Kansas City Community Gardens' annual fundraiser, Gardens At Sunset, is set for Saturday, September 7th at 5:30pm.
Join us for an enchanted evening in the beautiful Beanstalk Children's Garden. Guests will enjoy an elegant picnic dinner, silent auction, mercantile with garden-inspired goods, entertainment, and an immersive tour of the gardens and orchards.
Proceeds benefit KCCG's mission to inspire and empower low-income households, schools and community groups to grow their own vegetables and fruit.
Veggie & Herb Transplants Now 50% Off No Limits!
Do you still need tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, or herbs for your garden? We still have several varieties of each in stock and we're now offering them at half off and limits have been lifted.
If you'd like to find out if we still have a specific variety in stock, please call us at 816.931.3877.
Upcoming Free Workshop
Hands-On in the Garden - Garden Maintenance & Care
Tuesday, June 11th @ 5:30pm
Learn how to keep your garden weed-free and bountiful during the warm season months. Workshop will be held outside in the garden (weather permitting). Limited to 20 participants.
To register for these workshops, click the button below:
In Case You Missed It
If you missed the live presentations of any our our workshops, you can view the recordings on our Virtual Workshop webpage by clicking the following button:
Did You Know We Offer Girl Scout Badge Workshops?
If you're looking for a good spot for your girl scout troop to earn their badges, KCCG offers the ideal location in the Beanstalk Children's Garden!
We offer badges for all levels of Girls Scouts beginning Saturday, June 8th with the Outdoor Maker Badge - Finding Art in all Aspects of Nature from 10am-12pm.
For the full schedule, click the button below:
Gardener Spotlight
This story is contributed by Mae Beins as part of a EN 3130 Writing for the Environment course for Rockhurst University.
As I sat down for my interview with a gardener at Kansas City Community Gardens, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. Then, in walks Ed Jones, one of the brightest people I have ever met. One of the first things Ed said was, “I am excited about being famous”, and boy does Ed deserve fame. After reading Ed’s story, I hope that you too will see why he is so deserving of this fame.
Ed Jones was born and raised in the urban core of Kansas City. He grew up with a strong love and appreciation for gardening that was instilled in him by his parents. Both his mother and his father were raised in the deep south of the United States. There, gardening was not just a hobby but a way to provide for their family. Ed’s parents brought this gift of gardening from the south and taught Ed how to garden for himself.
