After 4 years as the Schoolyard Gardens Preschool Coordinator, this spring my role will be changing to the K-12 garden coordinator. I am excited for the new challenge, but I will miss my time spent in the garden with my preschool friends. However, I will always chuckle to myself when I remember the many times […]
It’s that time of year again, time to watch for KCCG’s annual Seeder’s Digest in the mail. In your Seeder’s Digest you will find important KCCG event dates to remember, gardening workshops and a list of all the seeds and plants we are offering for the upcoming growing season. While you wait for warmer […]
One common question we get at SYG is, “what do you do during the wintertime?” Since it’s too cold to garden, you might think all we do is drink hot chocolate and eat soup, but you’d be wrong (though we do a lot of that too)! Actually, we’re busy building new school gardens (among […]
Schoolyard Gardens just launched our very own YouTube channel! So far we’ve only posted one video but we think it’s a special one. Follow along as the fourth graders at Wendell Phillips Elementary harvest and enjoy the vegetables from their fall garden on a sunny, cold November morning a few weeks ago! Click HERE […]
After gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving, by now you might be eating your second or third turkey sandwich! Why not use up your leftovers with these five easy post-Thanksgiving recipes? Too much leftover bird? Mix it up with this turkey salad sandwich! Maybe you have mounds of mashed potatoes? Switch it up and make breakfast […]
Today we’re sharing a few fantastic main dishes you can prepare if you have any vegetarians to cook for this Thanksgiving! Stuffed Spaghetti Squash 4 Cheese Pesto Lasagna Spaghetti squash is stuffed with a creamy four cheese white sauce and pesto to make an easier, lighter, slightly healthier lasagna! 2. The Best Whole Roasted Cauliflower! […]
This fall, students in La Mariposa classroom at El Centro Early Learning Center participated in the “Sprout in the Garden” curriculum – a 9-week gardening program with Schoolyard Gardens! After planting their garden, students learned how to carefully water their delicate seedlings and seeds, so they didn’t wash away. They learned how to find and […]
Check out these links to things we’re excited about! 1. How to Winterize Your Vegetable Garden After the first frost snuck up on us last weekend, it’s been a mad dash to harvest and prepare our school gardens for winter! This is a helpful article for anyone needing a reminder on how best to […]
Peanuts, Peanuts! It’s time to harvest your peanuts! Did you know you can grow peanuts in Kansas City? It’s quite simple: plant your peanuts right before kids leave for summer break and with adequate watering visits, your students will have fun in October digging up actual peanuts! Fun Fact: Did you know, the peanut is […]
Our gardens are in full bloom now, so it’s time to put all those beautiful fall vegetables to use! Here are a few of our favorite fall vegetable recipes: ARUGULA Pea Pesto Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Arugula BROCCOLI Maple Sesame Tofu with Coconut Rice CABBAGE Cashew Crunch Salad with Sesame Dressing COLLARD GREENS Roasted […]
