October is here, which means it’s time to harvest your sweet potatoes! A question I often get is, “How will I know when it’s time to harvest my sweet potatoes”? I will tell them two things… The first thing to do is take a peek! In September follow a sweet potato vine to where it […]
SYG is excited to announce that this season we’ll have Harvest Party Kits available for schools to check out…for FREE! Harvest parties are a wonderful way to celebrate the end of a garden season and a fun way for students to sample the veggies they’ve grown in simple recipes. There are 3 kit options available – […]
This week we’ve asked our Multimedia Developer, Rob, to give us a recap of this year’s Gardens at Sunset event. As you’ll read in the following account, we had to make a few pivots throughout the rainy night, but a little rain can’t scare a way a bunch of gardeners! Without exception, the guests, staff […]
Around this time of year, we get excited to highlight one of our awesome programs here at KCCG; The Leanna Flandermeyer Beanstalk Children’s Garden, more commonly called, the Beanstalk. This beautiful sensory garden is located at our headquarters in Swope Park and is a beloved fieldtrip destination for folks of all ages. We asked one […]
As a gardener, you may know that amending soil with compost yields a healthier– more productive harvest. Here at Kansas City Community Gardens, we believe (as funny as this sounds) that “our volunteers are like compost to a garden”. With the help of our volunteers, KCCG’s mission is strengthened and continues to grow, reaching out […]
After you’ve mapped out your fall garden using our Fall Planting Planning Sheet, the SYG Crop Varieties resource guide and maybe even our How to Make a Planting Plan video, head on over to the Digging Deeper section of our website and check out our other resources! Resources on our site include – Garden Lesson […]
As teachers start to head back to school, we get a lot of pictures of weedy gardens sent to us with questions such as ” Help! How do I clean out my gardens?” or “Where do I even begin?” We get that teachers are already so busy and adding, “clean out the garden” to an […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
