Resources
Each month this page will feature external resources that may be of interest to stakeholders invested in advancing health/food equity through community gardens, nutrition education, and wellness-centered programming. Click on the images below to explore these resources.
Funding
Fruit Tree Orchard Grant
Nonprofits, Public schools, and Government entities who are working to increase local food security efforts within their community are eligible to apply for a Fruit Tree Orchard Grant to receive an Orchard donation. Applicants who are selected to receive a donation are provided with technical assistance from The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation for the development and caretaking of their orchard. Full application details can be found on www.ftpf.org.
Application deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Salad Bars to Schools
Any K-12 School that participates in the National School Lunch Program and serves over 100 students are eligible to apply for the Salad Bars to School Grant. Through the Salad Bars to Schools grant, selected schools will receive equipment to operate a Salad Bar at their site, along with planning, implementation, and educational resources to support their Salad Bar Program. Full application details can be found on www.thelunchbox.org.
Application deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Trainings
Nuts!
Join Marin Master Gardeners for an in person workshop that will cover how to grow Nuts in Marin County. This event will be hosted at Mill Valley Library. Please visit the calendar of events ucanr.edu to register.
Event date: 07/23/26
Interactive Learning Session on Youth Engagement and Career Pathways to Supporting the Food System
Join the Farm to School Network and fellow farm to school practitioners for an interactive learning session; participants will brainstorm ways to further enhance youth engagement in agriculture initiatives to create opportunities for career exploration.
This webinar will be hosted on zoom. Click here to register.
Event date: 07/08/26
Newsworthy articles
'Honoring Black Farmers: Our Biggest Stories from the Past Six Years'
This article published by Civil Eats Eats highlights systemic challenges faced by Black farmers and food growers and takes a closer look at collective projects taking place throughout the United States.
'Could 'agrihoods' — neighborhoods built around gardens — be the future of housing?'
Published by Good Good Good News, this article explores the concept of ‘agrihood’ and explores a community is southern California re-claiming open space as means to grow food for their neighbors.