Voice Writing

By Tye Stien
MVRHS Senior

Ben Hopkins
MVRHS Senior

I'd like you to hold the following idea for a minute or two, and we'll come back to it:
I need a secure bed for myself and my garden.

We Are Here

There is a lot of "we" here on this island, and that's not just a notion. We claim a place. We share proximity. But, I think that word "proximity" is too vague, so is "place." Not enough "people" in those words. "People" is even a little too general. Maybe it's "interactions" or "relationships." But, the annual shark tournament is interactive — in a self-interested sort of way.

Living Local Harvest Fest Promotes Island Self-Reliance

Publicity/sound bytes abound these days on: Green living, local food, concerns over climate, water and soil, using more local/renewable resources, alternate transportation, and Green/natural building. Designing/remodeling homes, landscapes and whole communities for lower resource use, more recycling and reuse, less oil-based transportation, and more local businesses, employment, products, and food production are becoming more important to the economy, the environment, and human welfare. Sustainable Strategy efforts are springing up for cities/towns, schools, colleges, open spaces, farms, and neighborhoods.

E-commerce increased 19% from 2006 to 2007 reaching over $136 billion in sales…the world is doing business online.

Edgartown Affordable Homes Ready This May

This post was contributed by Linsey Lee and The Martha's Vineyard Museum

This post was contributed by Linsey Lee and The Martha's Vineyard Museum

This post was contributed by Linsey Lee and The Martha's Vineyard Museum

"I go back quite a long ways. I was born in 1903. William Allen was my father’s name, and Sarah Allen was my mother’s name. She was a Hammett. My father’s people, they came over on the Mayflower, and they settled in Chilmark. So I have quite a title to my name.
"My father was a farmer.