Oregon Lavender Association
PO Box 741
Yamhill, OR 97148

971-533-7753

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Join us next for the next Oregon Lavender Festival on July 10 &11, 2010: Oregon Lavender Festival

the Oregon Lavender Association for more information about joining the festival, joining the association as a lavender lover, or joining the festival for help in marketing your lavender business.


Contact

Oregon Lavender Association
PO Box 741
Yamhill, OR 97148
info@oregonlavender.org
971-533-7753


membership in ola

Owners of Lavender-centric businesses and individuals interested in lavender are invited to become members of the Oregon Lavender Association (OLA). Our primary goals are:

  • Promote lavender as a viable, thriving agri-business in Oregon
  • Encourage the general population's interest in lavender and lavender by-products
  • Educate the public about the beneficial properties and applications of lavender
  • Promote the propagation of lavender and contribute to the body of knowledge regarding growing lavender
  • Raise awareness through sponsoring an annual lavender festival and other events throughout the year
  • Encourage a spirit of community and/or charitable giving
  • Provide education and information to our members
  • Raise awareness by sponsoring educational events available to the community

Members have the option of choosing between a basic membership or an extended membership with inclusion in the annual Oregon Lavender Festival -- a successful, well-attended, and growing festival that has been celebrating all things lavender since 2000.  Attendance has increased dramatically each year.

Benefits

General Membership:

  • Attendance at 4 general membership meetings every year, each with an educational component
  • Inclusion in an established support network of lavender lovers, lavender growers, and lavender craftspeople
  • Information exchange via a members’ forum/blog on topics such as regional advice on growing and marketing lavender products
  • Group buying power (plants, landscape cloth, supplies)
  • Access to OLA library of lavender resources
  • Distillation advice and access to stills and equipment
  • Inclusion in and access to a directory of all OLA members
  • Membership in a non-profit organization
  • Participation in OLA educational events such as distillation demonstrations, lavender cuisine samples, etc.

Membership + marketing add-on:

  • All the benefits of general membership as detailed above
  • Listing on well attended Oregon Lavender Destinations and Oregon Lavender Association websites (www.oregonlavenderdestinations.org and www.oregonlavender.org) with link to member’s Web site (with up to 8,500 visitors  per month during the summer, and an average of 3,600 visits per month throughout the year)
  • Listed on a glossy, full color “Oregon Lavender Destinations” rack card, which is available year around in tourism offices, B&Bs, wineries, garden centers, restaurants and other places 
  • Listed in a year-round “Oregon Lavender Destinations” brochure, with 10,000 plus copies printed and distributed to tourism locations, B&Bs, wineries, garden centers, and gathering spots such as restaurants and coffee shops
  • Advertising opportunities for your business
  • Listing in all OLA marketing efforts, including membership in a newswire service for shared and individual press releases
  • Joint selling privileges at venues such as Christmas bazaars, and other events
  • Other benefits under investigation, such as group membership in organizations such as the Oregon Flower Grower’s Assn, online sales via the website, etc.

Membership + Festival Participation:

  • All benefits included in the General Membership with the marketing add-on as detailed above
  • Promotion in festival advertising materials such as posters & postcards
  • Expanded listing, with pictures, in a year-round “Oregon Lavender Destinations” brochure which is distributed to tourism locations, B&Bs, wineries, garden centers, and gathering spots such as restaurants and coffee shops
  • Listing on Oregon Lavender Festival Web site with link to member Web site (with up to 8,500 visitors  per month during the summer, and an average of 3,600 visits per month throughout the year)
  • Participation in a well-established, successful, and growing festival with statewide advertising exposure
  • Group rates on festival signage, printed and promotional materials
  • Help from other members to identify and promote unique strengths of each business
  • Resource for vendors, bands, food, etc. for individual farms during festival weekend
  • Option of having artists visit your business during the Oregon Lavender Festival Paint-Out and having paintings of your site displayed in the festival’s Art Show
  • Other benefits under investigation

Costs

General Membership: $50/year; General Membership with Marketing Add-on: $200/yr; General Membership with Marketing Add-on and Festival Participation - $300/yr.

Standards for Membership:

  • Interest in growing lavender or lavender products
  • A willingness to show integrity to uphold the Oregon Lavender Festival’s excellent reputation

Standards for participation in the Festival:

  • Lavender related business
  • 100 or more lavender plants in ground or year-round inventory of several varieties of lavender in nursery
  • Adequate parking
  • Public restrooms/facilities (can be portable, handicapped recommended)
  • Agreement to adhere to OLA standards as outlined in OLA bylaws
  • Festival Tour Participants are juried to ensure each meets minimum qualifying standards

More info

Download membership application form

or sign up online