LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County California Women For Agriculture announced the following K-6 elementary schools as recipients of their 2025 Mini Grants in support of school garden projects.

Each school was awarded $250 based on applications submitted by the school’s teacher or garden coordinator.

Proposed projects included requests for seeds, pollinator attracting plants, planting materials, kid sized gloves and garden tools, tomato cages, lumber and greenhouses.

The goal of each program is to have students learn to work in the garden and see where food comes from and how they can use it to make delicious and healthy meals.

The grant awardees are:

• Kelseyville Elementary School, Dorothy Torres, volunteer garden coordinator.
• Riviera Elementary School, Ashley McNeal, Riviera Roots garden coordinator.
• Coyote Valley Elementary School, Scott Ferguson, principal.
• Cobb Mountain Elementary School, Angie Winchester, garden educator.
• Lakeport Elementary School, Chloe Rojas, teacher/garden coordinator.
• Pomo Elementary School, Kimberland Vanhorn, teacher/garden coordinator.