The Sustainable Nantucket Youth Council got its start in the spring of 2008, with the help of a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, and in the spring of 2009, they built a garden at Nantucket Elementary School. Currently, Sustainable Nantucket is looking for 10 Nantucket Residents, within the age range of 12 to18 years old to become members of its Youth Council Garden Team whose first charge will be to apprentice with local landscapers and farmers to build a new garden at the Nantucket Public High School. read more>>

THANKS to YOU…WE did it! With gratitude, we are pleased to report that we met the July 31st deadline and match for our 2010 CHALLENGE GRANT. With support from dedicated individuals in the Nantucket community, we met the Challenge which will help us meet roughly 25% of our operational budget. read more>>

In response to the unanimous approval by Nantucket voters at the last Town Meeting, Think Local First! along with the Board of Selectmen and the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission have agreed to form a Local Procurement Committee. Members to date include read more>>

August 5, 2010 4PM – 5:30PM August 19, 2010 4PM – 5:30 PM Forums will be held in Nantucket Atheneum’s Great Hall

In March 2009, the Nantucket Board of Selectmen set a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for the island of 10% below 2000 levels by 2020. The Town’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) considers strategies the town and the community can implement in order to achieve read more>>

Sustainable Nantucket and the Artists’ Association of Nantucket have partnered on an exciting project: Kids Capture the Spirit of the Market! Children of all ages are creating artwork that expresses their vision of the Market. read more>>

The Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market is making the news this week in a travel article written by Sara Gold titiled: 36 Hours in Nantucket. read more>>

Sustainable Nantucket’s Youth Council would like to extend our thanks to the Nantucket Golf Club for their recent grant to help fund our Youth Council’s ongoing “Top Up From the Tap!” Campaign. read more>>

The Youth Council would like to thank Maggie Sullivan and the Nantucket Atheneum for choosing Sustainable Nantucket’s Youth Council as the beneficiary of the fundraisning aspect of their Summer Reading Program. read more>>

Do you love the Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market? Then cast your vote for us in the 2010 America’s Favorite Farmers Market Contest, a project of American Farmland Trust! read more>>

Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference When: August 13-15,2010 Where: UMass Amherst www.nofasummerconference.org Over 200 workshops on organic farming, gardening, land care, sustainability and homesteading.  Teen and children’s program, dozens of outdoor exhibits and vendors. Keynote speakers: Sally Fallon Morrell, founder of Weston A. Price read more>>