Gardening is Empowerment
The KCCG Mission
KCCG Headquarters
6917 Kensington
Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: 816.931.3877
Email: contact{at}kccg.org
Hours
Mon-Fri : 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-12pm (March 23rd - May 11th)
Happy Hour in the Garden
July 19th @5:30-8pm
Beanstalk Children's Garden @ KCCG
6917 Kensington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64132
Join us in the Leanna Flandermeyer Beanstalk Garden on July 19th @5:30-8pm for a Happy Hour in the Garden! This happy hour will feature Boulevard Beer, Buzz WTR, wine, and other summertime beverages. A Stockyard Brewery Gift Basket, garden-infused vodka bottles from Clear10, and infused spirit bottles from Lifted Spirits will be up for raffle prizes and the first 75 guests receive free ice cream from Bettie Rae's! Other activities include yard games and garden tours.
Tickets are $17 advance and $20 at the door for a bottomless cup and $10 for alcohol-free attendees. Kids are welcome and free!
The 2019 Happy Hour in the Garden series is hosted by KCCG’s Young Professionals Board. Proceeds benefit the Beanstalk Children’s Garden, a unique learning destination that inspires children to make healthy choices, as they see, smell, touch and taste growing plants.
Free Workshop: The Ins and Outs of Fall Gardening
July 26th @ 12pm
KCCG Headquarters
6917 Kensington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64132
Gardening doesn’t end with tomatoes and zucchini. Don’t miss Kansas City’s bountiful third gardening season. You can plant in July and August for a delicious fall garden harvest! Learn the details of what and when to plant for best results.
Gardens at Sunset
Sept 7th @6-9pm
Beanstalk Children's Garden @ KCCG
6917 Kensington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64132
Join us for a unique evening set in the wonder-filled Leanna Flandermeyer Beanstalk Children’s Garden featuring locally-sourced cuisine and beverages and live and silent auctions. Event proceeds benefit KCCG’s mission to inspire and empower low-income households, schools and community groups to grow their own fruits and vegetables.
Fall Family Festival
Sept 14th @10am-3pm
Beanstalk Children's Garden @ KCCG
6917 Kensington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64132
Join us on Saturday, September 14th from 10am-3pm for KCCG's annual Fall Family Festival! Activities include garden crafts, face painting, horse rides, bug exhibits, gourd painting, scavenger hunt, and more! This event is free to the public and food and drink will be available for purchase.
Beanstalk Children's Garden
The Beanstalk Children’s Garden provides nutrition and environmental education to Kansas City’s youth in a unique urban garden setting, using a STEM-based curriculum tailored to meet the needs of all learning levels. Children gasp with wonder as they engage all five senses to experience the garden’s six unique areas: Vegetable, Fruit, Herb, Grain, Curiosity, and Water, tasting in-season plants and becoming inspired to grow their own food.
Community Partner Gardens
CPG assists community groups, faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, & other non-profits with having successful vegetable gardens through technical assistance & access low-cost gardening resources. Click the button below to start a community garden!
Rent A Plot
Whether you are dealing with too much shade in your backyard, an apartment or rental house with no place to garden or you need more room to grow, a community garden rental plot can help solve all of these problems and more!
Home Gardens
KCCG is one of the only gardening organizations in the country dedicated to helping home gardeners have successful gardens. We help people grow food for themselves in backyards, vacant lots and at community garden sites.
Schoolyard Gardens
The SYG program works with schools metro-wide to establish vegetable gardens on school grounds. KCCG staff support school staff and students so to produce successful gardens, exposing students to the wonders of growing their own food.
Giving Grove
The Giving Grove, a program of KCCG, is an organization with the mission of helping the KC metropolitan and surrounding communities grow, harvest, and share healthy food by providing the resources needed to plant edible tree gardens at schools, churches, and other vacant land.