Thanks to three Oak Bluffs restaurants, your winter take-out game is strong.

Mark and Bernie Crossland of Crossland Landscaping are long-time caretakers of Ocean Park, keeping the landscape in tip-top shape and creating the holiday light show every year.

In season, executive chef Scott Grewe steers the kitchen crew at the Outermost Inn; off-season, he and his wife Elizabeth live aboard their 36-foot sloop.

Native Islander and architect Josh Gothard specializes in historic restoration— with a background in the language of coastal resiliency.

Photographer Maria Thibodeau knew what she wanted in a home studio: lots of light, room for her props – including her crafted felt wool – and a calm, peaceful environment.

The TrailsMV app had its genesis on a rambling up-Island hike.

“The idea started on a walk with Alan Rappaport, chair-elect of our board of directors,” said Adam Moore, president of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation. “We got a bit lost in the woods off King’s Highway in Chilmark while trying to find a Sheriff’s Meadow property.”

While backtracking onto their route, the pair got to talking about how to make Island trails more accessible. Eventually Alan exclaimed: “If only there was an app for that!” The idea for TrailsMV was born.

Decorating with second-hand objects and art is a clever way to infuse 
your home with Vineyard character. But first you’ll have to go hunting.

A low-tech alternative to an expensive green house, 
a hoop house can add months to your growing season – and boost your summer bounty.

With business acumen and a gastronomic passion, Rose Willett doesn’t mind having a lot on her plate – a plate that now includes The Larder in Vineyard Haven and Whippoorwill Farm in West Tisbury as well as North Tisbury Farm & Market.

Flower farmer Olivia Rabbitt is always on the move: She grows in Edgartown, lives on Chappy, and sells her blooms at the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market.