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College of Marin students plant rows of crops on Wednesday at the college's organic farm on the Indian Valley campus in Novato. (IJ photo/Robert Tong) Rob Rogers, Marin IJ, link to article March 20, 2009 Bonnie Bibas went to Africa with dreams of changing the world, but discovered she wasn't ready.

Marin IJ Staff Report March 6, 2009 Link to article An organic farm at the Indian Valley campus of College Marin is looking forward to its first harvest. The 5.

by Samantha Campos, Pacific Sun link to article Friday, March 6, 2009 Museums are supposed to be the places where we visit relics of the past: ceremonial objects from ancient indigenous peoples...Flemish triptychs of 15th-century Europe...model trains of America's bygone railroad heyday...

Some vendors notice downturn at farmers market, but it's a mixed bag Leon Day, who sells condiments at the Marin County Farmers Market in San Rafael, says sales of sauces, marinades and chutneys are down 30 to 40 percent. Other vendors say sales are brisk despite the economic downturn.

Liz Cunninghame, owner of Clark Summit Farms in Tomales, feeds organic scratch to her organic, free-range turkeys. (IJ photo/Jeff Vendsel) Rob Rogers 11/17/08 Marin IJ LIZ CUNNINGHAME is a busy woman.

By DIANE PETERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, October 15, 2008 If there was only one food you could bring to a desert island, what would it be? JOHN BURGESS Some of the 20 varieties of organic, dry-farmed potatoes from David Little's West Marin farm.

California Farm Bureau Federation, California Country Magaine, September/October 2008 Link to article by Tracy Sellers and Christine Souza Some experts call childhood obesity a "critical public health threat." Others use the term "epidemic.

Steve Quirt (left) helped rancher Mike Gale make the transition to organic farming. Now Quirt has co-written a documentary about West Marin farms, 'Hidden Bounty of Marin: Farm Families in Transition.

Sally Gale and her husband, Mike, operate Chileno Valley Ranch near the Marin-Sonona county border. They rent the property for art classes and weddings.

Rudy Mihal, chef at Odyssey in Windsor, empties a bag of fresh vegetables from the Santa Rosa farmers market for use in his menu. New alliance promotes bond between chefs and farmers By DIANE PETERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT (Link to article) Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.