Grown In Marin - Project Description - Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden

Project Description

Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden is a new 5.8-acre certified organic demonstration farm and garden located at College of Marin’s Indian Valley campus. The Marin County Board of Supervisors provided $30,000 in seed funding for the site design and resulting site plan in 2007. The idea for the center has its roots in the Education Farm and Garden Study completed in 2006 and drafted by Marin Agricultural and Education Alliance (MAEA). The new Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden will be instrumental in creating the next generation of green industry professionals, fostering countywide agricultural literacy and environmental sustainability, and providing graduates with the tools to find and create green jobs and businesses in horticulture, agriculture, and beyond.

It will serve an estimated 2,000-3,000 college students, middle and high school youth, agricultural and horticultural professionals, and community residents each year through its many educational offerings, community projects, and public demonstration gardens.

The project’s lead partners, Conservation Corps North Bay and the College of Marin, with assistance from UC Cooperative Extension, have completed the Organic Farm & Garden’s planning phase, conceptual site plan, and the installation of the main garden infrastructure—with the intention of officially launching the site and its educational programs in March 2009.

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