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 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! […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hopefully your fall seeds and plants are planted and you’re enjoying a second or third harvest of tomatoes and peppers. Did you know tomatoes and peppers can produce up until it freezes? As we wait for cooler temperatures, continue to water your fall seeds and plants every day to ensure they germinate and […]
One of our favorite things to do here at Schoolyard Gardens is to get the kids to eat the vegetables they grow in their gardens and last week we got to enjoy that experience with a first grade class at Frontier School of Innovation (FSI)! On Wednesday, we hosted a Hash Brown Harvest Party with Ms. Patton’s first […]
