The Association of Education and Research Greenhouse Curators consists primarily of greenhouse and plant growth facility managers, supervisors, and staff involved with the operation of college or university facilities used to grow plant materials for research, class use or plant collections. Interested individuals from other institutions such as botanical gardens or private companies are welcome as members also. The AERGC publishes the AERGC Newsletter and sponsors an
Annual Meeting at a member's institution. The AERGC also provides the AERGC Forum, an e-mail discussion group, as a free service to its members and the community.

Membership in the AERGC is currently $20 (US Dollars, $29 outside North America) per calendar year and includes a subscription to the quarterly AERGC Newsletter, an annual Membership Directory, voting privileges and grant eligibility. AERGC membership is not to be confused with subscribing to the AERGC Forum. The AERGC Forum is a free service offered to both AERGC members and non-members alike.