Overview
As the County’s lead agency for the Marin City HEAL Collaborative CAT, MCCT first embarked on a year-long community engagement process, where the Marin City community displayed overwhelming support of: (1) a Community Garden Collective; (2) Supporting food entrepreneurs in selling food for profit; and (3) developing a Youth Horticulture Program. MCCT runs these three programs.
We address equity and empowerment through food and promote healthy food systems through community-driven solutions and leadership.
Marin City Community Garden
Since January 2024, MCCT has led the operations of the Sausalito Marin City School District’s (SMCSD) Marin City campus garden (200 Phillips Drive). Our staff are responsible for garden revitalization, crop production and oversight and also taught a garden elective using a rigorous, enjoyable, and holistic food justice and community-focused school garden curriculum.
In September 2025, MCCT entered into an amended MOU where MCCT will now provide these same services to SMCSD’s Sausalito campus (636 Nevada St.), providing garden oversight and 15 hours/week of garden instruction for TK-8th graders.
MCCT has harvested 508.15 pounds of produce. Our produce is sold in two local grocery stores - Driver’s Market & Deli and Golden Gate Market.
Culinary Business Incubator
The CBI is designed to support home cooks and other food retailers in selling food for profit.
Beginning in 2023, MCCT launched our 6-month CBI program. In each cohort, we support 8 Marin City home cooks with bi-weekly capacity-building training on both the business and food aspects of being a food retailer.
The CBI program consists of a designated curriculum covering topics such as public speaking, menu creation, food safety, pricing catering services for contracts, networking and communication skills, marketing, business psychology, collaboration, customer service, Black entrepreneurship, etc.; homework assignments and a student workbook; guest lectures; and extensive one-on-one support.
We support the CBI with all aspects of establishing their food-related business (i.e. obtaining an EIN, legal structure, licenses, permits, business plan, website, etc.).
Our CBI in Action!
Check out the CBI’s $25 Cooking Challenge!