Oregon Lavender Association
PO Box 741
Yamhill, OR 97148
info@oregonlavender.org
971-533-7753
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News
Apr 08: A general meeting has been scheduled for 5pm 13 April 08 at McMenamins
Grand Lodge in Forest Grove.
Feb 08: Our web site has just been released. It is being updated frequently;
please check back soon for updates.
Jan 08: The OLA is officially formed! Email to
contact a member of the Oregon Lavender Association for more information.
Upcoming Events
July 12 &13 2008:
Oregon Lavender Festival
Contact
Oregon Lavender Association
PO Box 741
Yamhill, OR 97148
info@oregonlavender.org
971-533-7753
membership in ola
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:
- Inclusion in an established support network – strength in numbers
- Group buying power (plants, landscape cloth, supplies)
- Information exchange via a members’ forum/blog on topics such as
regional advice on growing and marketing lavender products
- Listing on OLA Web site/possible link to member’s Web site
- Advertising opportunities for your business
- Listing in all OLA marketing efforts, including membership in a newswire
service for shared and individual press releases
- Membership in organizations such as the Oregon Flower Grower’s Assn.,
with selling and purchasing privileges at the Portland Flower Market (if
we meet qualifications)
- Distillation advice and access to stills and equipment
- Joint selling privileges possible at venues such as gift shows, Christmas
bazaars, and other events
- Inclusion in and access to a directory of all OLA members
- Option of having artists visit your farm during the Oregon Lavender Festival
Paint-Out and having paintings of your farm displayed in the festival’s
Art Show
- Newsletter
- Membership in a 501(c)(5) organization
Membership + Festival Participation:
- All the benefits of general membership
- Listing in festival brochure
- Listing on Oregon Lavender Festival Web site with link to farm Web site
- Participation in a well-established, successful, and growing festival with
statewide advertising exposure
- Group rates on festival signage, printed and promotional materials
- Umbrella insurance coverage for festival
- Help from steering committee to identify and promote unique strengths of
each farm or nursery
- Resource for vendors, bands, food, etc. for individual farms during festival
weekend
Costs
General Membership - $100/year, General Membership with Festival Participation
- $300/yr.
More info
Members may join any time throughout the year; however, the deadline for inclusion
in printed materials such as posters, brochures & postcards is 1 April each
year.