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Inventing Sustainability for California’s Central Valley

KitFox Labs is an independent research studio exploring open, tech‑forward solutions to the Valley’s toughest water, energy, and climate challenges.

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Our mission is to accelerate practical innovation for the communities, growers, and ecosystems of California’s heartland. We believe every acre and every family deserves resilient infrastructure and transparent environmental data.

Problem Domains

SGMA Water Accounting

Streamlining district‑level ledgers and telemetry to empower smart allocations.

Drought Resilience

Forecasting surface‑ and groundwater risk to support adaptive crop planning.

Air Quality & Health

Low‑cost sensor networks to track valley‑fever dust and particulate hotspots.

Energy Resilience

Grid‑edge storage, demand management, and microgrids for agricultural operations.

Soil & Carbon

Open‑source tools for measuring soil carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling.

Data Equity

Bringing open data and affordable analytics to underserved rural communities.

Open research, field‑tested prototypes, and partnerships with those who steward the land.

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