As we head toward the Agricultural Fair and the farming tradition it celebrates, it is exciting to see Dan Sternbach harvesting this year’s local wheat and rye.

The Island's only commercial grain crop represents a growing interest in traditional grain on Martha's Vineyard, where rye, oats and barley were once widely cultivated.

A quiet revolution has been slowly taking place on the Vineyard, something that is perhaps of great importance and could do exciting things for the Island.