As of May 2015, the two Cronig’s locations are cigarette free. We felt that this was an important leap to take so we can continue in our movement to be more environmentally friendly. It is extremely hazardous work on a tobacco field, and most of those workers are teens. By clicking this link you can […]

We are going public with the balloon issue and hoping others will follow! We have stopped selling balloons, glow sticks and Styrofoam in all of our three locations. This article in the  Vineyard Gazette discusses some of the environmental problems that are happening.

Starting November 2015, Cronig’s Market will stop selling balloons and glow sticks at the three locations. We believe it is the right thing to do to preserve our environment. If they are not disposed of properly, it can end up polluting our earth and also killing wildlife. You may have noticed quite a few balloons

Can we really take control of our own energy on Martha’s Vineyard? The answer is yes, according to Vineyard Power, the Island’s energy co-operative. It’s their mission to be our utility company, producing electricity from local, renewable resources, while advocating for and keeping the benefits within our community. Read More on Point B Realty

To reduce its environmental impact, Cronig’s Market has teamed up with Eco MV to replace all its styrofoam packaging. Styrofoam is a byproduct of petroleum and has a landfill life of over 3,000 years, and while it has been touted as a light and well-insulating material, more sustainable alternatives abound. For Cronig’s Market, the more

Last week, Steve Bernier, owner of closed on a condemned property at 6 Water Street in downtown Vineyard Haven. Subsequently, he turned around and donated the property to Island Housing Trust. The $700,000 home represents the Island’s single largest affordable housing donation to date. Read more on Martha’s Vineyard Patch

A crowd of about 40 gathered in the Cronig’s Market parking lot in Vineyard Haven Friday morning to mark the official “flipping of the switch” on the first phase of the Vineyard Power Cooperative’s (VP) solar canopy project at Cronig’s Market. The two parallel canopies, designed to produce 64 Kw of electricity each, cover the

Was there some golden time on the island when food was basic and simple and local? What was food shopping really like in earlier days? Being a mother and the primary ‘hunter-gatherer’ in my family, I spend a lot of time at the grocery store. I often wonder, has it always been like this…? Across

For more than 90 years, residents and visitors of Martha’s Vineyard have bought their groceries at Cronig’s Market. Robbie Cronig’s father and uncles opened Cronig’s Market in 1917. Robbie Cronig started working at the store when he was just a boy. Decades later, he owned it. And many years later, he sold his family’s business

SWEET CORN, FINGERLING, JALAPENO, LEEK, AND CHIVE CHOWDER I love corn chowder, but sometimes it can be a bit of a production to make a truly flavorful version of it. So I set out to develop a recipe that would deliver plenty of flavor without hours at the stove. By starting with really good, fresh