Resources
Inyo County
Inyo County has 6 school districts, 1 charter school and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $712,468 to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $74,055.
Every agency's KIT money
The California Department of Education (CDE) gave the 2022 round by formula to agencies that sponsor the federal school meal programs. The 2025 round was a competitive grant. Hands-on food education in school gardens is an allowed use of the 2026 money.
$712,468
2022 allocations
$74,055
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Unified | School district | $120,613 | None listed | Priority |
| Bishop Unified | School district | $242,494 | $58,417 | |
| Death Valley Unified | School district | $101,861 | None listed | Priority |
| Lone Pine Unified | School district | $138,003 | $11,764 | |
| Owens Valley Unified | School district | None listed | $3,873 | |
| Round Valley Joint Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| YouthBuild Charter School of California | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Inyo County Office of Education | County office of education | $109,497 | None listed | Priority |
2022 amounts as of March 29, 2024; 2025 amounts as of March 11, 2026.
Priority: on CDE's 2022 allocations and not on its 2025 grant list. The 2026 law (Education Code 49507) gives these agencies first priority in 2026.
A charter school that reorganized since a round may be listed under an older charter number.
Gardens in Inyo County
Of the 6 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 1 and of garden-based education in 1.
From Ten Strands' statewide district dataset, as of September 29, 2026. Ten Strands looks for public evidence, so a missing item may mean the district has not said so publicly.
School garden data
The statewide findings, the method and the validation form.
Fix your district's data
Tell Ten Strands what your district has, so the next analysis counts it.
Ten Strands' district dataset
The Data Initiative for Environmental and Climate Action in California's TK-12 Schools: some ninety indicators for every district, free to download.
Coalition members near Inyo County
Member organizations in the Sierra Nevada region, then the ones that work statewide. Not sure which one fits? Write to us at hello@caschoolgardens.org and we'll introduce you.
In the Sierra Nevada region
No member organizations are listed in the Sierra Nevada region yet.
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.