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You are here: Home / Nursery News / Willamette Chapter Plant Sale raises more than $4,700 for horticulture education

Willamette Chapter Plant Sale raises more than $4,700 for horticulture education

By Peter Szymczak — Posted April 27, 2016

The OAN Willamette Chapter held its annual plant sale at the Oregon Ag Fest this past Saturday and Sunday, April 23–24, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. The fundraiser tallied more than $4,700 in net profits, which will go directly to help further the education of local horticulture students.

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To date, the Willamette Chapter has donated more than $20,000 to Chemeketa Community College’s Horticulture Program. This year’s proceeds are earmarked for a new germination chamber to help with production of vegetable starts and other plant seedlings.

In addition, the plant sale provides valuable customer service and sales experience for area high school students who belong to local chapters of the Future Farmers of America. FFA students from Gervais and McKay high schools got first-hand experience at writing up orders and assisting customers with their plant purchases.

Unsold fruit trees were donated to the Marion-Polk Food Share’s Youth Farm. The six-acre farm gives young farmers an opportunity to learn organic gardening techniques while gaining work experience.

Organizers thanked the plant donors who helped make this fundraiser possible: Alpha Nursery, Brooks Tree Farm, Brentano’s Tree Farm, Fleming Nursery, Holden Wholesale, Heritage Seedlings, KG Nursery, Kraemer’s Nursery, MalcolmLaw, Schiedler Nursery, St. Christopher Nursery, Sunflower Farms, Tree Frog Nursery, Van’s Nursery, Van Essen Nursery, Woodburn Nursery and Azaleas, and Youngblood Nursery. Organizers also thanked the two “drop sites,” Alpha Nursery and Brentano’s, where plants were staged for collection.

Organizers added that the following volunteers were instrumental to the success of the event:

  • Chris Fox of CPS, who helped board members with the Friday set-up;
  • FFA students and student advisors, Karie Hoffman of Gervais High and Gerald Hosler of McKay High Schools. Tatia of Gervais worked her third year in the booth and this year made several sales on her own; and
  • Brenda Knobloch, garden coordinator for Salem Keizer Educational Foundation helped for a fifth year.

In addition, the plant sale succeeded in large part due to repeat business from local families who have patronized the sale over the 15 years that the Willamette Chapter has participated in Ag Fest.

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About Peter Szymczak

Peter Szymczak is the publications manager at the Oregon Association of Nurseries. He writes for and designs Digger magazine.

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