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August 24, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

New Therapeutic Garden Construction at Swope Park Health Services

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In the spring of 2011, Swope Park Health Services decided to build 6 raised beds to plant a garden to be cared for by patients in the behavioral health day program, which treats disorders such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder, grief, and post-traumatic stress to name a few. Studies have shown that gardening can help […]

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August 18, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Community Partner Gardens Helps Faubion UMC Garden Flourish

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Six years ago, Tom Clayton started a straw bale garden in a neighbor’s yard but due to lack of sunshine, it wasn’t an ideal location. Three years later, Clayton decided to move the garden to his church, the Faubion United Methodist Church in Gladstone, MO, which provided better sunshine but still had room to improve. […]

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August 1, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

The Lathrop Garden

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This article was submitted by Michael Lathrop, who has been a KCCG member for 4 years and uses KCCG resources to garden with his son, Alex. When I first learned about KCCG I was excited to know that I could buy garden starts, seeds and straw for a reduced and discounted price by joining. They […]

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July 6, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

A Youth Garden at 27th & Prospect

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Shea Bergman, KCCG’s Youth and Home Gardens Coordinator, contributed to this article. KCCG recently partnered with the Morningstar Youth & Family Life Center to install a raised bed garden for the summer scholars program. The program runs June through August and enrolls students in K to 8th grade for daily activities and learning opportunities.  Morningstar leaders Carl […]

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June 29, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Seniors Visit the Beanstalk Garden

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Nikki Schaper, Beanstalk Garden Assistant, contributed to this article. Even though the Beanstalk Garden is referred to as a “children’s” garden, anybody can come take a tour. This week, we had some special guests from The Groves retirement community take a tour of the garden. We also had a group of kindergartners scheduled to take […]

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June 26, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Girl Scouts Use Cookie Sale Proceeds To Buy Gifts For KCCG

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KCCG had the pleasure of hosing Brownie Girl Scout Troop #1565 for a tour at the Beanstalk Children’s Garden and the troop toured all 6 of our gardens. They got to taste things like blueberries, provider beans, stevia, Malabar spinach, and pineapple while touring the garden. When they contacted us about booking a tour, they […]

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May 23, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

KCCG Selected As Beneficiary For KC Restaurant Week 2018

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We have some very exciting news at Kansas City Community Gardens! It is with immense appreciation and excitement that we announce our selection as the KC Restaurant Week 2018 benefiting charity! Over the past several years, KCCG has seen an exponential increase in demand for our services to the community. Since 2009, our memberships increased […]

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May 12, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Grandview High School Students Visit KCCG To Help With Harvest

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This week, KCCG welcomed Cassie Dolinar and her high school health classes from Grandview High School to help harvest veggies out of the Beanstalk Children’s Garden! The kids range in age from 9th-12th grade, and a lot of them are interested in or wanting to pursue a career in health.  Over the two day harvest, 130 students […]

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April 7, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

What happens when KCCG is awarded an expensive, vintage bottle of whiskey

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As the Development Director of Kansas City Community Gardens, I have seen some interesting and generous donations. One of my favorite gifts we have received was a bottle of rare-released whiskey by the Old Fashion Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery, a National Historic Landmark known today as Buffalo Trace Distillery. Buffalo Trace resurrected the O.F.C. line of […]

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April 4, 2017  |  By Rob Shoffner  |  In What's Growing At KCCG

Gardening With Kids – How To Make Your Garden Magical

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This article was written by KCCG’s Program Director, Andrea Mathew and was featured in the 2017 April edition of KC Gardener. If you talked to my dad for any length of time about vegetable gardening, he would probably delight you with the story of how I, at the age of three, ate a whole row […]

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Recent KCCG Blogs

  • Spotlight: Southwood Elementary Monday, 25, Jan
  • From Seed to Snack Wednesday, 20, Jan
  • Phytonutrients: The Vegetable and Fruit Rainbow Monday, 11, Jan
  • New Year, New Options at KCCG Thursday, 7, Jan
  • New Year, New Recipe: Gabriel’s Chimichurri Monday, 4, Jan
  • 2020 Giving Grove Spotlight – 200 Orchards Milestone Thursday, 31, Dec
  • 2020 Schoolyard Gardens Spotlight – Learning To Pivot During A Pandemic Wednesday, 30, Dec
  • 2020 CPG Spotlight – Gardening Lifts Spirits For Fairmount Senior Citizens Tuesday, 29, Dec
  • One Bite Lesson Series: Rad Rabbit Wraps Monday, 21, Dec
  • 2020 Home Garden Spotlight – The Evolution of a Garden Friday, 18, Dec

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