Our Spotlight School this week is Educare Kansas City. Over the past few seasons, the Educare garden has really become part of the school’s culture as students, teachers and other staff members all work so hard to make sure their garden thrives. Take a look below to see what they had to say! Educare Kansas […]
One thing I love about our SYG program is that we get to connect with schools and support their vision of a successful SYG. Each of our 200+ schools then end up having their own unique mission and vision for their garden. As a way to celebrate the variety of our schools, our new summer […]
This year I’ve been wildly impressed with and grateful for the dedication of our school garden coordinators. Despite pandemic times, we had 131 schools plant a garden during the 2020-2021 school year. Those gardens were planted abundantly with 10,836 plants and 1,986 packs of seeds at schools throughout Kansas City. We also packed and distributed […]
I’m excited to announce that our Summer Vegetable Spotlight garden activities are live on our website and ready for action! 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. Our summer series covers […]
Pollinator garden: A garden that is planted and designed, with plants that produce nectar and pollen attracting pollinating insects, know as pollinators. We’ve had a lot of people asking for more information about starting a pollinator garden and after some time researching this winter the Schoolyard Gardens team is excited to offer a quick resource […]
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! […]
With summer right around the corner, we had a chat with our new Beanstalk Summer Assistant, Jeni Welsh and asked her to tell us a little about a magical field trip destination that we highly recommend! Here’s what she had to say: We’ll let you in on the best kept secret in Kansas City. Located […]
Having a garden or orchard at your school means that you’re already a wonderful steward of the earth. Take a minute to give yourself a pat on the back, because you celebrate Earth Day every day! In honor of the official Earth Day, we are taking a break from our Get Growing blog series to […]
It’s no secret that kids are sometimes hesitant to try new foods, especially when it comes to vegetables. The good news is that when kids are part of the growing process– planning out the garden, planting the seeds, watering the plants, and eventually harvesting– kids are much more likely to taste what they have grown. […]
Back by popular demand, we are now officially offering our Take Home Garden Kits again this season! Thanks to our Bilingual Outreach Coordinator, Gabriel, and our Community Partner Gardens Coordinator, Amanda, we are now able to offer these kits in Spanish as well as English! The intention behind these kits is to give teachers and […]
