Sustainable Food
Tautog: Locals are Fans of This Fall Fish
“Go get a whole tautog,” Betsy Larsen of Larsen’s Fish Market motions to one of her employees. When he brings out the odd-looking black fish about the size of a large bluefish, we all start laughing. We stare at...
Eat Local
Rebecca Gilbert: Foraging Farmer
The owner of Native Earth Teaching Farm in Chilmark is the author of the new...
Sweet Dreams: Ginny Bee Honey Keeps it Local
This family operation is getting quite the buzz.
Brent Brown has found the perfect way to...
Shiitake Mushrooms: Turning Wood into Food
Miracles at Martha’s Vineyard Mycological
The New York Times recently named mushrooms “Ingredient of the Year”...
Can Seaweed Save the World?
The Martino Brothers are taking a gamble that there’s an appetite for the sugar kelp...
Farms & Food Systems
Could Beach Plums Be The Next Local Food Craze?
Picture this: Dark gnarled branches buried in sand forming dense twiggy colonies along the barrier sand dunes of Lambert's...
Featured Recipes
Wild Caught: There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea Surrounding M.V.
“My grandfather built this boat in the mid to late ’30s,” says Denny Jason, Jr., a second-generation fisherman, standing next to The Little Lady, which motors from Menemsha in mornings in search of fluke. “He started fishing in Menemsha...
Food
RECIPE: Fluke Fish Tacos
For more information on sourcing fresh local fish, and more recipes, check out "Wild Caught."
Fluke is a popular, locally sourced fish. It’s a type of flounder, but locals here often label it as Vineyard Sole. You can use fluke in recipes...
Food
RECIPE: Sea Scallops with Parsnip Puree and Herbs
For more information on sourcing fresh local fish, and more recipes, check out "Wild Caught."
Pristine sea scallops arrive at Martha's Vineyard fish docks daily, caught by local fishermen. The quality can’t be beat and they make a delicious and easy meal....
Food
RECIPE: Black Sea Bass Piccata
For more information on sourcing fresh local fish, and more recipes, check out "Wild Caught."
Eating fish that are plentiful and in season goes a long way to ensuring that our oceans can feed us for years to come. Serves 2.
Ingredients
2 to...