by Keith Bancroft
Get FREE Gardening Advice from Marin Master Gardeners
MMWD customers can receive free, water-wise advice for their home gardens by scheduling a “Bay-Friendly Garden Walk.” The garden walks are offered through a partnership between Marin Master Gardeners and MMWD. Receive a personalized landscape assessment and learn about sustainable Bay-Friendly gardening practices such as water-efficient irrigation, healthy soil management and good plant choices to help conserve Marin’s precious water resources. The onsite visits usually take about one hour. To schedule, contact Marin Master Gardeners at (415) 473-4204.
Reminder: “Look for the Label” to Water Smart this Summer
MMWD has teamed up with The Urban Farmer Store in Mill Valley and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program to make it easier for MMWD customers to purchase water-efficient smart irrigation controllers. For a limited time, The Urban Farmer Store is generously offering a 20-percent discount coupon for any WaterSense labeled smart irrigation controller in stock. Just print your coupon and take it with you when you visit the store.
The U.S. EPA’s WaterSense program helps consumers make smart water choices by offering a simple way to identify water-efficient products and services. This is the first summer that WaterSense labeled smart irrigation controllers are available. You can also “look for the label” on toilets, showerheads, bathroom faucets and other products and services.
Mark Your Calendars!
Sunday, September 9: Come celebrate Marin’s leadership in sustainability at EcoFair Marin, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Marin County Fairgrounds. Be sure to drop by MMWD’s table to say “hello!”
Thursday, September 13: Join local author and MMWD Director Jack Gibson for a presentation and book-signing for the new photo history book, Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Municipal Water District, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Marin History Museum.
Saturday, September 22: “Walk into History” with the Marin Conservation League and learn how Mt. Tamalpais was conserved as public land on this 4½ mile hike. Jack Gibson will be a special guest. Meet 9:30 a.m. at Rock Spring Parking Lot.
Keith,
Besides this Urban Farmers Store, you might also give a link to your list of water-wise contractors and other outlets that offer similar services. There are a lot of information on the web, and your link to the EPA’s WaterSense program was great. Thanks.
Scott Stokes 369 Orange Blossom Lane San Rafael, CA 94903 macscottcu@me.com Mobile: (415) 246-9156
Hi Winscott,
Thanks for your feedback. We are specifically promoting WaterSense labeled smart controllers as they are the newest product to be added to the WaterSense product list and Urban Farmer was the only local retailer we found that carried them (and were very generous in offering customers a discount coupon). But keep an eye out for another program we’ll soon be launching that will promote water-saving items from a variety of local businesses.