Movement Building

A coalition of 80+ organizations, one shared goal.

With Ten Strands, we launched the California School Garden Coalition in 2023 — 80+ organizations working to win reliable, dedicated state funding for garden education.

documentary photo, coalition gathering or capitol advocacy dayCalifornia School Garden Coalition gathering
Systems challenge

Half of California school districts have school gardens, but only 9% of those gardens are used regularly to teach students. Most garden education depends on outside funding, which makes access unequal from school to school.

Our approach

The coalition has brought a $25 million budget request to Sacramento — the first state funding ever proposed dedicated to garden-based instruction in California. Whatever happens in a given budget cycle, the coalition exists to keep making the case until garden education is funded like the core instruction it is.

By the numbers
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80+ organizations are represented by the coalition.today

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200,000 K-12 students are served statewide by coalition members.statewide

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$25M state budget request for garden and nutrition education brought to Sacramento.2025-26 session

California hasn't funded school gardens since 2007. We're working to change that.caschoolgardens.org
From the field · placeholder photos
TODO: documentary photo, coalition members at a capitol advocacy dayAdvocacy day, Sacramento
TODO: documentary photo, coalition convening / working sessionCoalition convening

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80+ organizations are building the case for dedicated state funding for garden education. Add your organization's voice.

caschoolgardens.org

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