There were HOW MANY dairies in Marin County???
Beginning in the middle of the 1800's, the dairy industry in Marin grew dramatically until by the end of the century the county had become the major supplier of dairy products to San Francisco and one of the major dairy centers in the country. Those dairies, which over the years numbered more than 350, blanketed the county, and cows were a familiar site grazing on the hillsides. Today, just over twenty of those dairies remain.
Mike Moyle, who heads the History Committee at the IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center, and West Marin historian Dewey Livingston, are collaborating to identify all of those dairies and the individuals who operated them over the years. Mike will be speaking to us about this project, as well as about some of the dairies that were in and around Mill Valley. Today those dairies are largely forgotten. However, as Mike likes to say: "Watch where you step! If you are somewhere in Marin County, it's likely it was once a cow pasture."
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