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Tweet Gang: I’ve just been a’lookin’ at the weather forecast for this weekend. And you know what it says? Well, I’ll tell ‘ya: We’re going to have some gardening weather on our hands Saturday. And if you’re like me and eager to get some seeds in the ground after the dismal March weather we had [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village community garden project’s inaugural season was a big success — so big, in fact, that only a very few of the 28 plots at Harmon Park and Cherokee Christian Church will be available for new rentals this year. To have a shot at renting one of the available 4′ by 20′ [...]
Tweet A seed of an idea planted years ago in Prairie Village has finally taken root — and is likely to grow even bigger next year. Organizers of Prairie Village’s Community Garden Project, which spent years in various stages of planning before being formally announced last fall, recently found out it will receive a grant from [...]
Tweet A’ight, gardenin’ Village people: I’m looking for a little help. The garden-planting season draws near, and we could use some advice. We’ve put in an aggressively planned backyard garden the past two years, and while it’s born fruit (and vegetables), it’s yet to achieve the kind of unfathomable bounty we aspire to. We want [...]
Tweet Looks like the group working to bring community garden plots to Prairie Village had a pretty good feel for the market. The plots at Harmon Park and Cherokee Christian Church all sold out within just a few days of opening up for reservations. The plots are set to open up Apr. 2 with a [...]
Tweet Here in deep mid-winter, the grounds near the Harmon Park tennis courts may be fallow. But come this April, community organizers are hoping they’ll be bursting forth with vegetable bounty. After several years of planning, Prairie Village’s environmental committee is moving forward with plans to open two community gardens this spring. They’ve tilled ground [...]
Tweet So, we’re a little late getting the word out about this, but we’d been holding out for an exclusive interview with the hero of this story. Alas, we weren’t able to connect…but that isn’t going to stop us from giving a huge shout out to Corinth Elementary’s Madeline Stinson for winning the Kansas title [...]
Tweet Some Prairie students and their parents aren’t letting the change in seasons stop them from the fun of growing things. In fact, they’re starting their own farms over the winter: worm farms. The school’s HiP Club (“i can make a Health Planet”) hosted Eco Troubador Stan Slaughter in the Prairie library a couple weeks [...]
Tweet The li’l lady has been out of town this week, which means: 1.) I’ve been fending for myself on the food front; and 2.) No new recipe this week. It’s tough for everybody. But in the interest of keeping our culinarily minded readers sated, I figured I’d throw out the following topic: When do [...]
Tweet Okay, so technically it’s not in Prairie Village, Fairway or Mission Hills. But we couldn’t resist the opportunity to go get some pictures of the first Farmers Market of the season in downtown Overland Park. There weren’t a ton of vendors out, but things will pick up over the coming weeks. (Also, having a [...]
Tweet If you’ve got an urge to garden but don’t have a green thumb, the Johnson County Extension Master Gardeners want to hear from you. The group, part of Kansas State University’s Johnson County Research and Extension, formed 31 years ago and offers free tips and advice to would-be gardeners every year. Their fully staffed [...]
