Events

First male: Joshua Vance 17:33 First female: Becky Fahey 21:39 Second male: Ben Fox 18:44 Second female: Monique Deschamps 22:18 Third male: Jason Smith 18:53 Third female: Andrea Notopoulos 22:28 First MOFGA members: Male: Ben Fox 18:44 Female: Andrea Notopoulos 22:28 1) Joshua Vance 17:33 2) Benjamin Fox 18:44 3) Jason Smith 18:53 4) Randy […]

  2020 Winter Meetings Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of connection with growers and service providers in your region, MOFGA certification updates and education from MOFGA Farmer Programs! Catered lunch included. DOWNEAST – Postponed: Date TBA Cobscook Institute, Trescott Township SOUTHERN – February 26 Cumberland County UMaine Cooperative Extension,

Fair Director’s Message Remembering Forrest Hooper Keynote Speakers: Jason Kafka Lynn Miller Percy Schmeiser2004 Planning Team Barbara Luce, Fair Director. English photo. Message from 2004 Fair Director Barbara Luce – Hey, “Who Moved My Cheese?” We are creatures of habit; most people like predictability. Like the title to a self-help book on the dynamics of

The “Common Kitchen” is a happening place at the Fair and has one of the largest needs for volunteers. Kitchen shifts start at 4:30 a.m. and end well after midnight. Experienced volunteers know it’s the best place to be. It’s warm and dry, and you can eat all the time. We always need more volunteers,

Farm & Homestead Day at MOFGA Saturday, June 13, 2015 Get ready to get dirty!   Scythe sharpening demo at Farm & Homestead Day at MOFGA   Part appropriate-technology movement redux, part re-skilling à la Transition Towns, and 100 percent experiential adventure, Farm & Homestead Day at MOFGA is a free, volunteer-driven event in which

Barbara Damrosch Farmer and co-owner of Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine; author of “The Garden Primer” and “Theme Gardens” and co-author of “The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook” Power to the People: Drawing Strength from the Pandemic Sunday, September 27, 2020 • View Barbara Damrosch’s keynote speech on YouTube   Leah Penniman Leah Penniman

Saturday, March 3, 2018 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Common Ground Education Center, Unity Organic Seedling Production Registration (includes lunch): $75 individual / $100 couples $50 students and apprentices There is no place more important to get off to a good start than growing seedlings for your farm. Weak or diseased seedlings rarely recover to

  2019 Common Ground Country Fair 5K It’s healthy for You! Sunday, September 22, 7:30 a.m. The Common Ground Fair invites one and all to take part in one of the oldest and most traditional forms of contest: the foot race. One need only swiftness of feet and strength of spirit to pit one’s self

Fleece Sale: Knowing that variety is the key to a good sale, the Fleece Tent coordinators encourage interested growers of all breeds of sheep, alpacas, llamas, angora goats and fiber bunnies to take part. Growers wishing to pre-register should contact Meredith Toumayan at 207-722-3087 or [email protected]. Let us know how many fleeces you plan to submit

The Draft Horse Show will take place on Sunday starting at 9:15 a.m. Coordinators: Darcy & Bill WinslowFarmers Draft Horse Mule & Pony Club Judge: John Weed Class List Premiums 1. Junior Showmanship 40 35 30 25 20 15 2. Gelding 40 35 30 25 20 15 3. Stallions 40 35 30 25 20 15