"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Common Ground Poultry Kids Wanted!
Coordinators of the Poultry Barn at the Common Ground Country Fair want young folks to get involved. Experienced poultry keepers want to teach kids to raise birds successfully. Kids interested in raising layers or broilers and exhibiting them at the Fair should contact Johanna Moore by email or call her at 582-6512.
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MOFGA Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
Saturday, May 31st, after Small Farm Field Day activities. Games, social hour, dinner and dancing. All MOFGA volunteers welcome. RSVP. |
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MOFGA's 2008 Farm Training Project Workshops
On-farm, topic-oriented workshops for beginning farmers. Workshops are free and open to anyone interested. Twelve workshops offered through the growing season throughout Maine. Details. |
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Workshop focuses on energy-efficient farms (Kennebec Journal, 5/11/08)
Civilization's last chance: The planet is nearing a tipping point on climate change, and it gets much worse, fast (Los Angeles Times, 5/11/08)
Change we can stomach (Dan Barber Op-Ed in the New York Times, 5/11/08)
Farm Team: Timothy LaSalle of Rodale on the surprising climate benefits of organic farming (Grist, 5/9/08)
Survey: Consumers Like to Buy Local: Organics a Significant Portion of Purchases (Organic Consumers Association, 5/9/08)
The world has not always been this way [food trade] (The Automatic Earth, 5/8/08)
Congress almost passes a farm bill - Bush vows to veto (Grist, 5/8/08)
Better homes and gardens (Grist, 5/8/08)
Plans to end hunger advance (Kennebec Journal, 5/8/08)
Maine bread company bashes U.S. fuel policy (Bangor Daily News, 5/8/08)
Long view on gas prices (Bangor Daily News, 5/8/08)
Down on the farm at 38,000 feet (The Ethicurean, 5/8/08)
What happens when gasoline exceeds $7.00 per gallon? (Treehugger.com, 5/8/08)
Citizens for a Green Camden seeks businesses, residents to pledge no pesticides (Village Soup, 5/7/08)
Bad news, bees (Grist, 5/7/08)
New food safety rules may do more harm than good (AlterNet, 5/7/08)
Biofuels can yield unwanted results (Editorial in Kennebec Journal, 5/7/08)
You needn't know what a BGH is to join the local movement (Portland Press Herald, 5/7/08)
The Chef's Kitchen show taping in Edgecomb (Portland Press Herald, 5/7/08)
Washington to unveil local farm market (Kennebec Journal, 5/6/08)
Food prices on a roll (AP article in Portland Press Herald, 5/6/08)
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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. |
| Small Farm Field Day |
| Saturday, May 31st, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity. A day of free workshops and demos for gardeners, homesteaders and small farmers. Garden and homestead supply vendors will be here too. Details. |
| MOFGA Volunteer Appreciation Celebration |
| Saturday evening, May 31st, at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center. Festivities will start after Small Farm Field Day. Details coming soon. |
| IOIA Inspector Training |
| MOFGA Certification Services is sponsoring International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) inspector training sessions with Unity College. Organic producers may be interested in these classes as they provide in-depth coverage of the National Organic Program regulation. Organic Crop Inspection Training: July 14 - 18. Organic Processing Inspection Training: 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. |
| 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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