Garden Associations & Clubs

Founded in 1971, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has grown from a loose affiliation of farmers and gardeners committed to growing healthy, chemical free food, to an internationally recognized advocate for food production that enhances and protects the ecological as well as economic vitality of rural communities.

The Hobby Greenhouse Association is a nation-wide non-profit organization of people who enjoy growing ornamental and edible plants year-round through the use of various structures designed to provide the necessary or optimal environmental conditions for successful plant growth. We refer to them as Hobby Greenhouses. Whether from commercially manufactured sources, or self designed and constructed, Hobby Greenhouses provide year-round enjoyment for those who love growing a wide variety of plants. This requires knowledge and skills regarding their design, construction, operations, maintenance, and use. The Hobby Greenhouse Association has been a source for sharing knowledge and experiences among fellow greenhousing enthusiasts since 1976.

Garden State Heirloom Seed Society is a membership organization of gardeners, farmers and avocational historians. While the gardeners reap the benefit of eating vegetables and herbs with a superior taste, the farmers have the advantage of being able to offer these same vegetables and herbs to their customers. GSHSS works with living history farms, historical sites, and museums to provide them with seeds appropriate for the era they portray. GSHSS, through this website, will endeavor to educate, as well as entertain.

The National Garden Bureau is dedicated to the dissemination of accurate information so that home gardeners can successfully grow flowers and vegetables from seed. The purposes of the NGB are:

To educate home gardeners in the use of flower and vegetable seed and bedding plants from seed.

All-America Selections (AAS) where you will find the best flowers and vegetables. How can we say these flowers and vegetables are the best? Because they have been tested by a network of independent judges who determined their garden performance was superior.

A Canadian non-profit garden association based in Mississauga, Ontario. Their aim is to provide good, responsible gardening information to gardeners, wherever they may be. The gardening network encourages the sharing of good gardening information and discourages disinformation often spread by self-titled environmentalists.

Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to garden organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.

That's our mission statement. Here's how we're cultivating a sustainable city, one backyard at a time:

If you are a serious orchardist or perhaps a curious hobby gardener, Home Orchard Society provides you with the best source of information and knowledge, mixed in the context of like-minded friendships, to make fruit growing an enriching experience.

The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of the oldest national gardening organizations in the country. Since 1922, we have provided America's gardeners with the highest quality gardening and horticultural education possible. We accomplish this with the help of an impressive network of experts -- from the members of our Board of Directors, specialized Advisory Committees, National Great American Gardener Award Winners and corporate sponsors.