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 […]
With the End of the School Year, Students Celebrate #IGrewThis
It’s been a busy spring for Schoolyard Gardens! In March, over 160 schools planted spring crops. While the first day of planting the garden is exciting and full of hope, the real joys—and sometimes frustrations—happens during the following eight weeks. Students, teachers and even our Schoolyards Gardens staff watch as our tending and hard work […]
Comanche Elementary 2nd Graders: Taking Charge of the Schoolyard Garden
Comanche Elementary in the Shawnee Mission School District has been a Schoolyard Gardens member for over 7 years. This year, the second grade team has taken over the gardening duties. The students were first introduced to the garden last fall when they cleaned out the garden which had grown full of pesky summer weeds. The […]
KC Healthy Kids to Offer Free Training for Teachers
\Each year, schools and students around Kansas City participate in KC Healthy Kids’ annual ‘I Am Here’ Youth Advocacy photo contest. The contest encourages students to examine the health, or lack of health, in their own communities and to document their findings in photos. This contest is a great lesson where students learn the importance […]
Rain, Rain, Go Away
If you’ve looked outside in the last 10 days chances are you’ve only seen grey skies or rain. It was a wet end to March and beginning of April. It’s rained nearly every day of the last two weeks. If you’ve already planted your spring garden you are likely welcoming in the rain. If your […]
Students Advocate for Healthier Communities at KC Healthy Kids Summit
On March 2, Kansas City Community Gardens’ partner KC Healthy Kids held their first annual Kids Summit. The Kids Summit hosted over 200 students from schools throughout the metro, and was part competition and part conference for 3rd through 8th graders who participated in the KC Healthy Kids I Am Here youth photo contest. For the […]