A year after a fire leveled a historic barn to its foundation and claimed the lives of 90 animals at Flat Point Farm, a new flock of eight bluefaced leicester-montadale sheep have been introduced.

A new barn went up at Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury this week, seven months after a devastating fire destroyed the historic farm’s main barn.
The Hay Barn Hoedown at the Agricultural Hall saw an outpouring of good will and generosity for the Fischer family following a devastating fire at their West Tisbury farm last month.
A preliminary plan to reconfigure a family subdivision for Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury came before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission during a public hearing at their regular meeting Thursday evening.