Chickens, Farms, Music and More This Weekend in Mill Valley

Fall Farm Tour at the Woolly Egg Ranch

Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10:00 AM

Tamalpais Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley

Tours 10am & 1pm

Fee: $5 per person, By reservation only
Register:www.tcsd.us Contact (415)388-6393 

The tour is an interactive walk through a working “green” farm which produces its own electricity, fuel, and food, and collects its own rainwater.

Back Yard Chickens

Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10:00 AM

Tamalpais Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley

Fee:$5.00, Register:www.tcsd.us 
Contact:  (415) 388-6393
Are you curious about the backyard chickens trend sweeping Marin County? Join Catherine as she shares her experience of growing a suburban flock.

Learn the joy of farm fresh eggs, bonding with feathered friends, how to care for and keep your flock safe from predators, building a chicken coop and the laws in place for poultry keeping.

ASCAP Music Café

Saturday, October 5, 2013, 1:00 PM 

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Ave. Mill Valley

FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE BASIS... GET HERE EARLY! 1:00 p.m. Olin and the Moon; 2:00 p.m.  Lily Kershaw; 3:00 p.m.  Jazz MIlls & Jesse Plemons of Cowboy & Indian; 4:00 p.m. Tyler Lyle.

Hands-on Cooking Class: Light & Easy

Saturday, October 5, 2013, 5:00 PM
Cooking by the Bay - San Rafael  
Come learn how to prepare these delicious vegetarian dishes and then sit down and enjoy the meal family style. Classes are $50 per person and includes all recipes and meal.
Visit www.CookingbytheBay.com to register.
Light & Easy Menu:
Avocado & Cucumber Bruschetta
Roasted Beet Salad
Veggie Pot Pies
Almond Torte

Rainwater Catchment Talk @ GROW: CNL Native Plant Nursery

Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:00 AM

254 Shoreline Hwy Mill Valley, CA

Are you interested in a rainwater catchment system for your home? Blue Barrel System's founder, Jesse Froehlich, will provide a two-hour educational session on rainwater harvesting at GROW, a sustainability-themed art & garden education center. Discover your rainwater harvesting solution.

Challenge Day at Mill Valley Middle School

Monday, October 7, 2013, 8:00 AM

425 Sycamore Avenue Mill Valley

Mill Valley Middle School is offering a wonderful program we started four years ago called Challenge Day to all of our 8th grade students again this year. You may have heard about this program which helps stamp out bullying in schools. To learn more about the program check out: www.challengeday.org.