USA
June 14, 2016
All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau are teaming up for the 2016 AAS Summer Summit, this time taking attendees to beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, the "Land of Locally Grown".
- The state of Wisconsin is ranked 6th out of 51 states and provinces as most committed to the locavore movement.
- Based on the number of farmers markets, CSA's and food hubs, TakeApart.com ranked Wisconsin 8th in states where it's easy to eat locally.
As AAS and NGB support this locally grown movement, we will tour not only AAS Trials and Display Gardens (Rotary Botanical Gardens--see photos!!!) but also local businesses as we see and hear from the leaders of Wisconsin's locally grown movement.
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Mark Dwyer and his team at Rotary Botanical Gardens are busy planting
more than 25,000 AAS Winner plants representing 100+ winning varieties.
You won't want to miss that show!
Who Should Attend?
- Judges should attend to network with other judges and see how our trials look in another region.
- Display Garden Coordinators will want to attend to network with the All-America Selections board, staff and other Display Gardens as we tour two local Display Gardens in and around Madison.
- Industry Colleagues will be interested in the learning about Epic Systems' sustainable landscape and the latest trends in locally grown.
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The Schedule at a Glance...
Wednesday, August 24
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Wisconsin-style opening reception at Sprecher's Pub
Thursday, August 25
Tours:
UW - Madison West Madison Research Station (AAS Display Garden)
Epic Systems Sustainable landscape
A.P. Whaley Seeds (AAS Edible Trial)
Allen Centennial Garden
Group Dinner (included)
Friday, August 26
Judge's meeting and Organizational Updates
Tours:
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Klehm’s Song Sparrow Farm and Nursery
Rotary Botanical Gardens (AAS Display Garden)
AAS Awards Banquet (included)
Note: for anyone who wants to extend their stay, there are multiple other interesting
horticultural sites to see in Wisconsin:
Abbott & Cobb's vegetable trials near Plover, WI (1.5 hour drive)
J. W. Jung Seed headquarters are in Randolph, WI (1 hour drive)
Boerner Botanical Garden is in Hales Corners, WI (1.5 hour drive)
Green Bay Botanical Garden is in Green Bay, WI (2.5 hour drive)
Cobrahead Tools are in Cambridge, WI (1 hour drive)
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Hotel
Our host hotel, the Holiday Inn and Suites, is a comfortable and quiet spot on the west side of Madison. Click here to reserve your room at our special rate of $109 per night. Bring the family and stay the weekend as Wisconsin is beautiful in August and our hotel includes the Crawdaddy Cove Waterpark.
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