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Bluedot Living At Home on Earth Contact Us About Advertise Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube Bluedot Living At Home on Earth Bluedot Hub Local MV Food Advice Marketplace Subscriptions Newsletter More Support Us Now Manage Your Account Search Discover Sustainable Living on Martha’s Vineyard Welcome to Bluedot Living Martha’s Vineyard, your go-to source for climate news and solutions on-Island. Meet your neighbors who are taking steps toward change, browse local in-season recipes, and find advice on ways to reduce your impact on Earth at home and in your neighborhood. Sign Up for Our Newsletter Food Wild Caught: There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea Surrounding M.V. Bluedot Living At Home on Earth Bluedot Hub Local MV Food Advice Marketplace Subscriptions Newsletter More Support Us Now Manage Your Account Search SIMPLE / SMART / SUSTAINABLE / STORIES Events Climate Action Fair 2024: Greening Vineyard Landscapes Lucas Thors - April 15, 2024 Features Why Settle for Sod? Matt Pelikan - April 16, 2024 Features The Ancients Among Us Tessa Permar - April 15, 2024 ON-ISLAND Islanders Making Waves Cruising with Currier Anna Edey and her Nissan Leaf Anna Edey, solar designer and founder of Solviva, drives Geoff Currier to Vineyard Haven in her electric Nissan Leaf. AT HOME Living Sustainably on Martha’s Vineyard Garden to Table Garden to Table: Start Planting Your Spring Garden Laura D. Roosevelt - April 7, 2023 Room for Change Room for Change: The Workout Mollie Doyle - April 18, 2024 Letters Letters, Etc. A Letter from the Editor of Bluedot Living It’s Bluedot’s third birthday! We appreciate all your support and ideas and contributions over the last three years. Jamie Kageleiry - In a Word In A Word: Autobesity Leslie Garrett - 0 The phenomenon of cars getting bigger and heavier year by year. In A Word: Speciesism Leslie Garrett - 0 Speciesismnoun: spe·​cies·​ism ˈspē-shēz-ˌi-zəm Speciesism. Try to say that five times. Or once. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? While it might sound... In a Word: Biomimicry Leslie Garrett - 0 bio·​mim·​ic·​ry ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-¦mi-mi-krē, noun: the imitation of natural biological designs or processes in engineering or invention: biomimetics. We are surrounded by geniuses,” says Janine Benyus, co-founder... Dear Dot Dear Dot: Is Organic Food Really Better? Dear Dot Dear Dot - February 14, 2024 0 Dear Dot, I’m a Harvard alum and a recent article in the Harvard Gazette indicated that organic food is no better than conventionally grown. What... Read more Dear Dot: What are Some Gift Alternatives to Store-Bought Stuff? Dear Dot Dear Dot - December 6, 2023 0 Dear Dot, While there are things I love about the holidays, the rampant consumerism depresses me. But friends and family still expect me to give... Read more Dear Dot: Does Wildfire Smoke Affect the Color of Hydrangea? Dear Dot Dear Dot - October 31, 2023 0 Dear Dot, I noticed on the Vineyard this summer that the usual bluey-purple hydrangeas were mostly pink or white. We were affected by wildfire smoke... Read more FOOD A food model of Sustainability Recipes RECIPE: Potato Leek Soup Recipes RECIPE: Spring Pasta Recipes RECIPE: Ginger Strawberry Shrub Recipes RECIPE: Crispy Salmon with Pea Shoots and Pistachio Crème Sauce BUY LESS, BUY BETTER Local and Sustainable Goods Buy Better Buy Better: Island Alpaca Gwyn McAllister - November 3, 2022 Buy Better Buy Better: Tea Lane Apothecary Jamie Kageleiry - November 17, 2022 What’s New Browse the Latest Field Notes Protecting Horseshoe Crabs Read more Climate Quick Tips Climate Quick Tips: Tips For Collision-Injured Birds Read more Cruising with Currier Anna Edey and her Nissan Leaf Read more Features Why Settle for Sod? 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