Besides the joy and delight of being outside, touching the soil, and planting seeds, another big goal of Schoolyard Gardens is to increase access to fresh vegetables and encourage eating of said veggies! This year we are surveying students, asking them which veggies they would eat again from the garden. You can download the activity […]
Having a schoolyard garden means that you’re already a wonderful steward of the earth. Take a minute to give yourself a pat on the back, because in a way, you celebrate the earth every time you visit your garden! In honor of the official Earth Day, we’d like to share a few other ways you, […]
This week, I’d like to share about a partnership event with SYG and the Strong Girls group. Strong Girls is an after-school program for 6th – 8th grade girls hosted by the University of Kansas’s Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab and WIN for KC. Middle school aged girls from Kansas City public, private and charter […]
This week we are highlighting our Garden Signs! We created these veggie signs as a way to engage more people in the garden by sharing what is growing. The signs all follow a similar format each of them explaining: Varieties of the veggie that SYG offers Real photos of the veggie as a seed/transplant & […]
We have an exciting addition to this year’s spring plant and seed order form – Tatsoi! Pronounced tat-soy, this versatile cool season Asian green is a cruciferous vegetable (think kale, cabbage, mustard greens, etc.) and is very mild in flavor. It’s easy to grow, with very few pest issues, and goes well in almost any recipe […]
Mother nature teased us with 70 degree spring weather last week only to greet us with ice and snow this week. No problem, it’s still time to start planning out and ordering for your spring garden. Not sure which vegetables you can plant in March? Refresh your memory with SYG Crop Varieties. Get your students involved […]
As we near the end of February, it’s time to say goodbye to the winter construction season (November 1st – February 28th) and hello to spring planting (March 15th – April 8th)! Before we close it out, we’d like to take a minute to say a few thank you’s. To the teachers, students and school […]
Are you looking forward to spring as much as I am? As I watch the last of the snowstorms blow through, I enjoy passing the time with some podcasts. Gardening podcasts are a great way to stay current with the latest horticulture trends and find inspiration for your next spring project. Here are three of […]
With spring just around the corner, we’re getting excited to start dreaming with schools about what they’ll grow in their gardens this season! To assist with this process, we’re holding our spring workshops over the next few weeks. The first is our Planting Planning Workshop, which is mandatory for all new garden coordinators. This training […]
This week, we’d like to spotlight our friends at The Local Investment Commission (LINC). LINC is a non-profit organization that works with state and local government, businesses, community organizations, and civic leaders to improve the lives of children and families in the Kansas City region. In 1992, LINC partnered with the Kansas City Public School […]
