As we roll into the holiday season, it’s a great time to slow down and review the past growing year. Here at Schoolyard Gardens we have helped schools close their gardens for winter and are beginning to consider next spring. Before we move full ahead into the 2018 growing season, it’s important to give the […]
Book Recommendation: Seedfolks
The weather is getting a little bit chillier and the sun is setting earlier. If you are like me, you may find yourself spending more time inside curled up with a good book. Over at Schoolyard Gardens, we love the book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. This book, first published in 1997, is a powerful narrative […]
Spotlight: Emerson Elementary Pumpkin Patch
This week we are highlighting the hard work of the student gardeners at Emerson Elementary. Emerson is a Kansas City, KS Public School. The garden was started by teacher, Maggie Scanlon, in 2013. The school has two raised beds, two apple trees and a pumpkin patch. We asked Maggie to share some of the successes […]
Digging for Gold (Harvesting Sweet Potatoes)
The end of the fall growing season is upon us which means lots of harvesting! Not only are the fall crops ready, but it is also time to dig up the sweet potatoes that were planted months ago. Last week at Scuola Vita Nuova, we celebrated the end of the season by having a harvest […]
Small Garden Feeds Entire School
In 2015 Winnwood Elementary was awarded a grant from their district, North Kansas City Schools, to construct two raised beds. With support from the district’s Food and Nutrition Services department the garden has impacted the entire school. Mrs. Gates’ 3rd grade class plants and cares for the garden. The garden sits in a courtyard that […]
Meet Hannah, KCCG’s New Schoolyard Garden Assistant!
Greetings everyone! My name is Hannah and I am the new Schoolyard Gardens Assistant here at KCCG. So far my time here has been full of visiting different schools and planting lots of lettuce, kale, broccoli, collards, and radishes and I’ve loved every minute of it! My passion for gardening and working with kids comes […]
Students’ Garden Extends the Classroom
Last week students from Wendall Phillips Elementary, in the Kansas City Public School District, planted their eight raised beds with fall vegetables. The garden is used by the 3rd – 6th grade classes, each classroom chose two or three vegetables to plant in their raised bed. Students entered the garden ready to learn and get […]
Back To Schoolyard Gardens
Last week students, throughout the metro returned to schools. Many of our schoolyard gardens are welcoming new and returning students to their growing spaces. Some schoolyard gardens have grown produce throughout the summer, and as students return to school they are being met with fresh tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Other schoolyard gardens took a rest […]
Hot Work and Lots of Weeding Pay Off!
This summer the YMCA has hosted a summer camp at Indian Creek Elementary in the Center School District. Indian Creek joined our Schoolyard Gardens program last spring, and the YMCA was excited to care for the students’ garden over the summer. The garden club has met each Friday morning to plant, mulch, weed and water […]
Leanna Flandermeyer Beanstalk Children’s Garden Now Open!
Last week Kansas City Community Gardens’ Beanstalk Children’s Garden opened for the season. In the first two weeks alone over 800 children have toured through the garden. Throughout the summer and early fall, over 4,000 children, teachers and parents will visit the garden, allowing children to become inspired to make healthy food choices as they […]