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Edible Demo Garden

The Edible Demo Garden at IVC Organic Farm & Garden

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The 2100 sq ft Edible Demonstration Garden at Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden (IVOFG) in Novato was designed and installed by UC Marin Master Gardeners in 2016 and is a hands-on teaching tool for UC MMG and the public.  The garden showcases sustainable agricultural practices while growing over 100 varieties of vegetables, flowers, fruit and herbs using a variety of growing situations that are options for Marin gardeners.

News from the Edible Demo Garden

What you can do at the Edible Demo Garden

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Visit the garden
Drop in any first Friday of the month between 9am-11am. We will give you a tour and answer any gardening questions.

Guided group tours
Private educational tours and training are available to groups. To schedule a private tour, contact us at EdibleDemoGarden@MarinMG.org

Buy our sustainably-grown, organic produce at the Farm Stand
All produce grown in the garden meets the Marin Organic Certified Agriculture (MOCA) requirements and is sold at the IVOFG farm stand or included in the farm's CSA boxes. The farm stand is open Saturdays 10am - 1pm July through October.

Learn from our workshops:
• Offered periodically on Saturday mornings during the year
• Learn how to plant, maintain and harvest vegetables, identify and manage pests and problems, and maintain soil fertility.
• Check for upcoming workshops/events on our events calendar

Email us at the Edible Demo Garden for more information

HOW TO GET THERE

College of Marin Indian Valley Campus
1800 Ignacio Blvd
Novato CA 94949

> Directions to Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden
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OTHER UC MMG 
DEMONSTRATION GARDENS
> Harvey's Garden at Blackie's Pasture, Tiburon
> Falkirk Demonstration Garden, San Rafael

LEARN HOW TO GROW EDIBLES IN STRAW BALES

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Oxalis pes-carpe, Bermuda buttercup or Cape sorrel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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April 2021: Controlling Weeds

March 31, 2021
March brought many unwelcome guests to our garden. Weeds! Weeds compete with our crops for nutrients, water, sunlight, and space...
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Photo: Jonathan Kemper, Unsplash
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March 2021: Growing Edibles in Drought

March 31, 2021
The Edibles Demonstration Garden team took steps in the last month to move toward spring and summer plantings. We also made the decision to postpone our dreams of expanding our fruit tree orchard until the next bare-root season...
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Kale. Photo: Erda Estremera, Unsplash
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February 2021: Winter Pruning

March 31, 2021
As we welcomed the New Year, our winter garden had come to life. We are now harvesting the fruits of our fall labors: beautiful heads of broccoli, arugula, spicy mesclun mix, lettuce, spinach, kale...
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Photo: Joan Kozlowski
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January 2021: Propagation

March 31, 2021
December arrived and found our team enjoying some well-deserved rest. The planting of our winter garden is finished and now we are just waiting for it to start producing.
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Fava beans are a great cover crop.
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November 2020: Cover Crops

March 31, 2021
This fall our team has been busy ordering seeds for our winter garden and then starting them in the greenhouse to get a good jump on our plantings.
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