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Looking for a hearty, healthy dish that’s easy to make, budget-friendly, and totally delicious? This Three Bean Salad from our Produce Prescription (Rx) Program checks all the boxes. Packed with fiber, protein, and flavor, it’s the kind of recipe that works just as well for a beach picnic in August as it does for meal prep in January.
Looking for a hearty, healthy dish that’s easy to make, budget-friendly, and totally delicious? This Three Bean Salad from our Produce Prescription (Rx) Program checks all the boxes. Packed with fiber, protein, and flavor, it’s the kind of recipe that works just as well for a beach picnic in August as it does for meal prep in January.
Winter on Martha’s Vineyard brings breathtaking coastal landscapes and crisp, fresh air—but it can also bring challenges for your mental well-being. With shorter days, colder temperatures, and fewer opportunities to spend time outside with others, it’s important to be intentional about self-care. Use these 5 evidence-based tips to keep your mind and body healthy this season.
As autumn settles in on Martha’s Vineyard, it’s the ideal time to enjoy a relaxed cookout with friends and family. The season offers a bounty of local produce that pairs beautifully with grilled dishes and fresh, flavorful sides. These three recipes showcase the best of the Island’s harvest, featuring ingredients you can pick up from nearby farms or markets.
Another Vineyard summer is over. As fall settles over the Island, it’s the perfect time to reassess our health habits and prepare for the cooler months ahead. Here’s a guide to help you stay healthy this fall with resources available right here on the Vineyard.
Capture the spirit of Martha’s Vineyard with this delightful summer veggie pasta, made with the freshest produce straight from the Island’s gardens. This dish is the perfect way to use the delicious vegetables that are sprouting across Martha’s Vineyard this season. Whether you have juicy tomatoes, crisp onions, fragrant garlic, fresh basil, or vibrant kale, you can combine whatever vegetables you have on hand with pasta and a drizzle of olive oil to create a simple, nutritious meal.
As the summer season flourishes on Martha’s Vineyard, local farms are brimming with vibrant, fresh produce. One of our favorite farm stand staples is kale, and what better way to celebrate this leafy green than by turning it into a delightful, crunchy snack? This recipe for Crispy Kale Chips is not only quick and simple, but also a fantastic way to make use of the fresh kale you find at your local store or, better yet, from one of our beloved local farms like Slough Farm in Edgartown.
TestMV—the drive-thru COVID-19 test site that administered 50,000 tests to Island residents & visitors from 37 states over 22 months—was an unmitigated success in slowing the spread of disease, preventing illness and death, and helping people navigate an extraordinarily difficult public health terrain. Established in June 2020, TestMV was a
This post, by our CEO Cynthia Mitchell, was published as commentary in the September 24 issue of the Vineyard Gazette. We are on the brink of testing nearly 20,000 individuals, asymptomatic and symptomatic, for Covid-19 on the Vineyard while maintaining an enviable infection rate of .005. That we made it
Island Health Care is working with other Martha’s Vineyard healthcare organizations—as well as our federal, state, and local partners—to help our patients and other islanders prepare for and respond to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. This is a rapidly evolving situation. For the latest and most detailed information about COVID-19
