"The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think."
- Gregory Bateson
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Doug Spalding took two years to build an outdoor, wood-fired pizza oven and adjoining tea house which he has transformed into a year-round gathering place. Spalding used Monson slate for the mosaic exterior of the oven and a stove door from Bryant's Stoveworks in Thorndike. The tea house was constructed of hundreds of wine bottles, some sent from friends and family as far away as Kansas. St. Albans man feeds the soul by sharing the bounty of Maine. Sharon Mack photo.
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• St. Albans man feeds the soul by sharing the bounty of Maine (Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, 7/3/08)
• Gardeners help themselves to harvest (Portland Press Herald, 7/2/08)
• Back to our roots (Resurgence, 7/2008)
• Crisis and opportunity in the Farm Belt (Grist, 7/2/08)
• Mother's junk food 'harms child' (BBC News [UK], 7/1/08)
• Barn fire at Tom Campbell's, Litchfield (Kennebec Journal, 7/1/08)
• Archaic rules hold back old farms (John Bliss, Portland Press Herald, 7/1/08)
• Sea, smoke, and the grape (Grist, 7/1/08)
• Former President Bush energy advisor says oil is running out (Robin Pagnamenta, Times [London], 6/30/08)
• What I saw at the (Organic) Summit (Tom Philpott, Grist, 6/30/08)
• Milk jug gets a makeover (Grist, 6/30/08)
• USDA study: climate change could benefit super weeds more than crops (Tree Hugger, 6/30/08)
• Singing the blues (Boston Globe, 6/29/08)
• Going with the grain (Maine Sunday Telegram, 6/29/08)
• Home-grown veg ruined by toxic fertiliser (The Guardian, 6/29/08)
• Bees flee Wolfe's Neck Farm (Portland Press Herald, 6/28/08)
• Your (Maryland) crab cake may be permanently on back order (John Laumer, TreeHugger, 6/28/08)
• Food for thought (Noelle Robbins, Alameda Sun, 6/27/08)
• Fish and pigs and chickens, oh my! (Grist, 6/27/08)
• Not just for white people anymore: how the organic movement can regain its relevance (Grist, 6/27/08)
• Bowdoinham farm wins state recognition (Kennebec Journal, 6/27/08)
• Tasters delve into beef flavors at local farm (Loudon Times [Ohio], 6/26/08
• The DNA of corn: Mexican peasants vs. techno-science (Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune Magazine, 6/26/08)
• End of the petroleum age? (Michael Klare, Foreign Policy in Focus, 6/26/08)
• Books can help reduce anxiety of new reality (Liz Soares, Kennebec Journal, 6/26/08)
• Low sperm counts and deformed penises: the chemical industry has a hold on your reproductive future (Joshua Zaffos, Alternet, 6/26/08)
• Get the blues (Bangor Daily News, 6/25/08)
• The problem with big green (Alex Steffen and Julia Steinberger, World Changing, 6/24/08)
• Nitrogen madness – the costs of unsustainable agriculture (Timothy LaSalle of Rodale, Grist, 6/24/08)
• Scientists warm of lack of vital phosphorus as biofuels raise demand (Times [UK], 6/23/08)
• Fighting climate change: food miles vs. food choices (Ethicurean, 6/23/08)
• Turning your lawn into a garden won't save you – fighting the corporations will (Stan Cox, Alternet, 6/23/08)
• Is organic safe and healthy? And how! (Jeff Cox, OrganicToBe, 6/23/08)
• Children can provide plenty of inspiration for your garden (Maine Sunday Telegram, 6/22/08)
• From sheep to yarn (Kennebec Journal, 6/22/08)
• Catching an amber wave (Boston Globe, 6/22/08)
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| Organic Orcharding Workshops |
| Day-long sessions, covering theory and hands-on practice in organic fruit tree and orchard management. Designed for beginner to intermediate orchardists managing backyard plantings to larger orchards. Saturday, March 22: Pruning fruit trees and early spring orchard care. Saturday, April 19: Grafting fruit trees and spring orchard care. Saturday, May 10: organic orcharding with Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower. Friday, August 1: Bud Grafting. MOFGA will supply the buds and the rootstock. Participants should bring their own knives. Knives will also be available for purchase at the workshop. Cost: $25.00 per workshop. Details. |
| IOIA Inspector Training |
| MOFGA Certification Services is sponsoring an International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) inspector training session with Unity College. Organic producers may be interested in this class as it provides in-depth coverage of the National Organic Program regulation. The Organic Crop Inspection Training is scheduled for July 14 - 18. We have canceled a separate Organic Processing Inspection Training, previously scheduled for July 19 - 23. More information. |
| The Kneading Conference |
| July 31 - August 3 in Skowhegan. Progressive ideas in the arts of: wood-fired bread baking; food production; grain growing & milling; oven building. Bakers, farmers, millers, oven builders and innovative people are encouraged to participate in hands-on demonstrations and lectures. Details. |
| Common Ground Country Fair |
| September 19, 20 & 21 at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity. Always on the third weekend after Labor Day. We hope you can join us for our big event. Details. |
| Nose to Tail Pork Processing Workshop |
| October 11 - 13. At MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center. A weekend-long, hands-on workshop on all aspects of raising, humanely slaughtering and processing pigs. Details. |
| Great Maine Apple Day |
| October 18 at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center. Celebrate the history, tradition and flavor of Maine apples. Rare and heirloom apple displays, educational talks, apples and apple products for sale. Details. |
| Farmer to Farmer Conference |
| October 31 - November 2. Maine Cooperative Extension and MOFGA’s annual conference. Farmers talk about what does or doesn’t work; get new ideas from university faculty, fellow farmers and others. In Bar Harbor for 2008. Details. |
| Low Impact Forestry & Chainsaw Safety Workshop |
| November 14 & 15 - At MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center. Beginning and experienced woodlot managers learn and practice sustainable woodlot management, chainsaw safety, and logging with animals and low-impact machinery. Details. |
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PO Box 170
294 Crosby Brook Road
Unity, ME 04988
Phone: 207-568-4142
Fax: 207-568-4141
Email: mofga@mofga.org
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