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May 3, 2021  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Spring Harvest Time!

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It’s spring harvest time! By now you likely have arugula, lettuce, spinach, mustards and more coming up in your garden. Your green onion sprouts are sprouting up tall and your radishes have started to bulb. Kale, collards, and swiss chard leaves are filling out and all of this means … it’s time to start harvesting!  […]

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March 21, 2021  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Vegetable Spotlights

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This week for our Get Growing post, I am excited to debut our newest set of garden activities, Vegetable Spotlights! Vegetable Spotlights are a way for early childhood educators, as well as kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade educators, to further their students’ understanding about each vegetable growing in their schoolyard garden. The summary page of […]

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March 15, 2021  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Planting Your Schoolyard Garden

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So you’ve cast a vision for your garden this spring,  planned out your garden beds and ordered your seeds and plants. Next up: planting!!! Planting the garden is one of my favorite parts of gardening, second only to eating things from the garden. For new and seasoned gardeners alike, planting can be an intimidating time […]

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March 8, 2021  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Top 6 Most Popular Spring Vegetables

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After the long winter, one thing I look forward to is reconnecting with our schools. Instead of hosting the  Schoolyard Garden’s pre-spring workshops we typically host in early March, last week the SYG team met with garden contacts via zoom and answered questions about planning the garden and ordering online. It was a lot of […]

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March 1, 2021  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: How to Make a Planting Plan

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I’ve talked with many of our garden coordinators over the past few weeks and as we gear up for spring, the sentiment seems to be the same – Yay! It’s garden planning season! And they are exactly right! Spring is on her way and it’s almost time to plant those cool season crops! Making a […]

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February 16, 2021  |  By Crystal Fritz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: The Right Tools for the Job

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The Schoolyard Gardens team is so looking forward to the day when we are back in the garden with students. Until then, we will continue to support schools gardening on their own with SYG online resources, YouTube tutorials and as always, offering virtual support for troubleshooting gardening challenges via email and phone. Another way we […]

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February 8, 2021  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Hooray! You’re Building a Schoolyard Garden 

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This week you’re in for a treat! Our very own K-12 Garden Coordinator, Crystal Fritz, wrote a children’s story about building a new schoolyard garden. We asked Crystal to read us this book, Hooray!! You’re Building a Schoolyard Garden.  Take a look! Before building a new garden, it’s important to make sure you are ready […]

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February 1, 2021  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

Get Growing: Benefits of Gardening

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I’m excited to announce the start of our new blog series, “Get Growing,” where each week we’ll walk through the benefits and how-to’s of gardening. It will all lead up to my favorite part, harvesting and eating from the garden! This week’s post is all about remembering how awesome gardening is. There are numerous benefits […]

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Kansas City Community Gardens

6917 Kensington | Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: 816.931.3877
Email: contact{at}kccg.org
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Mon-Fri : 9am-5pm
Open Tuesdays until 6:30pm
(March 29 – May 24 and August 2 - August 30)
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Also closed on July 2nd and 4th and Labor Day

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