• Gardeners--Start Your Catalogs (and Websites)


• MGA Coaches League


• New MGA Members for September 2009


• 2009/2010 Mailorder Gardening Association Officers and Directors

“We have been growing onion plants since 1913, but due to the oil crisis of the late 1980s, we saw that the distribution system was breaking down. There were no longer the peddlers out there buying our product and delivering it to feed stores and small lawn and garden centers. So, our mailorder company was started to deal directly with the customers that didn’t mind paying a little more for a superior product.
“I attended my first MGA meeting in the summer of 1993, and I was anxious to make my pitch to all the catalogers that were there. I quickly realized that this was not the crowd to give a hard sell. Then, one Friday night we all went country-western dancing and roping calves. After making a complete fool out of myself but having my usual great time, the next morning I had four companies come up to me at breakfast and tell me they wanted to carry my product in their catalog.
“I had no idea what to do in the mailorder business, but the MGA provided me with all the experts and friendly associates that anyone would need to get going.”