Mission
Our programs include:
Nantucket Farmers and Artisans Market
Held Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, weather permitting during the summer and early fall. The Market is located on North Union and Cambridge Streets in downtown Nantucket. All vendors are Nantucket residents and all goods sold are grown or produced on Nantucket.
Community Agriculture Initiative
The objective of this program is to support and further develop sustainable food production and encourage organic cultivation practices on the island. This includes teaching classes and workshops including organic backyard gardening, canning and preserving, Farm to Restaurant workshops, etc.,working with the health department and the farming community to develop achievable standards for value-added food production; creating an agricultural intern program to cultivate young agricultural entrepreneurs; making farmable land more accessible to farmers by creating a community farm; developing communal infrastructure and educational resources such as community kitchens and promoting the benefits of organic practices for the home gardener and local farmer.
Climate Initiative
This initiative includes a survey of our community’s overall emissions, as well as development of, and assistance in implementing a community-wide plan on behalf of the Town of Nantucket to reduce those emissions. We plan to do this by increasing our island’s energy efficiency and our access to renewable energy.
Youth Council
Aimed at engaging Nantucket’s future leaders in the pursuit of a more sustainable future for our island. Members of the Youth Council built and maintain the Garden at the Nantucket Elementary School, focus on reducing waste through research and education on the consumption of bottled water on Nantucket, and more.
Sustainable Nantucket performs ongoing outreach and education.
Think Local First! Campaign
An education campaign we co-sponsor with the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce that is designed to encourage residents and visitors to “think local first” when purchasing goods and services. Buying and hiring locally strengthens our economy and helps us maintain the unique character of our Nantucket community. In numerous studies, retailers in towns and cities with “Buy Local” campaigns reported an increase in sales.
Sense of Place Film Series
A documentary film series, cosponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum, which focuses on issues of sustainability.
We provide Classes, workshops and lectures at the Nantucket Community School; and perform ongoing work with the Town of Nantucket on planning issues.
