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 Location Key

Locations for events in the Schedule are abbreviated.

AD-1 -- Agricultural Demonstrations Tent 1

AD-2 -- Agricultural Demonstrations Tent 2

ADET -- Agricultural Demonstrations Exhibitors' Tent

AV ­ Audio Visual Tent

BP -- Bicycle Parking

CR ­ Compost and Recycling

ES -- Energy and Shelter Speakers' Tent

FA-1 -- Folk Arts Tent 1

FA-2 -- Folk Arts Tent 2

F&H ­ Farm & Homestead

FP -- Field Plots

FS -- Fleece Sale

FST -- Fleece Speakers¹ Tent

HH -- Health and Healing Speakers' Tent

HT -- Herb Tent

LL -- Large Livestock Demo Area

LST -- Livestock Speakers¹ Tent

MFC -- Maine Folklife Center Tent

NO -- North Orchard

PT -- Poultry Demo Tent

RT­ Reiki Tent

SFD - Straw¹s Farm Demo

SO -- South Orchard

SPA -- Social and Political Action Speakers' Tent

WLT -- Whole Life Tent

WS -- Wednesday Spinners

WT -- Woodlot Tent

YEZ -- Youth Enterprise Zone

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Schedule of Events - Sunday, September 21, 2008

  

Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Vendors stay open until 5:00 p.m.
Registration for 5-K Foot Race - 6:45 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Race starts at 8:00 a.m.
Fair goes on, rain or shine.
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Farming, Gardening, Orchards, Soil:

All Day - MOFGA Certification Services Staff will help you with questions about organic certification. Go to the Agricultural Demonstrations Exhibit Tent; Johnny's Selected Seeds will host tours and tool demonstrations in the demonstration garden in the North Orchard.

Time
Title
Presenter(s)/Performer(s)
Location
10:00 AM
Greenhouse Production
John Pino of Mooarhill Farm & Greenhouses
AD-1
10:00 AM
Growing Peaches in Maine
Leslie Cummins of Five Star Nursery
AD-2
10:00 AM
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth in Farm & Homestead
11:00 AM
Basics of Organic Certification for Small Scale Processors
Kate Newkirk of MOFGA Certification Services LLC
AD-2
11:00 AM
Crop Planning Software
Clayton Carter of Fail Better Farm
AV
11:00 AM
Intro to Worm Composting
Mark Follansbee of Worm Mainea
Hayloft
11:00 AM
Microbial Farming
Herbert Williams of HerbKomp, Inc.
Compost & Recycling
11:00 AM
Modern Homestead Tour
MOFGA Farmers-in-Residence
Farm House
11:00 AM
Soil Management in New & Established Gardens
Bruce Hoskins of Maine Soil Testing Service
AD-1
11:00 AM
Tour MOFGA's Demo Orchard
Jack Kertesz, MOFGA Trial Gardens Coordinator
S. Orchard
11:00 AM
Tour Soil Pit
David Turcotte, Maine Assoc. of Prof. Soil Scientists (MAPSS)
Meet at ADET
12:00 PM
Apple Exploring in Maine
John Bunker of Fedco Trees
Hayloft
12:00 PM
Home-scale Small Grain Growing
Will Bonsall of Khadighar Farm
AV
12:00 PM
Sharpening the European Scythe Blade
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth in Farm & Homestead
12:00 PM
Symbiotic Relationships: Livestock & Vegetable Production
John Pino of Mooarhill Farm & Greenhouses
AD-1
1:00 PM
Colony Colapse Disorder
Ross Conrad of Dancing Bee Gardens
AV
1:00 PM
Get Answers to Your Organic Vegetable Questions
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist
ADET
1:00 PM
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth in Farm & Homestead
1:00 PM
Tour the Heritage Orchard
John Bunker of Fedco Trees
North Orchard
1:00 PM
Transitioning the Farm to (an Unrelated) Next Generation
Tom Roberts of Snakeroot Organic Farm
AD-1
1:00 PM
Understanding the Living Soil System
Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm & Nursery
Hayloft
1:00 PM
WaGN: the Net-works for You
Mary Ann Haxton of WAgN (Women's Ag. Network)
AD-2
2:00 PM
Advanced Gardening Techniques
Adam Tomash of Avant Gardens
AV
2:00 PM
Edible Landscaping
Jack Kertesz, MOFGA Trial Gardens Coordinator
AD-1
2:00 PM Pricing Strategies for Farmers Melissa White Pillsbury, MOFGA's Organic Marketing Coordinator AD-2
2:30 PM
Grape Tasting
John Bunker of Fedco Trees
Fedco Booth
3:00 PM-3:45 PM
Fall-Winter Management of Bees
 Karen Sennett of Swan's Honey
Hayloft
3:00 PM
Maine Farmland: Save It While You Can
Nina Young of Maine Farmland Trust
AD-1
3:00 PM
Making Maximum Use of Limited Garden Space
Will Bonsall of Khadighar Farm
AV
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
Market Garden Tour & Weed and Pest ID
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist & MOFGA Journeypersons
S. Orchard

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