Tomato tasting 2018

Tomato tasting 2018

It was our sixth annual tomato tasting and each year it gets better and better. A number of first timers came so I expect it will continue to attract more and more people to this unique and fun event. The 2018 tomato tasting happened to fall on my birthday this year,...

Hello and welcome to MariLark!

Welcome to Marilark Where we are building community one seed at a time! This is a special place where my roots go deep. I am the founder of the modern MariLark, but I am not the one who picked the lot, designed the home and finally built it here in what was known as...
My Iowa Story

My Iowa Story

My iowa story begins in the summer of 1970. As an eight-year old tree climbing kid, I was excited to be back in Clinton, Iowa to visit our grandparents. My Grampa Dalton was a great storyteller and I usually took the bait, hook, line and sinker every time. I began a...
Historic MariLark

Historic MariLark

MariLark was built in 1941 by Marie and Larkin Smith, calling it MariLark soon after completing the construction. Back then the neighborhood was like being in the woods and was called Berkeley Woods before being incorporated into the City of Berkeley in the late...
The Little Red Barn

The Little Red Barn

Launching a movement! Rarely in life do you exceed your expectations and the launch of the Community Seed Bank (CSB), otherwise known as the little red barn, was one of those occasions. In the planning stages for years, the seed bank and the adjoining farm...