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School Spotlight: Central Middle School
000With all the excitement from the NFL Draft in town this year, it seemed everyone was affected in some way. KCCG and SYG were no exception! The NFL partnered with us and Lowe’s to construct garden...
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School Spotlight: EarlystART Metro Child & Family Development Center
000For 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...
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School Spotlight: Oakhill Day School
100“I saw this on my hike through some wetlands this morning!” Jared Cole says pointing to a native plant in his rain and butterfly garden. He explained that the space dedicated to their schoolyard...
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School Spotlight: Mize Elementary School
000Mize Elementary dug in deep this Spring and reaped the benefits, with a bountiful harvest at the end of the school year! Their garden steward, Ms. Andrews, has been a superstar in her efforts to...
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School Spotlight: Frontier School of Innovation
000This summer the Frontier School of Innovation planted peppers, tomatoes and zinnias in their garden beds. The school uses these beds for grades K-5 to garden and experience growing their own snacks...
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School Spotlight: Liberty Elementary
000In March, we went out to assist Liberty Academy with a garden build. They were a lively group of students, led by a vibrant instructor named Ms. Richardson! It was a chilly morning, but we made it...
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School Spotlight: EPiC Elementary
000For this week’s school spotlight, KCCG reached out to Schoolyard Garden Coordinator, Susan Maynor with EPiC Elementary to get the perspective of a coordinator leading the garden at their school....
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School Spotlight: Accelerated Schools of Overland Park
000The dog days of summer are here in Kansas City and schoolyard gardens are showing it. Juicy tomatoes are in abundance, as are vibrantly green cucumber and zucchini plants. Yum! One school...
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Prepping the Garden for Fall 2023
000With the weather cooling down, summer plants producing bountiful harvest and kiddos giddy to get back to classrooms, schoolyard gardens across KC are ready for their yearly back to school prep. For...
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How to Clean Out a Weedy Garden Bed
000Coming back to a weedy garden can seem like a daunting task, especially in the frenzy that is the back to school season. But alas, back to school also means more helping hands that are eager to get...
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