APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER Important Upcoming Dates Spring is in full swing and KCCG is here to help you get your garden growing! Check out these important upcoming dates below. Tomato Day – April 26th Warm Season Plants and Seeds Available Includes tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, tomatillos, ground cherries and herbs. Sweet Potatoes – […]
MARCH 2019 NEWSLETTER Important March Dates For Seed and Plant Availability March is here and that means Spring is right around the corner! Thanks to our amazing and reliable volunteers who have been busy packing seeds and planting seedlings for the greenhouse, we’re excited to announce these important dates for seed and plant […]
This story was contributed by Martha Walker, retired newspaper and United Press International wire service reporter who also worked 22 years in corporate communications and market research. Back in 2005 when Kansas City Community Gardens collaborated with Harvesters Community Food Network and Kansas City Master Gardeners to create an inspiring “demonstration” garden near 39th Street […]
Kansas Citians are no strangers to hot, dry summers. And for many community gardeners in KC who grow food in vacant lots and sites with limited access to water, keeping their gardens hydrated is a challenge once the spring rains end and the summer heat takes over. A little over 3 years ago, Kansas City […]
Back in January, the Grandview High School Health and Nutrition Instructor, Cassie Dolinar, reached out to KCCG to figure out a way to get her students more involved in gardening and to teach them more about the process of growing, harvesting, and consuming healthy vegetables straight from the garden. KCCG’s Beanstalk Children’s Garden staff took […]
Back in the spring of 2017, Kansas City, Kansas residents Aaron Marks and Terrell Dyer decided to start a community garden as part of their mission to improve the quality of life in their Quindaro neighborhood. They coined the name for their mission “Project Rally”, which stands for ‘Respect, Accountability, Love, Leadership and Youth” and they […]
Andie Conn, Youth Gardens Assistant – Americorps, contributed to this article. On January 31st, the Beanstalk Garden staff took a trip to Grandview High School for a two day garden design project-based learning experience. The Health and Nutrition instructor, Cassie Dolinar, invited the Beanstalk staff to lead a discussion on nutrition, garden design, and gardening career […]
Nikki Schaper, KCCG’s Beanstalk Garden Assistant, contributed to this article. Grandview High School and KCCG have developed a unique relationship over the past year. It started with a field trip last spring when Grandview’s Health and Nutrition teacher, Cassie Dolinar, brought her class to the Beanstalk Garden to tour the garden and sample some fresh […]
Last Friday the famous groundhog, Mr. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so unfortunately for us we have 6 more weeks of winter ahead of us. In the meantime, get your students excited for the spring with any one of these 3 garden art projects. Garden Markers: Decide with your class what to plant this spring. […]
This story was contributed by Martha Walker, retired newspaper and United Press International wire service reporter who also worked 22 years in corporate communications and market research. About $5 worth of seeds, the sweat equity of a Missouri couple and two grandchildren, plus a network of volunteers and caring organizations have fed the Kansas City […]
