MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM Our membership program continues to grow and improve for 2010. We have many requests for donated seeds from local community gardens, food bank gardens, seed saving projects and fresh food initiatives. Some of these gardens are middle or high schools and universities. We also support Master Gardener programs across the nation. These are the volunteers that answer your gardening questions at your local Cooperative Extension office. We want to support these great organizations; your membership fees assist with this support. These organizations help attract and educate younger people about the benefits and advantages of growing their own food from heirloom varieties. We provide seeds, education and knowledge to these organizations. The seeds aren't just last years overstocks; your dollars help us to supply fresh seeds in the varieties that are most needed in that location. Most seed donations are overstock or old seeds and we want to provide what is really needed for the specific needs of the organizations. The initial membership fee is $30.00 for the first year and an annual renewal of $15.00. For the $15.00 renewal price, you must have been a member in the last 12 months. Your benefits include – -20% discount on everything- seeds, tools, books and gardening supplies -Membership welcome package with fun and educational items -Members only email and website specials -The knowledge that you are assisting Terroir Seeds LLC/Underwood Gardens in supporting gardening programs across the nation. -Gift Memberships are available for friends and relatives and are a perfect way to share heirloom gardening with someone special. ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTED -Highlands Center for Natural History Schoolyard Habitat Program- Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, AZ --An Elementary school program that uses the school garden to teach math and science. -Feed The Dream, Glenview, IL and Guatemala --Provides health and nutrition programs to remote Guatemalan villages. The seeds provide a new start after 35 years of civil war. -Chicago Botanic Garden- Green Youth Farm & Windy City Harvest, Chicago, IL --Teaches at-risk youth sustainable urban agriculture and provides job opportunities in vegetable production, sales and marketing. -Growing to Give Gardens- NW Ohio Food Bank garden, Perrysburg, OH --A community garden that provides fresh produce to the NW Ohio Food Bank -Pikes Peak Community Foundation- Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, Colorado Springs, CO --Cultivating community through organic gardening and sustainable urban farm projects in the Pikes Peak region. -Porter County Master Gardeners Association, Valparaiso, IN --Purdue University Cooperative Extension sponsored community seed and bulb exchange. -Capitol District Community Gardens- Troy, NY --Supports over 3,100 gardeners in 46 community food gardens in inner city areas throughout upstate New York for more than 30 years. If you know of a worthy program that needs seeds, please let us know!