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Beauty of Jeffrey Wyman Memorial Kitchen Garden Runs Deep Space will help tell the story of Wisconsin’s cultivated “edible landscape” in an artful way By Pat and Megan Wyman, with editing by Larry K. Binning, professor emeritus, horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison CALS After two years in planning, the Jeffrey Wyman Memorial Kitchen Garden will soon be part of the landscape at Allen Centennial Garden (ACG), University of Wisconsin (UW)Madison.

member, Wyman was a professor of entomology at UW-Madison specializing in Extension-based pest management research in vegetable crops. He chaired the department from 1984 to 1988.

A Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame

Wyman, who passed away in September 2018 at his home in

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Oregon, Wisconsin, age 73, was passionate about working closely with farmers, researchers and industry colleagues to develop progressive and sustainable pest management systems that were both Left: Jeffrey Wyman, who passed away in September 2018, was passionate about working closely with farmers, researchers and industry colleagues to develop progressive and sustainable pest management systems that were both economically and environmentally sound. Above: A replica of Jeff Wyman’s garden cart—built by Brian Flood, Nick George, Larry Binning and Steve Diercks—is shown at the Allen Centennial Garden (ACG), University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison