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Marin County
Marin County has 17 school districts, 2 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $3.3 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $885,761.
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.
$3.3 million
2022 allocations
$885,761
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolinas-Stinson Union | School district | $109,941 | None listed | Priority |
| Kentfield Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Laguna Joint Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Lagunitas Elementary | School district | $105,251 | $8,856 | |
| Larkspur-Corte Madera | School district | $131,278 | $17,750 | |
| Mill Valley Elementary | School district | $127,355 | $59,456 | |
| Miller Creek Elementary | School district | $144,907 | None listed | Priority |
| Nicasio | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Novato Unified | School district | $1,143,825 | $309,829 | |
| Reed Union Elementary | School district | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Ross Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Ross Valley Elementary | School district | $107,930 | None listed | Priority |
| San Rafael City Elementary | School district | $771,211 | $287,973 | |
| San Rafael City High | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Sausalito Marin City | School district | $155,204 | $13,765 | |
| Shoreline Unified | School district | $175,513 | $20,615 | |
| Tamalpais Union High | School district | $245,173 | $167,518 | |
| Novato Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Ross Valley Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Marin County Office of Education | County office of education | None listed | None listed |
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 Marin County
Of the 17 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 12 and of garden-based education in 2.
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 Marin County
Member organizations in the Bay Area 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 Bay Area region
Show all 17 in the Bay Area region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.