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  • Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 pm – Climate Resilient Trees for Martha’s Vineyard

    In this free talk on Wednesday, April 15 at 5:30 pm, Polly Hill Arboretum Curator/Assistant Director Emily Ellingson will give an overview of how climate change is expected to impact Martha’s Vineyard and its flora, as well as provide a guide for tree selection in an uncertain future. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it is unequivocal that widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, and biosphere have occurred since 1750. This has already affected weather and climate extremes. To move forward, systems and people need to adapt to this changing climate. Free and open to all. Pre-registration required due to limited capacity. Click here to register. Meet at the Polly Hill Arboretum Visitor Center: 795 State Road, West Tisbury, MA 02575

    Please note: there will be a short walk to the EBL building where the program will take place. If you need accessible parking, please contact info@pollyhillarboretum.org.

  • Saturday & Sunday, May 24 & 25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club Plant Sale

    On Memorial Day weekend, join the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club for its annual plant sale at the Old Mill, 690 Edgartown Road in West Tisbury. All proceeds benefit the Club’s civic projects. For more information visit https://www.marthasvineyardgardenclub.org/

  • Wednesday, August 14, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Plant Exploration: The Passion and the Insanity

    Bringing plants into cultivation can serve many purposes, including the benefits of increasing urban landscape biodiversity as well as preserving the genetics of species of conservation concern in safe sites.  Plant exploration has many ethical, legal, natural, and physical challenges to navigate, but ultimately is a satisfying endeavor that seems to be taken on only by a small collaborative group of the most passionate plant nerds. Join Adam Black, Director of Horticulture and Plant Conservation at Bartlett Research Labs and Arboretum, as he chronicles the various exhilarating adventures, unexpected complications, and comical situations he has encountered in both far-flung regions of the world as well as the surprisingly under-explored regions of the US.  The program will take place at the Polly Hill Arboretum Far Barn, 809 State Road in West Tisbury, on August 14 at 5:30 pm. $5 for Polly Hill members, $10 for nonmembers. Registration is required: bit.ly/PHA-PlantExploration-Lecture 

  • Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Flaky Galettes

    Discover the art of creating the French baked good known as a galette. Participants in this July 30 class with Chef Melissa McCullough at The FARM Institute in Edgartown will learn that the use of simple ingredients can create stunning mouthwatering masterpieces. Participants will all make a delicious flaky pastry dough that is used as the base. However, you will have the option of creating a sweet or savory galette to satisfy your cravings and take home!

    Chef Melissa is a trained culinary professional with a passion for sharing the joys of cooking with others. Chef Melissa is fueled by the creativity and artistry that exists within the culinary world. With a deep-rooted connection to the land, fostered by spending every summer on Martha’s Vineyard, she embraces the beauty of farm to table cuisine celebrating the bounty each season brings. Chef Melissa looks forward to working together in the kitchen this summer at Katama Farm!

    Pre-registration is required for all Farm Institute cooking classes. Trustees members $48, nonmembers $60. Please contact us with any allergy or food accommodation requests at thefarminstitute@thetrustees.org or if you’d like to join as a member and receive discounted programming. If you would like to attend but are unable to pay, please reach out to LBrown@thetrustees.org for more information. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419111/