Welcome to the Livestock Area of the Common Ground Country Fair!
Working Draft Animal Demonstrations in MOFGA’s Field Plots
Since coming to MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, we have been able to demonstrate real farming operations done with draft animals. These demonstrations include plowing, harrowing, planting and mowing done by horse and mule teamsters and by oxen drovers.
With energy and global warming issues starting to affect agriculture, we anticipate increasing interest in draft power farming. Please look for us in the field plots and in the Large Livestock Demonstration Area of the Fair. Here you will be able to talk with the teamsters and observe draft power in action!
Don’t miss the Poultry Barn! You may not know the meaning of words like “frizzle,” “spangle” and “Australorps,” or what it means to be “Modern Game,” but once you see the display at the Poultry Barn, you will! The volunteers are experienced poultry keepers and love to answer questions about poultry. Ongoing demonstrations and information will take place next to the Barn in the Poultry Demonstration Tent. Events will be posted daily in and around the Poultry Barn.
Livestock Exhibitor Information
Application materials for the 2008 Fair are posted below. We encourage prospective exhibitors to read the Livestock Area Guidelines before applying.
Poultry - Anyone interested in exhibiting poultry at the Fair should contact Linda Blackman at lindablackman@roadrunner.com.
Rabbits and Cavies - The Rabbit Barn is organized by the Western Maine Rabbit Breeders Association. Contact WMRBA at 207-743-9569.
Insurance: Livestock exhibitors must have liability insurance. A benefit of membership in the Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors (MALE) is insurance that all Maine State Agricultural Fairs recognize. The MALE 2008 application link is posted below. Applications should go directly to MALE, not to the MOFGA office.
Maine Association of Livestock Exhibitors - Membership Application 2008
For more information about exhibiting livestock at the Common Ground Country Fair, contact:
Cathy Reynolds
Livestock Area Coordinator
reynbow@gwi.net
