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August 2010
In search of Obama Final chapter: The Islander and other bygone ferries Birding by the shore Our second annual photo contest
Spring-Summer Home & Garden 2010
Harmony on the plains A sense of belonging Emily Post, in her garden Your Vineyard Home A backyard symphony Getting rid of skunk smell Dr. Seussland on Martha’s Vineyard Inside a pro’s wine cellar
Martha’s Vineyard Island Weddings & Celebrations 2010
Planning a wedding or event on the Vineyard? Our publication is the ultimate guide.IN UPCOMING ISSUES:
Elisha Smith, after eighty-plus years of farming on the Vineyard, talks turkey, chickens, cows, and more.
Island apples, perfect right off the tree, and in entrees and desserts.
A look at the first conservation land holdings on Martha’s Vineyard.
Cynthia Riggs investigates her great-great-grandfather’s ship, the Niantic.
Commuting on and off the rock to work.
Which came first? Backyard chicken coops or fresh Island eggs.
Metalwork by Whit Hanschka.Realizing a green dream
The terms “green” or “sustainable” applied to residential architecture tend to conjure images of primitive or alternative homes of modest size and funky feel, rather than the high-end, luxurious houses that often grace the pages of magazines. The Davis house in Chilmark is a stunning rebuke to that fallacy.
Feature articles
Realizing a green dream
The terms “green” or “sustainable” applied to residential architecture tend to conjure images of primitive or alternative homes of modest size and funky feel, rather than the high-end, luxurious houses that often grace the pages of magazines. The Davis house in Chilmark is a stunning rebuke to that fallacy. Full Story.
For the love of plants
Greenhouses bring color and life to many homes during the off-season. Full Story.
Powered by nature
A new building on Anna Edey’s West Tisbury farm sounds more like a spa with its pool and sauna, but she calls it a lab for sustainable design as it integrates many of her environmentally friendly innovations, including solar panels for heat, hot water, and electricity – and chickens for eggs, meat, and heat. Full Story.
Departments
Design
The allure of mudrooms. Four different settings show this architectural interface between the wide, grubby world and the civility of the home.Food
Veggies galore. The community garden at Island Cohousing is a poster garden for Vineyard-grown and a model of sustainable living and recycling.YOUR
VINEYARD HOME
What do you know about the history of your home or property? Tell us what makes your house a home by answering this question, either in words or with a photo. We’ll publish our favorite responses in the next Home & Garden issue.
Each year, we turn to you, our readers, to find out what you relish most about the Island and which businesses are the very best at what they do.
Results will be in the July 2011 magazine.
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See photos from the 2010 awards party in June