Resources
Trinity County
Trinity County has 9 school districts, 2 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $885,447 to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $47,048.
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.
$885,447
2022 allocations
$47,048
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Ranch Elementary | School district | $109,686 | $4,783 | |
| Coffee Creek Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Douglas City Elementary | School district | $120,138 | $7,426 | |
| Junction City Elementary | School district | $105,705 | None listed | Priority |
| Lewiston Elementary | School district | None listed | $5,278 | |
| Mountain Valley Unified | School district | $148,697 | None listed | Priority |
| Southern Trinity Joint Unified | School district | $101,655 | None listed | Priority |
| Trinity Alps Unified | School district | $199,566 | $26,778 | |
| Trinity Center Elementary | School district | $100,000 | $2,783 | |
| California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Trinity Lake Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Trinity 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 Trinity County
Of the 9 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 2 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 Trinity County
Member organizations in the Far North 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 Far North region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.