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March 7, 2019  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

March 2019 Newsletter

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    MARCH 2019 NEWSLETTER Important March Dates For Seed and Plant Availability March is here and that means Spring is right around the corner! Thanks to our amazing and reliable volunteers who have been busy packing seeds and planting seedlings for the greenhouse, we’re excited to announce these important dates for seed and plant […]

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October 10, 2018  |  By Martha Walker  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Cultivating New Communities and New Lives

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Nestled in the historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City, 25 refugee families are cultivating new communities and new lives as they transform abandoned lots into flourishing gardens – all thanks to a partnership between Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), The Health Care Foundation, The Land Bank of Kansas City and Kansas City Community Gardens. Founded in […]

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October 3, 2018  |  By Martha Walker  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Successful Garden Underpins Community Revitalization and New Development

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In an overgrown, empty lot at 37th and Woodlawn in one of Kansas City’s long-identified “food deserts,” the Ivanhoe Community Garden took root in the spring of 2011 ─ a collaboration of University of Missouri Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City, the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and Kansas City Community Gardens. “The garden has grown from […]

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September 26, 2018  |  By Martha Walker  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Two Schools + Two Gardens = Immeasurable Success for At-Risk Kids

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Perhaps the adage gardening heals is no more evident than at Kansas City’s Cornerstones of Care Gillis and Ozanam gardens where day therapy and residential foster care kids tend two cultivated acres of vegetables, two orchards plus a large greenhouse built in partnership with Cultivate KC, Kansas City Community Gardens and Giving Grove orchards. “We […]

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September 19, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Partners Key in Gardening’s Exponential Reach and Impact

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This story was contributed by Martha Walker, retired newspaper and United Press International wire service reporter who also worked 22 years in corporate communications and market research. Back in 2005 when Kansas City Community Gardens collaborated with Harvesters Community Food Network and Kansas City Master Gardeners to create an inspiring “demonstration” garden near 39th Street […]

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July 18, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

KC Water Grants Fund Water Systems At Community Gardens & Urban Farms

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Kansas Citians are no strangers to hot, dry summers. And for many community gardeners in KC who grow food in vacant lots and sites with limited access to water, keeping their gardens hydrated is a challenge once the spring rains end and the summer heat takes over. A little over 3 years ago, Kansas City […]

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June 7, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Grandview High School Students Harvest Their Garden Designs

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Back in January, the Grandview High School Health and Nutrition Instructor, Cassie Dolinar, reached out to KCCG to figure out a way to get her students more involved in gardening and to teach them more about the process of growing, harvesting, and consuming healthy vegetables straight from the garden. KCCG’s Beanstalk Children’s Garden staff took […]

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April 24, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Project Rally Expands Rally Garden

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Back in the spring of 2017, Kansas City, Kansas residents Aaron Marks and Terrell Dyer decided to start a community garden as part of their mission to improve the quality of life in their Quindaro neighborhood. They coined the name for their mission “Project Rally”, which stands for ‘Respect, Accountability, Love, Leadership and Youth” and they […]

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February 27, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Grandview High School Garden Design Contest

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Andie Conn, Youth Gardens Assistant – Americorps, contributed to this article. On January 31st, the Beanstalk Garden staff took a trip to Grandview High School for a two day garden design project-based learning experience.  The Health and Nutrition instructor, Cassie Dolinar, invited the Beanstalk staff to lead a discussion on nutrition, garden design, and gardening career […]

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February 6, 2018  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Grandview High School Welcomes Beanstalk Garden Staff To Help Design Garden

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Nikki Schaper, KCCG’s Beanstalk Garden Assistant, contributed to this article. Grandview High School and KCCG have developed a unique relationship over the past year. It started with a field trip last spring when Grandview’s Health and Nutrition teacher, Cassie Dolinar, brought her class to the Beanstalk Garden to tour the garden and sample some fresh […]

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