Meetings
We have two meetings each year. The first is in January at the
Turfgrass Council of NC Turf Expo and trade show in Winston-Salem and the second is in
May in association with the NC State Field Day in Raleigh.
The Winston-Salem meeting consists of morning and afternoon educational
sessions on subjects specific to producing turfgrass sod. We also have
our annual business meeting and luncheon. And finally, we end the day
with our annual "gathering of friends" event where our members and
suppliers gather in an informal setting over hors d’oeuvres and drinks
to catch up on sod talk.
Marketing
We market our industry to targeted groups such as the North Carolina’s
home builders and landscape contractors, as well as the consumer, to promote the benefits of
using turfgrass sod. We do this through a direct mail campaign as well
as advertising in trade publications.
Recently, NCSPA with the
help of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer
Services, developed and conducted a statewide media campaign to
increase sales and consumer awareness of the availability, varieties,
and benefits of North Carolina grown turfgrass sod. This media
campaign consisted of statewide cable television advertising,
newspaper ads, print ads in various home and garden publications, and
production of media kits to be mailed to publication editors across
the state.
Click here to see a brochure
for NC Sod
Fundraising
We donate a portion of the proceeds from our "Gathering of Friends"
event each January to the North Carolina Turfgrass Foundation which
provides funding for research projects that benefit North Carolina’s
turfgrass industry.Code
of Ethics
All members of NCSPA agree to abide by the following TPI Code of
Ethics:
- To continually strive toward the
betterment of our environment through the production of quality sod.
- To place the interests, concerns,
and needs of our customers above our own.
- To avoid and condemn any practice
which might bring discredit to our industry.
- To advance our industry through
improving our qualifications, encouraging research and exchanging
information and experiences.
- To observe the guidelines of the
Association and to give ourselves freely for the advancement of its
objectives.
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