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    • Sweet Potatoes
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June 23, 2022  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Taste Test Contest Winners – Spring 2022

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This spring we asked schools to try out the Taste Test Tool to find out which veggies students would like to eat again. We had 32 schools submit taste test results during the month-long competition. A total of 432 students ages 3-18 years old participated in the taste test. Twelve vegetables and 4 SYG recipes […]

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June 14, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Tomahawk Elementary

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This week’s Schoolyard Gardens school spotlight is Tomahawk Elementary, located in Overland Park, KS. Fifth grade teacher, April Cremer does a wonderful job incorporating the garden into math and science lessons as well as teaching important hands-on skills such as cooking. I asked April what her experience has been like teaching from the garden and […]

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June 6, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight – Roeland Park Early Childhood Development Center

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For the next two months, our SYG blog will spotlight a few of the wonderful schoolyard garden sites we have the pleasure of assisting. Each week, we’ll zoom in on a different school, sharing and celebrating their garden stories. We hope you’ll be as inspired as we are by these rock star gardeners! I’ll kick […]

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May 24, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Come Visit the Beanstalk Children’s Garden

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The Beanstalk Children’s Garden staff have been working long hours cleaning out and planting each section of the Beanstalk getting it ready for their official opening day on June 1st. Every year I am in awe of the garden’s transformation from a sparse and meticulously planted garden into a lush, overflowing beautiful oasis of fruits […]

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May 17, 2022  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

New Recipe Video – Quick Pickled Red Onions

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Check out Claire’s new video on how to make quick pickled onions! This fast and simple recipe showcases a delicious and refreshing way to use onions from your garden.  This video shows how to make quick pickled onions using red onions, but you can use this same recipe on other onions, as well as carrots, […]

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May 10, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

New Recipe Video- Grated Raw Beet Salad

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This week we’d like to highlight another one of our brand new garden recipe videos – Grated Raw Beet Salad!  This citrusy, bright recipe makes a wonderfully fresh side dish, just perfect for the hotter days ahead. This recipe is also simple, utilizing a few pantry staples along with the beets and herbs from your […]

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May 2, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Thin Your Plants with a Side of Ranch – New Recipe Video!

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Planting with students in the garden is always a fun time, but sometimes can result in seeds planted not in rows but rather in overcrowded mounds. Thinning or pulling out seedlings to make space for others to grow, is especially important for your root vegetables (carrots, radishes, turnips) and even some greens (mustard greens, swiss […]

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April 25, 2022  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Test Test Evaluation Contest

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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 […]

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April 19, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

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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, […]

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April 11, 2022  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Strong Girls Partnership – Recipe Demonstration

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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 […]

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