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 […]
Despite all this crazy weather, we’ve been busy all winter building new gardens at schools across the Kansas City metro! A few weeks ago, we built a garden with the students at Hawthorn Elementary and it was such a blast! We put together this short video so you can experience a garden construction along with […]
Hello all! My name is Claire and I’m the new Preschool Gardens Coordinator. While new to the SYG team, I got my start with KCCG as a Beanstalk Garden Assistant almost 3 years ago. I’m excited to be back in a full-time role and I can’t wait to meet all our wonderful schools! My […]
After 4 years as the Schoolyard Gardens Preschool Coordinator, this spring my role will be changing to the K-12 garden coordinator. I am excited for the new challenge, but I will miss my time spent in the garden with my preschool friends. However, I will always chuckle to myself when I remember the many times […]
It’s that time of year again, time to watch for KCCG’s annual Seeder’s Digest in the mail. In your Seeder’s Digest you will find important KCCG event dates to remember, gardening workshops and a list of all the seeds and plants we are offering for the upcoming growing season. While you wait for warmer […]
One common question we get at SYG is, “what do you do during the wintertime?” Since it’s too cold to garden, you might think all we do is drink hot chocolate and eat soup, but you’d be wrong (though we do a lot of that too)! Actually, we’re busy building new school gardens (among […]
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 […]
Schoolyard Gardens just launched our very own YouTube channel! So far we’ve only posted one video but we think it’s a special one. Follow along as the fourth graders at Wendell Phillips Elementary harvest and enjoy the vegetables from their fall garden on a sunny, cold November morning a few weeks ago! Click HERE […]
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 […]
After gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving, by now you might be eating your second or third turkey sandwich! Why not use up your leftovers with these five easy post-Thanksgiving recipes? Too much leftover bird? Mix it up with this turkey salad sandwich! Maybe you have mounds of mashed potatoes? Switch it up and make breakfast […]
