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The award winning, Organic Community Gardens are a living, breathing, growing reality in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. Five elementary schools and three middle schools participate in over 200 garden workshops per school year. During and after school, over 120 raised beds were built with the help of six YLDC students and over 1500 garden school students. The Kansas summer provided unrelenting heat and very little rain. This did not stop the YLDC apprentices. Vigilant care and feeding of the gardens kept them thriving and proved to the entire community, the talent and value of this fine team of young people. Garden Director, Mark Manning has linked community partners as resources through mentoring and workshop development, soil testing, tilling, strategic planning committees and literacy involvement. Theatre based garden scripts or children's garden storybooks are developed and presented to the parents and community. A healthy supper, workshop demonstrations and children's theatre is a wonderful way to end the school day with the Organic Community Gardens. Garden workshops use the research model with the children in all workshop curriculums. YLDC students give Pre/Post tests to track the learning process and include an evaluation component.

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Workshops are available for the classroom or after school by special arrangement.
Mark Manning
Director
Summer Salsa Recipe
Edible Worm Bin Dessert
 
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Integrated Classroom
Argentine Middle School
2123 Ruby
Kansas City, Kansas, 66106
Planting a Fall Garden (3 Classes)
Tuesdays,  8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Planting a Fall Garden (3 Classes)
Thursdays, 8:00 AM - 12:30
Harvesting a Fall Garden (3 Classes)
Tuesdays, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes (3 Classes)
 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM		 Northwest Middle School
2400 N. 18th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66104
Planting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
Tuesdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Planting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
 Thursdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Harvesting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
Tuesdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes (6 Classes)
Thursdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Rosedale Middle School
3600 Springfield
Kansas City, Kansas 66103
Planting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
Tuesdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Planting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
 Thursdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Harvesting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
Tuesdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes (6 Classes)
Thursdays, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM		 Banneker Elementary Science & Technology
2026 N. 4th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Planting a Fall Garden (6 Classes)
Wednesdays, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Judging Science Fair
 Monday, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes (6 Classes)
Mondays,7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
B. Caruthers Elementary School
1100 Waverly Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66104
Planting a Garden
Monday, 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Harvesting a Fall Garden
 Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes
Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Harvesting a Fall Garden
Monday, 1:30 - 3:00 PM 		Quindaro Elementary School
2800 Farrow
Kansas City, Kansas 66104
Harvesting a Fall Garden
Monday, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes
 Wednesday,12:00 - 1:30 PM
ME Pearson Elementary School
310 N. 11th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
Harvesting a Fall Garden
Friday, 12:00 - 4:00 PM
Planting Sweet Potatoes
 Wednesday,12:00 - 4:00 PM
Extended Day
Banneker Elementary School Kidzone
2026 N. 4th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66106
Planting a Garden
Friday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Planting a Salsa Garden
 Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Note: Additional Elementary School Workshops are still being scheduled with teachers on a weekly basis.
YLDC (Youth Leadership & Development Corps.)
Garden Maintenance
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:15 - 5:15 PM
All Species Project
Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental (KACEE)

K-State Research & Extension
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Parks & Recreation Department
Wyndotte County Community Recycling Center
Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer
Organic Gardening
Bridging The Gap

Haring Kids
An interactive coloring book.

National Gardening / Kids Gardening

Worms
Kids at Museum Magnet School explore worms.

Missouri Department of National Resources


Banneker Elementary Science and Technology Magnet celebrate the Gardens and provides a time for "Harvest Day". Sweet Potato Pancakes are made from the Garden Harvest.
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Banneker Elementary Science and Technology Magnet celebrate the Gardens and provides a time for "Harvest Day". Sweet Potato Pancakes are made from the Garden Harvest.
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Banneker Elementary Science and Technology Magnet celebrate the Gardens and provides a time for "Harvest Day". Sweet Potato Pancakes are made from the Garden Harvest.
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Building 120 raised garden beds take time, energy and teamwork at Northwest Middle School.



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Building 120 raised garden beds take time, energy and teamwork at Northwest Middle School.


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Building 120 raised garden beds take time, energy and teamwork at Northwest Middle School.


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KCK Community Garden Director/Mentor, Mark Manning works with the apprentice team to separate worm castings from the worm composting bin.
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Tulips grow from bulbs planted by KCK Garden Students at Argentine Middle School.


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Tulips grow from bulbs planted by KCK Garden Students at Argentine Middle School.
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The Garden Teams with new Mentor, Veleka Burrell and two new students from Afghanistan.
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The KCK Community Gardens are harvested by the students at Argentine, Rosedale and Northwest Middle Schools.
KCK Community Gardens - Argentine, Rosedale and Northwest Middle Schools. Students enjoy the blooming gardens and the garden harvest.


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