This summer the Frontier School of Innovation planted peppers, tomatoes and zinnias in their garden beds. The school uses these beds for grades K-5 to garden and experience growing their own snacks and beautiful flowers. The garden is located near the playground, so students are able to take time to appreciate the growth of their […]
Mize Elementary dug in deep this Spring and reaped the benefits, with a bountiful harvest at the end of the school year! Their garden steward, Ms. Andrews, has been a superstar in her efforts to ensure gardening success. She attended our Spring planting demonstration, here at KCCG, and took those lessons back to school. Not […]
Last week, Center High School’s garden club toured Kansas City Community Garden’s Beanstalk and greenhouse. Typically, we host tours through the Beanstalk between March and early November when the plants are alive and growing. Still determined to come out and visit, I warned them that the Beanstalk will look a lot different during the winter […]
This October, during a check-in at Grandview High School I had the opportunity to meet with the Water Gardens Society of Greater Kansas City and learn more about their mission. Water Gardens Society of Greater Kansas City is a not-for-profit organization that supports the construction, preservation, and appreciation of water gardens throughout the Kansas […]
As a gardener, you may know that amending soil with compost yields a healthier– more productive harvest. Here at Kansas City Community Gardens, we believe (as funny as this sounds) that “our volunteers are like compost to a garden”. With the help of our volunteers, KCCG’s mission is strengthened and continues to grow, reaching out […]
As teachers start to head back to school, we get a lot of pictures of weedy gardens sent to us with questions such as ” Help! How do I clean out my gardens?” or “Where do I even begin?” We get that teachers are already so busy and adding, “clean out the garden” to an […]
The Olathe East High School Interpersonal Skills (IPS) class sees gardening as an integral part of their curriculum. The IPS program combines students with disabilities with peer mentors to learn social and other real-life skills. Hands-on gardening can provide lessons in science, math, cooking, communication and more. The school partnered with the Kansas City Community […]
This week’s Schoolyard Gardens school spotlight is Tomahawk Elementary, located in Overland Park, KS. Fifth grade teacher, April Cremer does a wonderful job incorporating the garden into math and science lessons as well as teaching important hands-on skills such as cooking. I asked April what her experience has been like teaching from the garden and […]
