The garden of the future will contain perennial plants that enrich the surrounding area, reduce the carbon footprint and be meant for everyone to enjoy.
This is the mantra of Roxanne Kapitan, who is spearheading a new food forest initiative on the Island. The first such garden opened last month at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.
With a grant from the Cedar Tree Foundation and in partnership with Island Grown Initiative, Ms. Kapitan developed the food forest with the aim of building community and fostering a deeper knowledge of unique food sources.
“Because everything’s perennial, it’s going to expand, so you have to share,” she said. “It ripples out to your friends and your grandparents.”
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