Local Wild Food Challenge

14/10/2026

A huge congratulations to our 2026 Grand Prize winner of the Martha’s Vineyard Local Wild Food Festival, John Thurgood!

John won with an inspired and delicious dish ‘Shores of Menemsha’ from his Chilmark neighborhood. Swipe for the details of John’s dish.

Also, a warm thank you to the entire community of Martha’s Vineyard for the amazing support and love for our event.

12/10/2026

Getting set for an amazing afternoon of wild goodness at the Martha’s Vineyard Local Wild Food Festival. See you here!!

11/10/2026

Ready for tomorrow’s Local Wild Food Festival?

📍 Grange Hall, West Tisbury
📆 Monday, October 12
🕐 12pm - 5pm

Contestants, here are some important notes for the day:
▪️Please remember to pre-prepare as much of your entry as possible. Our amazing volunteers will guide you to our simple field kitchen to finish off your creation.
▪️All entries must be submitted between 12:00pm and 3:30pm.
▪️Prizes will be awarded at 4:15pm.

We thank all our wonderful competitors, sponsors, helpers and guests for bringing back this wild event to the Vineyard.

Get wild, stay ingredient safe and have fun! See you tomorrow.

11/10/2026

Ready for tomorrow's Local Wild Food Festival?

📍 Grange Hall, West Tisbury
📆 Monday, October 12
🕐 12pm - 5pm

Contestants, here are some important notes for the day:
▪️Please remember to pre-prepare as much of your entry as possible. Our amazing volunteers will guide you to our simple field kitchen to finish off your creation.
▪️All entries must be submitted between 12:00pm and 3:30pm.
▪️Prizes will be awarded at 4:15pm.

We thank all our wonderful competitors, sponsors, helpers and guests for bringing back this wild event to the Vineyard.

Get wild, stay ingredient safe and have fun! See you tomorrow.

10/10/2026

So excited to have our four judge panel ready for Monday’s Wild Food Festival.

Judges are Meg Athern from Morning Glory Farm, Joe Montero from 19 Raw Oyster Bar & Prime Steakhouse & 19 Raw Oyster Bar & Prime Steakhouse, Chris Stam from Alchemy - Martha’s Vineyard and Jan Bhurman from Kitchen Porch Catering. These talented island locals are all excited to see what the community and nature of the island has to offer.

Fantastic prizes up for grabs. Contestants, remember to include the story behind your creation and stay ingredient safe.

General admission tickets limited to 250, get yours now!

08/10/2026

30/09/2026

We love fall in this island. Forest, ocean, ponds gardens and farms are full of all sorts of Wild and locally produced ingredients. Celebrate with us at the MV Wild Food Festival on October 12th at the Grange Hall, West Tis 12pm.

22/09/2026

The Local Wild Food Festival is back on Martha’s Vineyard after a long post-Covid hiatus.

We are so excited to bring this truly local experience back to this wonderful wild bounty filled island.

Register to enter and buy tickets at mvlocalwildfoodfestival.com!

📍Grange Hall, West Tisbury
🗓️ Monday, October 12 | 12-5pm

03/03/2026

Epic day of wild food goodness at our award winning Ohope Local Wild Food Festival. So thankful to all who organized, participated, supported and attended.