OUR STORY

In May of 2012, we were awarded stewardship of Tea Lane Farm by the town of Chilmark based on our proposal to establish a flower farm and renovate the existing 250-year old farmhouse.

Following the selection process which included a rigorous competition among many talented farmers, the town sold us the farm and buildings for one dollar. We paid for Tea Lane with a silver dollar and were granted a 75-year lease on the land.

After years of working on borrowed land, our dream had come true - it finally felt like we weren’t as perishable as the flowers we harvest. With a lifetime lease, a lot of hard work and the support of our community we have been able to create the infrastructure we had always wanted to truly sustain our farm. We have had the honor to transform this historic location into a bountiful flower farm. When we wake up to the sound of sheep grazing right outside our farmhouse windows, it reminds us to dream big.

We hope that with our success, Tea Lane Farm can serve as a model that will allow farmers the opportunity to thrive and give our communities the incentive to preserve agriculture and history.

Black-and-white flower drawing.
A field of colorful wildflowers with a backdrop of green trees and an overcast sky.

OUR FARM

Tea Lane Farm is a thirteen-acre farm located on Martha's Vineyard, with six acres devoted to organic cut flower production and the remaining nine acres used as pasture land for sheep. The Tea Lane property includes a 250-year-old farmhouse, several barns, and a greenhouse - on pastoral fields surrounded by lichen covered stone walls. Our farm is just a ten-minute ride to the ocean and is encompassed by 30 acres of conservation land with beautiful walking trails. This is our seventh year in this location and we are looking forward to another beautiful and productive season.

Our farm grows hundreds of varieties of annual and perennial flowers. We enjoy designing and arranging flowers for weddings and events, making custom arrangements at the local farmers’ market as well as selling wholesale to local florists. We are proud to sell our flowers to the community from our honor system roadside stand.