A few weeks ago, Crystal and I had the opportunity to attend a week long conference in Santa Cruz, California. The School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute was hosted by LifeLabs and one of our generous supporters, the Whole Kids Foundation. Over the course of the week we had the chance to network with […]
Happy New Year friends! New to SYG or just need a refresher? Here is what to expect during a year of schoolyard gardening. In January, most garden beds are resting, waiting for warmer weather to soften up the soil for spring planting. This month, schoolyard gardeners can be planning and dreaming about the upcoming […]
Hello SYG friends, I don’t know about you, but I have been enjoying this beautiful snow. It’s not normal for us to get this much moisture this time of year and I am kind of loving it! There’s just something so magical about waking up to a blanket of fresh snow covering the ground. At […]
This fall we gardened with over 6,400 students. Over 100 schools in the KC Metro area planted a fall garden. Schools grew over 31 different varieties of cool season vegetables. The most popular vegetables this fall were broccoli, carrots, collards, kale and radishes! We still have a little bit of hardneck garlic left, contact syg@kccg.org if interested! […]
Chilly weather greetings from the SYG office! It’s hard to believe it but we are expecting the first frost of the year this evening. This means that fall gardening season is winding down. It is time to get the last of your tomatoes (even green tomatoes!) and peppers harvested, and dig up your sweet potatoes. […]
Happy autumnal equinox! The temperatures are cooling down in time for us to enjoy fall weather. Meanwhile our fall gardens are already in full bloom with radishes, mustards, lettuce, spinach, arugula and swiss chard already being enjoyed in salads, dips, quiches, stir frys, sandwiches and more! This fall we have had fun watching you all […]
Hello Schoolyard Gardeners! We have been pretty quiet over here lately. Here’s what we have been up to: Taylor joined our team as an AmeriCorps service member (read more about her here) and we are so excited! We also had a big party to celebrate 10 years of Schoolyard Gardens in Kansas City. It was […]
Happy back to school everyone! We hope the schoolyear is off to a great start for you and your students. We are excited for fall gardening over here at KCCG. Some of our fall favorites include collards, broccoli, kale, lettuce, beets, radishes and spinach! Fall Gardens are great for schools because many cool season veggies […]
To All My Schoolyard Garden Friends and Supporters, After 7.5 years at Kansas City Community Gardens I am mixed with sadness and excitement as I announce that I am leaving KCCG. I have accepted a position at the Jackson County Health Department. It was a decision that I did not make lightly, Schoolyard Gardens is […]
This summer has been a hot one! The last few weeks Kansas City has seen regular temperatures in the mid to high 90s. Last week the temperature hit 100 degrees, and this was the first time this has happened in Kansas City since 2012! With all this heat, gardeners as well as gardens like to […]
