阿肯色州公布2026年度学校花园获奖名单：8所学校获奖，最高奖金1000美元
阿肯色州农业厅与 Farm Credit 合作公布2026年「阿肯色本土学校花园年度大赛」（Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest）获奖名单，全州共有8所学校获奖；该赛事配合州长 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 将10月定为阿肯色州「农场到学校月」（Farm to School Month）的公告举行。
获得1000美元奖金的四所学校是：Conway 的 Carolyn Lewis Elementary 获最佳整体学校花园奖，Little Rock 的 Little Rock Christian Academy 获最佳教育型花园奖，Bentonville 的 Wild About Learning Academy 获最佳教育花园（幼儿组）奖，Yellville 的 Yellville-Summit Schools 获花园可持续冠军奖。获得500美元奖金的四所学校是：Little Rock 的 Pulaski Heights Elementary 获最佳社区协作奖，North Little Rock 的 Agricultural & Veterinary Science Elementary 获最佳收获合作奖，Center Ridge 的 Nemo Vista High School 获最佳社区协作花园奖，North Little Rock 的 Glenview Elementary 获最佳新创花园奖。
州长 Sanders 表示，学生亲手种下种子并照料到收获，学到的不只是园艺，更能体会把食物端上餐桌背后的辛劳。阿肯色州农业厅长 Wes Ward 表示，「农场到学校月」提醒人们，把农业融入课堂能帮助学生理解食物的来源以及农业在日常生活中的重要作用。
该赛事面向全州公立与私立幼儿园至12年级学校、幼儿教育机构及其他学习环境开放，评审标准包括目标设定、园艺学习与课程的结合、社区参与、收获物的利用以及花园长期可持续的策略。
Arkansas Announces 2026 School Garden of the Year Winners: Eight Schools Honored, Top Awards of $1,000
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture, in partnership with Farm Credit, has announced the winners of the 2026 Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, held in conjunction with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' proclamation naming October as Arkansas Farm to School Month. Eight schools across the state were honored.
Four schools received $1,000 awards: Carolyn Lewis Elementary in Conway (Best Overall School Garden), Little Rock Christian Academy in Little Rock (Best Education-Based Garden), Wild About Learning Academy in Bentonville (Best Education Garden, Early Childhood), and Yellville-Summit Schools in Yellville (Champion of Garden Sustainability). Four schools received $500 awards: Pulaski Heights Elementary in Little Rock (Best Community Collaboration), the Agricultural & Veterinary Science Elementary in North Little Rock (Best Harvest Partnership), Nemo Vista High School in Center Ridge (Best Community Collaborative Garden), and Glenview Elementary in North Little Rock (Best Start-Up Garden).
Governor Sanders said that when students plant a seed and care for it through harvest, they learn to appreciate the hard work it takes to put food on the table. Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward said Farm to School Month highlights how integrating agriculture into classrooms helps students understand where their food comes from.
The contest is open to public and private K-12 schools, early childhood education facilities and alternative learning environments statewide. Applications are evaluated on defined goals, incorporation of garden-based learning into the curriculum, community involvement, use of harvested produce, and strategies for long-term garden sustainability.
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