Community Corner
Expert Organic Farming Techniques for Gardens of All sizes: A One Book One MarinEvent
Peter Martinelli of Fresh
Run Farms, farms 22.5 acres of certified organic crop land on the Bolinas
Peninsula. He was a founding member of Marin Organic and has been instrumental
in creating the country's first apprenticeship program for organic farming and
gardening. Peter will discuss the
fundamentals of organic farming, how his systems integrate with
the surrounding natural environment, and how his techniques can be adapted
to gardens of all sizes.
This event is part of
One Book One Marin 2014: a community wide reading event sponsored by
Marin public libraries, Book Passage, and Dominican University. This
year’s selection is Farm City by Novella Carpenter. For a complete
listing of events visit: www.onebookonemarin.org
All events are free
and open to the public. For more information about the Marin County Free
Library and directions to the Corte Madera Branch Library visit: www.marinlibrary.org