwriting and many other administrative tasks so that you can focus on farming, not paperwork.
Whether you’re looking to improve infrastructure, food safety, soil health, or energy efficiency on your farm, all participants will leave the workshop with a grantwriting plan for the 2026 growing season! Additional support is available from the Agricultural Society to help you complete grant applications.
COST: FREE and open to all. Lunch provided, registration appreciated. Please email Lucy at programs@mvagsoc.org or sign up below if you would like to attend!
Barn Buddies with Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Sunday, January 11th from 2:30–4 PM at the Ag Hall
Looking for an opportunity to get your little ones moving? Join the Family Center at the Ag Hall for an afternoon of action! We have balls, trikes, scooters & more! Drop ins welcome. Kids must wear helmets if riding.
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Beekeeping Club
Wednesday, January 7th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
All Island beekeepers and bee enthusiasts are invited to the monthly meeting of the MV Beekeeping Club! We host regular meetings on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss disease prevention, hive maintenance, and more. If you keep hives on the Island or are bee-curious, please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
Mending Night
Tuesday, January 6th from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Are your Carhartt's looking a little worse for wear? Are your sweaters full of holes? Bring all your old and worn-down clothes to the Ag Hall and we’ll mend them together using sewing and needle-felting!
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Farmer to Farmer: Wash/Pack and Crop Storage
POSTPONED to Wednesday, December 17th from 11 AM–1 PM at the Ag Hall
This winter, we're facilitating a variety of farmer to farmer discussions about issues farmers are facing, including wash/pack, season extension, and market channels. This one will focus on wash/pack systems and infrastructure and short- and long-term crop storage. Discuss what is working well on your farm and crowdsource things to try for your current issues. Lunch included!
COST: FREE. Lunch provided, registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Growing Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms with Meg Athearn
Friday, December 12th from 5–6:30 PM at Morning Glory Farm
Learn to grow mushrooms on outdoor logs and indoors on straw with Meg Athearn of Morning Glory Farm! This class will focus on shiitake and oyster mushroom cultivation. This is a hands-on workshop and participants will innoculate their own logs, leaving with with the knowledge to innoculate additional logs on their own! We’ll also have warm shiitake broth and a fire pit to keep warm.
Each workshop participant will come away with their own shiitake log to harvest and a pint container that will produce oyster mushrooms. Additional logs are $30 each and additional oyster mushroom containers are $5 each. All workshop fees go to Morning Glory Farm. Ages 10 and up.
COST: $35 to $55 (sliding scale). Pre-registration is required.
This workshop is now full. Sign up for our community newsletter to hear about future workshops, including another mushroom workshop in January or February!
Home Grown Club
Wednesday, December 10th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
This is the first meeting of the Ag Society's new Home Grown Club, a monthly meetup for backyard growers on the island. At each meeting, we'll talk about best practices for your garden in that time of year, share resources, and brainstorm answers to your questions about everything from seed varieties to pests. Please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all. Sign up below or just show up!
Flowers of Winter: Growing Radicchio with Tim Wilcox
Sunday, December 7th from 1–2:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Did you know that there is a way to grow large amounts of your own beautiful, delicious salad greens (and reds, yellows, and pinks!) with minimal effort, deep into the winter months? Radicchio is the answer to your winter vegetable prayers. Tim Wilcox will explain a few simple techniques, and a few more advanced ones, for growing and harvesting radicchio from September into the deep winter months.
COST: FREE, registration appreciated. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
Bee Club Meeting
Wednesday, December 3rd from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
All Island beekeepers and bee enthusiasts are invited to the monthly meeting of the MV Beekeeping Club! We host regular meetings on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss disease prevention, hive maintenance, and more. If you keep hives on the Island or are bee-curious, please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all, no pre-registration required.
Mending Night with Dalila Bennett
Tuesday, December 2nd from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Led by Dalila Bennett of Fire Cat Farm. Are your Carhartt's looking a little worse for wear? Are your sweaters full of holes? Bring all your old and worn-down clothes to the Ag Hall and we’ll learn to mend them together!
Dalila will demonstrate visible mending by hand and needlefelting (for wool items). They will also be on-hand with a sewing machine for more difficult projects, like larger patches and thick fabrics.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated but not required. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
Soil Testing Q&A
Sunday, November 23rd from 1–2:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Come to the Ag Hall to review your soil test results and brainstorm next steps with Faren Osnoss and other soil enthusiasts! Note: This session is most appropriate for backyard growers who have attended one of our soil testing workshops, tested their soil, and received testing results back from UMass.
About Faren: Faren Osnoss helps islanders build healthy soil and grow food through her business Kitchen Gardens MV. You can read more about her background and find her newsletter with seasonal gardening advice at kitchengardensmv.com
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
MVAS Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 19th from 7–8:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Learn more about what we've been up to this year and what we have planned for the future at our annual meeting!
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required. 2025 and lifetime members can vote!
Heritage Corn in the Kitchen with Tim Wilcox
Sunday, November 16th from 1–3 PM at the Ag Hall
Corn has been an essential part of the landscape and diet of Martha’s Vineyard for thousands of years. Tim Wilcox will show you how to make the most of this staple crop. With a few basic tools and methods, you can easily grow, cook, and eat homegrown corn all year round. Tim will demonstrate how to grind corn into flour and grits, how to nixtamalize corn into hominy and how to grind masa and make delicious soft tortillas. There will be hands-on tortilla pressing lesson and taco tasting.
COST: $15 for Ag Society members, $20 for non-members, pre-registration required. Sign up using the link below!
Cranberry Bog Tour
Saturday, November 15th from 1–2 PM at 572 Lambert's Cove Road in Tisbury
Pick cranberries at the island's only commercial cranberry bog! We will begin with a brief tour explaining the cranberry operation, including harvesting, sorting, and packaging. You will then be free to pick as many cranberries as you like. Bring a bag to carry your cranberries home!
This tour is now full. Please visit the bog during its open hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri from 1 to 3 PM, Saturday from 1 to 4 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM to 4 PM. The bog is open until just before Thanksgiving!
Cranberry Bog Tour
Sunday, November 9th from 1–2 PM at 572 Lambert's Cove Road in Tisbury
Pick cranberries at the island's only commercial cranberry bog! We will begin with a brief tour explaining the cranberry operation, including harvesting, sorting, and packaging. You will then be free to pick as many cranberries as you like. Bring a bag to carry your cranberries home!
This tour is now full. Please visit the bog during its open hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri from 1 to 3 PM, Saturday from 1 to 4 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM to 4 PM. The bog is open until just before Thanksgiving!
31st Annual Barn Raisers Ball/31º Baile Anual dos Contrutores do Celeiro
Saturday, November 8th from 7–10 PM at the Ag Hall
Sábado, 8 de novembro, das 19h às 22h, no "novo" Salão Agricola (Ag Hall), 35 Panhandle
We're excited to dance the night away with you all to celebrate the 1994 construction of our barn by over 300 community members! 30 years later, community still makes all our work possible, and we can't wait to celebrate with you all. Like past years, this will be a BYOB event with a dessert potluck and music by Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. Bring your own plate, silverware, and a dessert to share!
Estamos animados para dançar a noite toda com todos vocês para celebrar a construção do nosso celeiro em 1994 por mais de 300 membros da comunidade! 30 anos depois, a comunidade ainda torna todo o nosso trabalho possível, e mal podemos esperar para comemorar com todos vocês. Como nos anos anteriores, este será um evento "Traga sua própria bebida" com um potluck de sobremesas e música de Johnny Hoy and do Bluefish. Traga sua própria bebida, prato, talheres, e uma sobremesa para compartilhar.
COST: Open to all, suggested donation of $10 at the door.
CUSTO: Aberto a todos, doação sugerida de US$ 10 na porta.
3rd Annual Barn Raisers Day/3º Dia Anual dos Criadores de Celeiros
Saturday, November 8th from 1 PM–2:30 PM at the"new" Ag Hall
Sábado, 8 de novembro, das 13h às 14h30, no "novo" Salão Agrícola (Ag Hall)
To celebrate the 31st anniversary of our community barn raising, we are building tiny Ag Halls! Visit the Ag Hall to enjoy snacks and warm drinks while working to construct a barn of your own—a model of the Ag Hall built from cardboard, craft supplies, play-doh, legos, and more! All materials will be provided (although you are welcome to bring your own!).
Para comemorar o 31º aniversário da nossa comunidade de criadores de celeiros, estamos construindo pequenos saloes agrícolas (Ag Halls)! Visite o salão agricola para saborear lanches e bebidas quentes enquanto trabalha na construção do seu próprio celeiro — uma maquete do salão agricola feita de papelão, materiais para artesanato, massinha de modelar, legos e muito mais! Todos os materiais serão fornecidos (mas você pode trazer o seu!).
This event is for all ages. Entries will be displayed at the Barn Raisers Ball, where people will vote for their favorite entry, and winners will receive a free 2026 Ag Society membership!
Este evento é para todas as idades. As inscrições serão exibidas no Baile dos Criadores de Celeiros, onde as pessoas votarão em sua inscrição favorita, e os vencedores receberão uma assinatura gratuita da Ag Society de 2026!
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required.
CUSTO: Gratuito, sem necessidade de inscrição.
Bee Club Meeting
Wednesday, November 5th from 5–6 PM at the Ag Hall
All Island beekeepers and bee enthusiasts are invited to the monthly meeting of the MV Beekeeping Club! We host regular meetings on the first Wednesday of the month to discuss disease prevention, hive maintenance, and more. If you keep hives on the Island or are bee-curious, please join us!
COST: FREE and open to all, no pre-registration required.
Mending Night with Dalila Bennett
Tuesday, November 4th from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Led by Dalila Bennett of Fire Cat Farm. Are your Carhartt's looking a little worse for wear? Are your sweaters full of holes? Bring all your old and worn-down clothes to the Ag Hall and we’ll learn to mend them together!
Dalila will demonstrate visible mending by hand and needlefelting (for wool items). They will also be on-hand with a sewing machine for more difficult projects, like larger patches and thick fabrics.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated but not required. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
Deer Breakdown and Butchery
Tuesday, October 28th from 5:30–7 PM at The FARM Institute
Hunting season! If you are hunting on the island this season, learn to break down and butcher your own deer at the Farm Institute with Charlie Granquist of Slough Farm. The class will demonstrate cutting, deboning, trimming, and packaging your deer.
This event is co-hosted by the Farm Institute, Slough Farm, and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society, host of the Island Deer Cooler. Learn more about the Island Deer Cooler here.
COST: FREE, but pre-registration is required as space is limited. Sign up on the Trustees website!
Cultivating Seed & Gift Culture Together with Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds
Sunday, October 26th from 3:30–5 PM at Stillpoint
Co-sponsored by the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, Slough Farm, and Stillpoint.
Do you dream of a more resilient food and seed culture? Do you love Robin Wall Kimmerer's words and hunger to weave this wisdom into your daily life? You are not alone! Gather with like-minds to cultivate these questions and possibilities both personally and collectively. With embodied practices and seeds as our teachers, come feel, reflect and embody gift economy with us. Everyone will return home with practices to engage in daily life as well as an abundance of seeds to grow more abundant futures for us all.
Petra Page-Mann grew up gifting seeds grown in her father's garden. After co-founding Fruition Seeds and selling seeds for 12 years, she's returned to gifting seeds and is so honored to share them with you.
COST: FREE and open to all, donations graciously accepted. Registration helpful but not required. Sign up on the Stillpoint website!
Sowing Fruitful Futures: Growing Gift Economy in Everyday Ways + Potluck with Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds
Saturday, October 25th from 3:30–6:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Co-sponsored by the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society and Slough Farm.
Do you love Robin Wall Kimmerer's words and hunger to weave this wisdom into your daily life? With plants as our teachers, join us for an embodied practice of growing gift culture, with seeds and community at the center. Expect to laugh, cry and come alive as we explore living in old and new ways! Bring a bag to bring home an abundance of seeds to sow more fruitful futures for all generations to come. Join us for conversation and potluck to follow!
Petra Page-Mann grew up gifting seeds grown in her father's garden. After co-founding Fruition Seeds and selling seeds for 12 years, she's returned to gifting seeds and is so honored to share them with you.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated but not required. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
5th Annual Harvest Festival/5º Festival Anual da Colheita
Saturday, October 25th from 10 AM–2 PM at the Ag Hall
Sábado, 25 de outubro, das 10h às 14h, no Salão Agrícola (Ag Hall)
Mark your calendars for our annual Harvest Festival! Expect all the classics: pumpkin carving, animals, hay maze, crafts for kids, demos for adults, local bites, a pie baking contest (registration below!), a pie eating contest, music by the Flying Elbows, and more.
We can't wait to celebrate the season with you all!
Anotem em suas agendas o nosso Festival Anual da Colheita! Esperem todos os clássicos: escultura em abóboras, animais, labirinto de feno, artesanato para crianças, demonstrações para adultos, petiscos locais, concurso de confeitaria, concurso de comer tortas, música com o Flying Elbows e muito mais.
Mal podemos esperar para celebrar a temporada com todos vocês!
COST: FREE and open to all, no registration required. Thank you to the MV Cultural Council for their grant, which makes this free event possible!
Custo: GRATUITO e aberto a todos, sem necessidade de inscrição. Obrigado ao Conselho Cultural MV por sua concessão, que torna este evento gratuito possível!
All-Day Activities:
Pumpkin Carving
Hay Bale Maze
Cow Chip Bingo
Scavenger Hunt
Antique Power Museum
Baby Chicks
Chilmark the Ox
Local Food Vendors (Full Moon Food Co., Little Rock Farm, Ophelia’s, Reunion Pizza, You Enjoy My Vegan)
Timed Activities:
9 AM–12 PM: West Tisbury Farmers Market (behind Hall)
9 AM–12 PM: Music by Blues Switch (behind Hall)
10 AM–12 PM: How to Skin and Process a White-Tailed Deer with MV Hunt Club (between Rings)
10:30 AM: Storytime with Hannah (between Rings)
11 AM: Shucking Lesson and Demo with MV Shellfish Group (Back Hall)
11:30 AM: Sack Races (next to Show Ring)
12 PM: Corn Husking (next to Show Ring)
12–2 PM: Music by the Flying Elbows (Front Porch)
12:30 PM: Pie Baking Contest Judging (Back Hall)
1 PM: Storytime with Aria (between Rings)
1:30 PM: Pie Eating Contest (Back Hall)
Family Education
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Kids with Vineyard Power
Design Your Own Reusable Canvas Bag, Costume Swap, and Q&A with Vineyard Conservation Society
Founding Foods: Seasonal Eating on the Island Before 1850
Line Throwing with U.S. Coast Guard
Button Making with Misty Meadows (12 to 2 PM)
Corn Hole and Animal Artifacts with Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Mobile Library, String Games, and Crafts with the MV Library Association
I Spy Ticks with MV Tick Program
Cider Pressing with Island Grown Initiative
Harvests Throughout History with MV Museum
Knot-Tying with the Ag Society
Community Weaving with Native Earth Teaching Farm
Harvest-Inspired Art Project with Slough Farm
Celebrate the Joy of Saving and Sharing Seeds with the MV Community Seed Library and Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds
Please sign up below if you are planning to enter a pie in the pie baking contest. Submissions will be due by 12 PM in our back hall. Live judging begins at 12:30 PM sharp. Winner receives eternal glory and a $50 gift card to LeRoux!
Seed Walk in the Garden
Friday, October 24th from 4–6 PM at Island Grown Initiative
Tour community garden plots focused on seed saving and the native pollinator strip/hedgerow at Island Grown Initiative with the MV Community Seed Library! This tour, led by Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds, will focus on how to save seed for each vegetable family and seed collection of native pollinator species. A potluck will follow.
COST: FREE and open to all, registration appreciated. Sign up below!
Farmer Spa Day
Sunday, October 19th from 3–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Take a minute to slow down at the end of the growing season with an herbalism workshop with Astrid Tilton (3 to 4:30 PM), contrast therapy in a mobile sauna/cold plunge (3 to 4:30 PM or 4:30 to 6 PM), and a sound bath with Anna Marden (6 to 7 PM).
This retreat is sponsored by MassGrown Wellness, a program of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.
COST: FREE and open to all current farm employees. Light dinner provided. Registration required, as space is limited. Sign up below, filling out a separate form for each registrant!
Soil Testing Workshop with Faren Osnoss
Sunday, October 19th from 1–2:30 PM at the Ag Hall
Soil health is at the foundation of every successful garden, but soil testing can be intimidating! This workshop will cover the principles of soil health, a demonstration of collecting and processing a sample to send to the UMass lab, how to interpret a soil test report, and what to do with the information. Then, return for a drop-in session later this fall for support interpreting results from your own garden!
About Faren: Faren Osnoss helps islanders build healthy soil and grow food through her business Kitchen Gardens MV. You can read more about her background and find her newsletter with seasonal gardening advice at kitchengardensmv.com.
COST: FREE, registration required. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!
Soil Testing Workshop with Faren Osnoss
Tuesday, October 14th from 5:30–7 PM at the Ag Hall
Soil health is at the foundation of every successful garden, but soil testing can be intimidating! This workshop will cover the principles of soil health, a demonstration of collecting and processing a sample to send to the UMass lab, how to interpret a soil test report, and what to do with the information. Then, return for a drop-in session later this fall for support interpreting results from your own garden!
About Faren: Faren Osnoss helps islanders build healthy soil and grow food through her business Kitchen Gardens MV. You can read more about her background and find her newsletter with seasonal gardening advice at kitchengardensmv.com.
COST: FREE, registration required. Sign up below, filling out the form separately for each registrant!