In the past two years, the number of people coming to Helpline House food bank doubled. This spring, Helpline lost 40 percent of their funding to buy meat, dairy, and fruit and all of their funding to buy from local farms.

Not all compost is the same. Yes, compost is key to a thriving garden, but you’ve got to make sure it’s the right compost for your garden.

What’s one of the most important supplies in an emergency? Food. Local farms are the core of our island’s food resilience system. Celebrate and support that resilience at the Winney Farm Fall Festival, September 28, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.