PGTA Membership Information
As a member of the Progressive Gardening Trade Association (PGTA), you receive programs and services designed specifically to help you develop and expand your progressive gardening related business. PGTA programs are created by retailers, manufacturers and distributors of the latest earth-friendly organic and water-wise gardening products - people in the field with front-line experience.
The purposes of the PGTA are as follows:
1. Actively promote the common business interests of merchants promoting earth-friendly, organic, and water-wise gardening products and techniques.
2. Educate members of the industry and the general public on the most current progressive gardening techniques and science.
3. Generate and promote generic educational materials for progressive gardening merchants and the public that will continue to expand the commercial and home utilization of earth-friendly, organic, and water-wise techniques and systems.
4. Hold meetings, conferences, forums, seminars, and lectures that will promote earth-friendly, organic, and water-wise gardening practices, markets and ethics for the benefit of the industry and to publish such data and information.
5. Encourage research that seeks to determine how home agricultural pursuits affect our environment and to disseminate such knowledge to produce new and more efficient systems and methods.
6. Assist public and private agencies in identifying basic and applied areas of research and development.
7. Establish and encourage sound and successful business practices for the commercial and consumer progressive gardening industry.
PGTA membership is a small investment in the future profits of your company. Membership is on an annual basis, and second year dues are automatically prorated to a calendar year. To begin receiving your PGTA service, just complete the membership application below.
Membership Categories
All applications for membership must be submitted for the membership category for which the applicant receives the largest portion of revenues. A complete membership application indicating the correct membership category must be submitted to the PGTA office, accompanied by full dues payment fitting the appropriate category.
Retail Members
Retail Membership is available to corporations, partnerships and proprietorships actively engaged in the reselling of earth-friendly, organic, and water-wise gardening products, services or equipment to commercial or noncommercial end users. Annual Retail Member dues are $300 USD per retail establishment. (VOTING)
Consultant Members
Consultant Membership is available to corporations, partnerships and proprietorships engaged as consultants to businesses engaged in the commerce of earth-friendly, organic, and water-wise gardening supplies are qualified for Consultant membership. Annual Consultant dues are $350 USD. (VOTING)
Distributor / Wholesaler Members
Distributor / Wholesaler Membership is available to corporations, partnerships and proprietorships engaged in the facilitation of transactions between corporations, partnerships and proprietorships qualified for Retail and Manufacturer membership. Annual Distributor / Wholesaler dues are $1,000 USD. (VOTING)
Manufacturer Membership
Manufacturer Membership is available to corporations, partnerships and proprietorships actively engaged in producing products for use in or resale by merchant members of the association. Annual Manufacturer dues are $1,000 USD. (VOTING)
Allied Organization Membership
Allied Organization Membership is available to corporations, partnerships and proprietorships involved in the horticultural industry and interested in participation in programs of the Progressive Gardening Trade Association and its members but are not qualified for any voting membership. Annual Allied Organization dues are $300 USD. (NONVOTING)
PGTA ONLINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
New memberships are valid for one year after approval. If you are an existing PGTA member, utilizing this form will extend your current membership by one year.