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      • Cool Season Plants
      • Herb Plants
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      • Cannas & Pollinators
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      • Cool Season Seeds
      • Warm Season Seeds
      • Flower Seeds
      • Herb Seeds
      • Unique & Fun Seeds
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    • Sweet Potatoes
    • Fruit Trees & Berry Plants
    • Garlic
    • Merchandise
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    • Tiller Rental
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    • Find A Garden Near You
    • How To Videos
      • Planting and Maintenance
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      • Fruit Maintenance
      • Cooking
      • Virtual Workshops
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      • Fruit & Veggie Info Sheets
    • Planting Plan Tool
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      • KC Grow
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      • Schoolyard Gardens Blog
      • What’s Growing At KCCG Blog
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August 2, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Prepping for Fall with Schoolyard Gardens

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Hard to believe it, but we are in August folks! For educators everywhere this signals starting anew and your schoolyard garden is no exception. As a member of the Schoolyard Gardens (SYG) Program there are a few things we need you to add to your to-do list – Complete your Annual SYG Enrollment Form – […]

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July 26, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: East High School

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For our last school spotlight of the season, I wanted to shine light on East High School (KCMO) for their award-winning agriculture program!  In 2015, science teachers Andrew Killen and Zac McCullough revitalized the program with the help of the East High students. This meant long hours of organizing greenhouses, classroom spaces, rebuilding garden beds […]

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July 18, 2022  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Olathe East High School

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The Olathe East High School Interpersonal Skills (IPS) class sees gardening as an integral part of their curriculum. The IPS program combines students with disabilities with peer mentors to learn social and other real-life skills. Hands-on gardening can provide lessons in science, math, cooking, communication and more. The school partnered with the Kansas City Community […]

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July 12, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired

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This week I’m excited to spotlight the garden at Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI). CCVI has been a member of the Schoolyard Gardens program for about 5 years and they generally grow in all three seasons. They are huge fans of sweet potatoes and in 2019 harvested an impressive 100 lbs.! Their garden […]

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July 6, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight – Washington High School

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This week’s school spotlight is  Washington High School in KCK.  Partnering with Schoolyard Gardens since 2015, Washington High School’s Wildcat Outdoor Learning Lab and Community Garden turned an old tennis court into an outdoor classroom where students are encouraged to study or just take a break and enjoy nature. Science teacher Karen Rogers leads the […]

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June 29, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: North Kansas City High School

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Our next school spotlight is North Kansas City High School in KCMO just north of the river.  It’s been a pleasure working with Industrial Tech teacher Stephen Wagner since July 2021.  Mr. Wagner started the high school’s garden club  “Growing Northtown” which consists of about 30 students and 10 teachers.  Students designed and built the […]

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June 23, 2022  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Taste Test Contest Winners – Spring 2022

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This spring we asked schools to try out the Taste Test Tool to find out which veggies students would like to eat again. We had 32 schools submit taste test results during the month-long competition. A total of 432 students ages 3-18 years old participated in the taste test. Twelve vegetables and 4 SYG recipes […]

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June 14, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Tomahawk Elementary

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This week’s Schoolyard Gardens school spotlight is Tomahawk Elementary, located in Overland Park, KS. Fifth grade teacher, April Cremer does a wonderful job incorporating the garden into math and science lessons as well as teaching important hands-on skills such as cooking. I asked April what her experience has been like teaching from the garden and […]

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June 6, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight – Roeland Park Early Childhood Development Center

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For the next two months, our SYG blog will spotlight a few of the wonderful schoolyard garden sites we have the pleasure of assisting. Each week, we’ll zoom in on a different school, sharing and celebrating their garden stories. We hope you’ll be as inspired as we are by these rock star gardeners! I’ll kick […]

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May 24, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Come Visit the Beanstalk Children’s Garden

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The Beanstalk Children’s Garden staff have been working long hours cleaning out and planting each section of the Beanstalk getting it ready for their official opening day on June 1st. Every year I am in awe of the garden’s transformation from a sparse and meticulously planted garden into a lush, overflowing beautiful oasis of fruits […]

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Recent KCCG Blogs

  • Welcome Mackenzie, Our New Schoolyard Gardens Coordinator! Tuesday, 30, May
  • Tomato Days 2023 – Everything You Need Top Know Monday, 24, Apr
  • Welcome Taylor, Our New K-12 Gardens Coordinator! Monday, 27, Mar
  • Cool Season Plant Sale 2023 – Everything You Need To Know! Tuesday, 21, Mar
  • Farewell Crystal, but not Goodbye! Tuesday, 24, Jan
  • Community Spotlight: Cultivate KC’s Annual Farmers and Friends Meeting Tuesday, 17, Jan
  • Year in Review – KCCG’s 2022 Community Impact Friday, 30, Dec
  • Indoor Winter Garden Activities Monday, 19, Dec
  • Center High School’s Winter Beanstalk Tour Wednesday, 7, Dec
  • Taste Test Contest Winners – Fall 2022 Tuesday, 29, Nov

Kansas City Community Gardens

6917 Kensington | Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: 816.931.3877
Email: contact{at}kccg.org
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Mon-Fri : 9am-5pm
Open Tuesdays until 6:30pm (March 28th-May 23rd)
Beanstalk Children's Garden - Open on Saturdays beginning June 3rd 9am-12pm except Labor Day Weekend (Sept 3rd)

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