Whether your kid is part of a school garden or they want to help start one, this contest has them covered! So get the kids recognition for wanting to get their hands dirty.

The fourth annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest offers cash prizes and is now open for entries. Any Arkansas school, from pre-K through 12th grade, may enter the contest provided they had a school garden in the 2016-17 school year, or plan to start a garden for the 2017-18 school year.

Categories include: Best School Garden Start-Up Proposal, Best Nutrition Education Based Garden, Best Community Collaboration Garden, Best Environmental Education Focused Garden and Overall Winning Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year. 

Category prizes are $500 while the overall winner takes home $1,000. 

Entries are judged by a committee and all applicants, except those applying for the school garden start-up category, must provide photos or video documentation of garden activities and progress. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 9 and entry forms are available here.