Winter Closure

Posted by bonnie on 31 October 25

Marin Master Gardeners – Backyard Composting

Posted by bonnie on 23 October 25

Composting, the mystery of gardening! Join us and learn how to compost using kitchen and table scraps, dry and moist plant material to create nutrient-rich organic matter. Compost will improve your soil and plants, while at the same time reducing the waste in our landfills.

Joan Irwin has been a UC Master Gardener since 2003. She presents frequently on composting, organic gardening and community gardens. She learned to love gardening from her grandmother in Michigan and has gardened in the Bay Area for 40 years. Joan has degrees from the University of Michigan and UC Berkeley.

Marin Master Gardeners – Preparing the Spring Garden

Posted by bonnie on 23 October 25

Have you forgotten all the details of how to prepare for a successful spring planting? Sometimes we do too, so we decided to write it all down. Learn some tips on what can be done now to increase your odds of bountiful summer harvest to enjoy all season.

Speakers:

Keri Pon has been a UC Marin Master Gardener since 2011. She has been involved with the Edibles Guild since 2013 and has also worked with the Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden. She is a contributing writer for Backyard to Belly, as well as grow sheets for the MMG website and articles for the Leaflet.

Jenine Stilson became a UC Marin Master Garden in 2014. She has been a long-time member of the Edibles Guild, leads and supports the Tomato Market, is a contributing writer for Backyard to Belly and has presented at the Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden. She spent time growing up on her parents’ almond orchard in the heat of Yolo County and has been a life-long gardener of edibles ever since.

Marin Master Gardeners – Keeping Varmints at Bay pt 2 – Gophers, Rats, Squirrels, and Raccoons

Posted by bonnie on 23 October 25

Living at the edge of open space can present challenges to the home gardener. Do you look out the window and find your carefully cultivated fruits and vegetables are partially eaten? Or are your plants disappearing? It’s likely your garden is being appreciated by gophers, rats, squirrels, or raccoons. Marin Master Gardener Lois Stevens will provide information and discuss techniques to help home gardeners cope with these garden pests.

Lois Stevens has been a UC Marin Master Gardener since 2008 and been gardening for more than 50 years. She has chaired the Marin Master Gardener Help Desk service, been responsible for training new Master Gardeners, served on the Board of Directors, and makes presentations about the Master Gardener program and garden related topics at events such as this.

In her professional life, Lois was a Civil Engineer and Project Manager on highway and transportation engineering planning and design projects for 30 years. Her projects included in seismic retrofit and new Carquinez bridges, the new fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel; the new Transbay Transit Terminal in San Francisco; the Cypress Freeway Replacement; HOV lane projects in Marin, Sonoma Alameda and Contra Costa Counties; freeway interchange planning and design; improvements to State Route 4 in Contra Costa County; the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge; and the San Francisco Bay Bridge Toll Plaza.

In her personal life, she was raised in Michigan, where her grandmother and an uncle were instrumental in cultivating a love of plants and gardening in her young mind. She graduated from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan and moved to California in 1980. She resides in Novato and has created a small, but lovely garden which is fire-smart and includes both ornamental and edible plants.

Origami Week!

Posted by davagy on 21 October 25

STEM Day! | ¡Día STEM!

Posted by davagy on 21 October 25

November 8 is International STEM Day! Our STEM Day Passive Program is designed to inspire creativity and curiosity with a simple, exciting project. Stop by the Children’s desk to pick up your Comb Kazoo Kit, and start experimenting with sound and music in this fun, educational STEM activity.

Kids can pick up a kit with everything they need to create their very own comb kazoo, a fun and easy musical instrument made using a comb and wax paper. Learn about sound waves, vibrations, and how sound is made, all while crafting something you can actually play!

The activity is perfect for kids of all ages and can be done right at the library or taken home to explore further. Each kit includes step-by-step instructions, plus the materials to make a kazoo that really works.

 We can’t wait to see the amazing creations you come up with!

¡El 8 de noviembre es el Día Internacional de las STEM! Nuestro Programa Pasivo del Día de STEM está diseñado para inspirar la creatividad y la curiosidad con un proyecto sencillo y divertido. Ven al escritorio en el área de niños para recoger tu kit para hacer un Peine Kazoo y empieza a experimentar con el sonido y la música en esta entretenida actividad educativa de STEM.

Los niños pueden recoger un kit con todo lo necesario para crear su propio peine kazoo, un instrumento musical divertido y fácil de hacer con un peine y papel encerado. ¡Aprende sobre las ondas sonoras, las vibraciones y cómo se produce el sonido, mientras creas algo con lo que realmente puedes hacer música!

La actividad es perfecta para niños de todas las edades y se puede realizar en la biblioteca o llevarse a casa para seguir explorando. Cada kit incluye instrucciones paso a paso, además de los materiales para fabricar un kazoo que realmente funciona.

¡Estamos ansiosos por ver las increíbles creaciones que se te ocurran!

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Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

Posted by davagy on 15 October 25

College Essay Workshop

Posted by davagy on 15 October 25

Struggling with your college application essays?

Not sure how to get started or stand out?

Join Carol Morales, founder of College Success Partners, for a FREE workshop designed to help you write standout college essays.

We’ll go over how to tackle different types of essays (like the Personal Statement, UC PIQs, and Supplementals), what works, what doesn’t, and how to bring your voice into your writing.

United Against Hate Week: A Workshop on Racial Bias

Posted by bonnie on 14 October 25

Join us to celebrate United Against Hate Week with Jahmeer Reynolds, Executive Director of the Marin County Cooperation Team (MCCT). MCCT is a local non-profit working to empower youth, families, and seniors needing support in the areas of college and career readiness, mental health and wellness, disability and crisis care, and community and civic engagement.

Marin Master Gardeners – Winter Gardens: Growing Asian Greens

Posted by bonnie on 16 September 25

Thinking of a Winter Garden? – Grow Asian Greens!

Bonnie Marks will discuss why you may want to grow Asian greens in your garden. She will teach you how to grow them – from planting to harvest, including ideas about growing them in containers. They’ll cover seed sources and potential pests so that you can be ready to plant this month and gather tasty greens in 40-60 days. They will also share some ways to prepare them.

Bio: Bonnie Marks has been a Marin Master Gardener since 2017. She lives in San Rafael, where she grows edibles on hillside terraces and in raised containers. She has planted native plants in the areas surrounding the vegetable garden to attract pollinators and support biodiversity.