I don’t know about you, but fall is my favorite time of year. I love watching the seasons change and I always anticipate Kansas City’s beautiful trees turning those warm hues of red, orange and yellow. It also helps that I love so many fall garden crops like red & golden beets, rainbow carrots, kale […]
SYG Thanks Seasonal Volunteers!
When Schoolyard Gardens first started in 2008, there were 20 schools listed in the program. Today, SYG has grown into a program that now provides low-cost seeds, plants and garden education to 210 schools! With this amazing growth, we are always looking for volunteers to help schools that might need some extra support. We […]
Grandview High Schoolers Excel at Garden Design and Vegetable Production
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. What began as collaborative brainstorming between a Grandview High School teacher and a retired teacher who develops educational initiatives for Kansas City Community Gardens has introduced another generation […]
Seniors Visit the Beanstalk Garden
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 […]
Girl Scouts Use Cookie Sale Proceeds To Buy Gifts For KCCG
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 […]
Leanna Flandermeyer Beanstalk Children’s Garden Now Open!
Last week Kansas City Community Gardens’ Beanstalk Children’s Garden opened for the season. In the first two weeks alone over 800 children have toured through the garden. Throughout the summer and early fall, over 4,000 children, teachers and parents will visit the garden, allowing children to become inspired to make healthy food choices as they […]
Grandview High School Students Visit KCCG To Help With Harvest
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 […]