Applications are now being accepted for the annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Association of Arkansas. Applicants may be any school, early childhood education facility or alternative learning environment that had a school garden during the 2023-24 school year or is planning to start a garden in the 2024-25 school year.Entries will be accepted through June 14. Winners will be announced in the fall.
Applicants can apply for the categories of Best Start-Up School Garden Proposal, Best Education-Based School Garden, Best Harvest Partnership School Garden, Best Community Collaboration School Garden, Best Overall School Garden and Champion of School Garden Sustainability.
Wes Warden, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture, says “School gardens are valuable educational tools that help students develop healthy eating habits, participate in hands-on activities and learn about Arkansas agriculture. We are grateful for the generosity of Farm Credit and their continued support of this program.”
To apply, visit cognitoforms.com/ArkansasAgriculture1/ArkansasGrownSchoolGardenOfTheYearContest2024.
For more information, visit agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-department-of-agriculture-programs/farm-to-school/school-gardens/arkansas-grown-school-garden-of-the-year-contest/,or contact jessica.chapman@agriculture.arkansas.gov.
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