Help Us Grow
Become a MemberWhat does NEV&BGA actually do?
- Supports extension research in New England: $19,755.60 in 2025
- Sponsors Veg Notes and Healthy Fruit Newsletters from UMass Extension
- Hosts science based grower meetings with experts from across the region
- Awards two $1000 scholarships to students studying agriculture in New England
- Serves as the fiscal sponsor of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference
- Support and promote the publication of the New England Vegetable Management Guide and the New England Small Fruit Management Guides
- Sponsors the Massachusetts Tomato Contest since 1985
- NEV&BGA board members serve on numerous committees throughout the region on issues regarding all aspects of vegetable and berry production
- Serve as the point of contact for local, regional, and national press inquiries
The New England Vegetable & Berry Growers Association is the Oldest Vegetable Growers Association in America. Please consider joining or renewing your membership to help grow and move the mission of the association forward.
Types of Membership
REGULAR MEMBER
Any Commercial Vegetable Grower, Berry Grower, Potato Grower or Roadside Stand Operator, or direct employee is eligible. The Association accepts active membership only in the name of an individual. In the case of partnerships, companies, or corporations, one person can have the membership and others can be listed as Family Members, or each individual can join as a Regular Member.
A Family Member is anyone who is related to, or in partnership with a Regular Member of the Association, including those who help in family operations. Such members may attend all meetings and have their names listed in the Membership Directory. Family Members do not have the right to vote or to hold office.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Members who have been Regular Members but who are no longer farming, yet wish to maintain membership. Associate Members are not entitled to the free magazine subscription or guide and are not eligible to vote or hold office.
COMMERCIAL MEMBER
Any person or firm engaged in the manufacture or distribution of farm equipment, supplies, or services is eligible for Commercial Membership. Commercial Members do not have the right to vote or to hold office.
