FREE FOOD WASTE DROP-OFF

Drop off household food waste for free at the Island Grown Farm, Chappy ferry dock, and select Island transfer stations. Edgartown, Chilmark, and West Tisbury are currently accepting food waste drop off for free. The service is $2 for a five-gallon bucket at the remaining transfer stations.
Free countertop buckets are available at all Island waste facilities and the Island Grown office.
Drop-off locations

MOBILE MARKET

Our Mobile Market will be on the road June through October delivering farm-fresh produce and eggs.
Place your online order 24 hours in advance at mobilemarketorders.square.site.

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Bem vindo!

Every dollar makes a difference.

We are hiring!

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Staff housing is complete.

Opportunities to learn and grow.

Serving 1 in 4 year round Islanders.

We help feed more people, better.

Food equity is the heart of Island Grown Initiative’s work on Martha’s Vineyard. Innovative, collaborative programs in regenerative farming, food waste reduction, and community education help make good food accessible to everyone.

Need Food Now?Check out the Mobile Market, Island Food Pantry, and more. — Need Food Now?
Check out the Mobile Market, Island Food Pantry, and more.

Get InvolvedVolunteer, attend a workshop, join our CSA, get the newsletter, make a donation. — Get Involved
Volunteer, attend a workshop, join our CSA, get the newsletter, make a donation.

Food Waste TipsSaving food scraps can help enrich the Island’s soil and lower garbage disposal costs. — Food Waste Tips
Saving food scraps can help enrich the Island’s soil and lower garbage disposal costs.

Our goals

Promote Regenerative Farming

Make Healthy Food Accessible

Reduce food waste

Reduce & Redirect Food Waste

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We're seeking enthusiastic individuals who share our vision to build a regenerative and equitable food system with the Martha’s Vineyard community.⁠
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We will have free meal kits available next week during school vacation week. To pre-order click the link in our bio!

A cheering crowd came together under gray March skies to help us mark the completion of our new employee housing at the IGI Farm in Vineyard Haven.⁠
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Four new housing units, two 2-bedroom units and two 1-bedroom units, were built by @southmountainco

We are forever grateful to the amazing Rebecca Haag for leading our organization for the last eight years with such strength, vision, and commitment. Today is her last day as our Executive Director. Join us in raising a glass to Rebecca and all that

Thanks to the kindness of a generous donor, our new loader has arrived at the farm, and its impact is already substantial. It's enhancing the efficiency of our compost operation, enabling us to spread hundreds of yards of compost across the fields fo