Joan Irwin looks on
as Kathy waters her
plot at the Mill Valley
Community Garden.
the necessary support to get off the ground.
"There's been a lot of difficulty for new community gardens
trying to get started," Peratis said. "We're trying to affect policy
in Marin to have more support and to have actual resolutions
in town councils in support of community gardens."
Waiting lists are another aspect of gardens that hamper their
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overall impact. While the San Geronimo Valley Community
Garden – built on land donated by the local golf course — has
a short waiting list, Mill Valley's is substantial.
"You could wait 10 years to get a spot, and that is — in my
view — unacceptable for a community like Mill Valley," Irwin
said. "In the Mill Valley Garden, the requirement is that at least
