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School Spotlight: East High School

For our last school spotlight of the season, I wanted to shine light on East High School (KCMO) for their award-winning agriculture program!  In 2015, science teachers Andrew Killen and Zac McCullough revitalized the program with the help of the East High students. This meant long hours of organizing greenhouses, classroom spaces, rebuilding garden beds […]

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From Greenhouse to Garden

Here at Kansas City Community Gardens our mission is to empower and inspire low-income households, community groups, and schools in the Kansas City Metropolitan area to grow their own vegetables and fruit. We absolutely could not do that without our wonderful Greenhouse Manager, Stacy.  Stacy has been busy this February getting flats filled and planted […]

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Spring is in the Air!

  Cold Kansas City temperatures have some our school districts scheduling their last day of school well into the first part of June! It feels like forever since we’ve been able to spend time gardening in the warm sun! But here at KCCG, spring is in the air, at least in our greenhouse! Since February, […]