By: Laura Bettenhausen, Wyman Kitchen Garden Intern An exciting new addition to our kitchen garden this year is a Latinx garden plot. Last year we had Ho-Chunk, Hmong, and Afro Diasporic plants included in the …
Blog Posts
Exploring Rock Gardens in Southern Wisconsin
Post written by ACG Rock Garden Intern, Josh Nisleit. On Saturday, June 24th, I joined a few of our Rockhead volunteers on a tour of five rock gardens in Southeastern Wisconsin. Along the way, the …
2023 Interns
Meet our new interns for the 2023 season! This summer we are happy to have three Horticulture interns, a Floriculture intern, and Programs and Events intern. Say hello and introduce yourself if you see …
Summer Workshops for 2023
For summer 2023, we’re offering a new series of garden workshops full of fun opportunities to learn garden and art skills while handling plants in the Garden. Our goal is for beginners and more advanced …
Join ACG as an Intern!
In 2023, we will have three types of interns: Horticulture, Floriculture and Programs, and Education and Community Programs. Is it for you? Our interns have run the gamut of majors and minors at UW like …
Welcome (Back) Isaac!
Welcome (Back) Isaac! After being without a full-time horticulturalist for all of the 2022 growing season, we are excited to announce that Isaac Zaman will be filling that position starting in January. Many of …
Winter Class Series 2023
Enjoy our winter series!
Welcome Week 2022
Students! Join us for free events in the Garden, every week day from Thursday, September 8 through Friday, September 16. Bring your WISCARD and your friends. Here’s what we’ll be up to each day: …
Our Afro-Diasporic Garden
Post by Ryan Dostal, based on research by students in UW-Madison Religious Studies course “Food, Meaning, Religion”. What is an Afro-Diasporic Garden? As people of African descent found themselves in new places, they resisted the …
Three Sisters Garden
Guest post by Lina Martin and Lauren Cornelius from the Native American Center for Health Professionals who collaborated on our Three Sisters Garden this year (2022). The NACHP 3 Sisters garden was started in 2014 …