The Burlington Public Library recently had Mark lead a presentation for our patrons about preserving your harvest. Our patrons absolutely adored his program! Mark was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, and took his time to explain the ins and outs of the different methods of food preservation for his audience. We would definitely recommend him, and look forward to sharing another one of his many informative programs with our patrons!| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We hosted Mark for the "Preserving Your Harvest" presentation and had a great turnout! Mark's audience engagement, enthusiasm and sense of humor, as well as the wealth of information he shared, made his presentation top notch. I've received enthusiastic appreciation from attendees, who received a packet e-resources with links for deeper online exploration of the topics covered. I learned a lot, and I'm sure our guests did as well. We're looking forward to having him back for another program s...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Mark presented The Buzz on Beekeeping at the Mansfield Library last night, and our patrons were thrilled! He is very high energy, engaging, and incredibly informative. We had members of the audience who were simply curious about the subject, as well as amateur bee-keepers, and everyone at every skill level learned a lot! Highly recommend!| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We worked with Mark a number of times at MNL for programming and patrons always loved his offerings and commented on how much they loved his style of presenting. You can tell he is a teacher as well as a farm manager! His approach is lively, keeps people excited about the material, and highly engaging. He always brings live materials / examples to show audiences what he is talking about and provides incredibly generous follow up resources for participants including links to other resources, e...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Mark is professional and personable presenter who delivered a full, informative and enjoyable presentation. He handled the audience with aplomb, with a genuine interest in reaching out to educate and support. We will surely have him come back to present again in the future.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
You can tell Mark is a teacher by the way he engages the room. He was extremely patient and answered all of the questions we had to ask. He was very fun and kept the program interesting from start to finish.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We had Mark here for a program on container gardening at the beginning of March to help kick off our seed library, and we had a great turnout! Mark was well prepared, easy to communicate with, and very enthusiastic about the subject matter. His presentation was in-depth and he is very knowledgeable on this topic. He also includes jokes and humor to keep the audience entertained! Mark includes a link to the notes for his presentation that can be sent to participants, so they don't have to take...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
The Groton Public Library has hired Farmer Mark on several occasions. Most programs were presented virtually to very appreciative audiences. Mark is an amazing teacher and his passion is evident. He engages participants, provides very helpful handouts and offers presentations on a wide variety of topics. During the pandemic he allowed the library to record and rebroadcast his programs giving more people the opportunity to learn from his vast knowledge.We will definitely hire him again...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
Mark did our very first Zoom program in April of 2020, and we just had him at our library in person this summer (2023). His presentations are high energy and extremely informative, and our patrons really enjoyed his talk about container gardening! He is very easy to work with and well prepared, and provides tons of follow up info/resources for attendees.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We were honored to host two programs by Mark this summer. Both programs had a full house turnout and were each well received by our patrons. We are already looking forward to having his "Container Gardening" program in the spring. Super informative (and fun!) programs, highly recommended!Patron review:My wife and I attended Mark’s presentation last week. Mark is energetic, knowledgeable, and entertaining. His fast paced presentation was loaded with great information. He didn’t skip a ...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We had an excellent experience working with Mark. We hosted a program for adults on "No-Till" Gardening. communication was seamless and our patrons are asking to have Mark return for another presentation. Mark's experience as a teacher was easy to see as he was able to communicate comfortably with his audience, answering questions, injecting some humor, and connecting with people in general. The program content was interesting and very practical. Patrons were provided with handouts and links ...| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We hosted Mark Gostkiewicz virtually in May 2021 for a program on raising backyard chickens. He was awesome! Very thorough on the topic, patient in his explanations, and was so organized in both the presentation and the handouts he provided. Mark is super easy to work with and a pleasure to host. Also understanding with his price points and met me where I was able to for my budget. We have him booked again for an in-person program all the way up here in central Massachusetts in November 2023....| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We have had Mark present quite a few programs at the Salem Free Public Library. He is very pleasant, knowledgeable and a great presenter. He is a teacher after all! We are having another program soon, and will have him back next winter or spring.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We've had Mark twice now at the New Fairfield Library (for his composting & chicken raising programs), and he was fantastic both times. He is great at presenting information in a highly engaging way so everyone leaves feeling informed and invigorated. We will definitely be having him back again in the future!| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory
We had Mark give a presentation on "How to Preserve Your Harvest" at our library. We got great feedback on his talk and several people asked to have him come back and do another program for us. He was very professional and super easy to work with.| Connecticut Library Consortium Program Directory