Blog post written by UW-Madison Horticulture Alumna and Choctaw Kitchen Garden Curator Maezy Beams My dad’s side of the family is part of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Although this is something my family is very proud of, none of us can say we know everything there is to know about what it means to …
Towards the end of April, we’ll finally get to undertake the most fun step of replanting our English garden—the actual planting part! This much anticipated step comes after months (and in this case, years) of planning, collaborating, and pencil and papering until the step of planting into the ground arrives. Why are we replanting? Because …
Allen Centennial Garden, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, is one of the 2024 recipients of an award from the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program. In 2023, Allen Centennial Garden opened the new Wyman Memorial Kitchen Garden, which is home to multicultural vegetable gardens featuring African diasporic, Hmong, Latinx, and …
Post written by Allen Centennial Garden Horticulturist, Isaac Zaman In late 2023, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new zone hardiness map, updating the version they released in 2012 (which was an update from 1990). The new map illuminates much about the recent changes we have felt and seen in our climate this …
The title “intern” can mean a lot of different things. You might wonder what it’s like to be an intern at Allen Centennial Garden. Will I mostly be making copies or actually getting practical work experience? We’ve gathered some feedback from recent interns that we hope will help answer your questions. My summary is this: …