CGCF Fair News Archives

Winter News – 2009-2010
Common Ground: The Essence of Sharing
Another Successful Year for the Fleece Tent
Thanks to Fair Volunteers
Thanks to Common Kitchen Donors
2009 Fair Awards

Fall News – 2009
The following articles appear on the same web page:
“The Apples of Maine” Poster is a Winner
Featured Speakers Preview for 2009 Fair
Clean and Share Your Garden Seed at the 2009 Fair
Reminder: Bottled Water Sales Eliminated for 2009 Fair
Coffee at the Fair
MOFGA Food Policy
Help put the Word in the Street!
Artists: Call for Entries
Volunteer for the 2009 Common Ground Country Fair
Join the Planning Team!

Spring News – 2009
The following articles appear on the same web page:
John Bunker Wins 2009 Poster Art Contest
Bottled Water Sales Eliminated for 2009 Fair
Folk Arts Seeking New Demonstrators
Start Seeds Soon for the Year of Winter Squash Exhibition Hall Display

Winter News – 2008-2009
The following articles appear on the same web page:
A Great Celebration – Thanks to You! – Jim Ahearne
Successful Seed Swap at Fair – Adam Tomash
Fleece Tent Sets Another Record in 2008!

Autumn News – 2008
Grace Keown’s “Hay Barn” Design Wins Common Ground Art Contest
Keynote Speaker Profiles

Summer News – 2008
Note: The following summer articles all appear on the same web page.
• Jim Ahearne Hired to Direct Common Ground Country Fair
• Plant NOW for Your Exhibition Hall Entry
• Youth Encouraged to Raise, Display Poultry
• Grow Food to Feed Fair Volunteers
• Artists: Call for Entries

Spring News – 2008
Exhibition Hall – Sow Some Wheat, Show Some Wheat!
Exhibition Hall co-coordinator Martha Gottlieb hopes that several MOF&G readers will grow diverse varieties of wheat this year.

Railroad Closing - It appears that Fairgoers will have one less mode of transportation to the Fair this year. March 2008

Farewell to Fair Director Barbara Luce
After coordinating the countless logistics of five Common Ground Country Fairs, Barbara Luce has decided to move on to new experiences and challenges. December 2007

Thank You Grace Keown
We were fortunate to have the great help of Grace Keown in the Fair office last summer. December 2007

This mixed annual bouquet of sunflowers and Mexican sunflowers, created by students at the Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast, won a Judges’ Award in the Exhibition Hall.

Common Kitchen 2007 – December 2007
   Wow, what a fair!
   2007 Donors
   Recipe for Red Lentil Curried Soup

Areas of the Fair: Awards & Winners – December 2007
   Social & Political Action Area Awards
   Agricultural Products Area Awards
   Draft Horse and Pony Show
   Exhibition Hall Judges’ Awards
   Fleece Tent Sets Record in a Record-Breaking Year!
   Food Awards at the Fair
   Harry S. Truman Manure Toss
   Horseshoe Pitch
   Oxen Scooting Contest
   Poultry Exhibit
   5K Foot Race

Christi Hadden, Eric Varney and Scout enjoying a moment in Bath, Maine

Praying Mantis in the Harvest Moon
Artwork Winner Christi Hadden on Insects, Paddling, Maine and More; The MOF&G interviews the artist, who lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. June 2007

Maine Farmer Keynote Speaker Amy LeBlanc –
"The Importance of Pickles, Or Why I Put Up With Teenagers Working In My Greenhouse"
June 2007

Posters and Handbills?
June 2007

Think Spring: Think Common Ground!
Start your seeds! Tend your livestock! It’s time to start thinking about ways to participate in the Common Ground Country Fair, on September 21, 22 and 23 this year. March 2007

Agricultural Demonstrations
March 2007

Great 2006 Fair, Even with the Rain!
December 2006

Breakwater Students Make and Teach Bread Making in YEZ
December 2006

The Common Kitchen and Food Donors

2006 Fair Winners!

Fair News – Winter 2005-2006
The following articles about the 2005 Fair appear on the same page:

• Maine's Common Ground Hosts a World of Participants
• Letter from a Fair Enthusiast
• Children's Area Thanks You
• MOFGA Volunteers are Prize-Winning Judges
• Fiddler's Showcase
• 2005 Fair Awards & Contest Winners
• 2005 Common Kitchen & Food Donors

Susan Balch Hatches Second Poster Win
June 2005

Fair News – Winter 2004-2005
The following articles about the 2004 Fair appear:

Thanks To the Fair Planning Team and All Fair Volunteers, by Barbara Luce
• Yogi’s Cafe Takes the Cake in Food Judging: Can’t Beat that Crab Meat
• Another Great Year in the Common Kitchen!
• 2004 Fair Awards & Contest Winners

Fair News – Fall 2004
• Fair Director's Message
• Remembering Forrest Hooper
• Keynote Speakers:
   Jason Kafka
     Lynn Miller
     Percy Schmeiser
• 2004 Planning Team

Fair News – Summer 2004
• Poster Winner, Genny Keller – Fifth Try Never Fails!

Fair News – Winter 2003-2004
• Thanks for Another Great Fair
• Exhibition Hall Prizes
• Food Area Ribbons
• Donkey and Mule Show
• Fleece Show Results
• Livestock Awards
• Oxen Scooting
• SPA Awards
5K Foot Race Results
Common Kitchen 2003

Fair News – Fall 2003
Common Ground Country Fair: The Most Renewable Battery Charger Ever – by Mort Mather
Heroes of the Common Ground Country Fair – by Barbara Luce
Sandra Steingraber – “The New Rachel Carson” – by Sharon Tisher

Fair News – Summer 2003
Susan Kischitz’s "The Barn Window” Poster Is a Glimpse Into an Artist’s Life