Fair News – Winter 2012-2013
Thanks from the Fair Director
Fleece Tent Has Another Great Year
2012 Common Ground Country Fair Awards
Feeding the Fair Volunteers - Common Kitchen Donations
Fair News – Fall 2012
From the Fair Director
Back in 1976 when Chaitanya York persuaded, enlisted and inspired an entourage of MOFGA members and friends to put on the first Common Ground Country Fair, not all expected a strong turnout. Not that they thought the Fair wouldn’t be a success, but it opened many eyes when upward of 10,000 people made the trip to the Litchfield Fairgrounds for MOFGA’s inaugural celebration of rural living.
Fair News – Summer 2012
Maine Wildlife Biologist Wins Fair Art Contest
2013 Fair Poster: Call for Entries
Register Now to Volunteer for the 2012 Fair
Want to Help Organize the Fair?
Fair News – Spring 2012
2012 Common Ground Country Fair Poster Unveiled
Applications for Exhibitors and Presenters for the 2012 Fair
Volunteers Make an Impact at Common Ground
New for 2012: Ingenuity Area
Start Planning For The Fair
Summer Fair Assistant
Fair News – Winter 2011-2012
Successful 35th Common Ground Country Fair
2011 Fair Steering Committee
Fleece Tent Has Another Banner Year
Fair Awards
2011 Common Kitchen Food Donors
Fair News – Fall 2011
Message from the Fair Director
Fair News – Summer 2011
Dacia Klinkerch's Vibrant Veggies
Fair News Spring 2011
2011 Fair Poster Unveiled
Fair News – Winter 2010-2011
A Successful Fair, Thanks to All
Fleece Tent Has Another Banner Year
2010 Awards
2010 CGCF Common Kitchen Donors List
2010 Common Ground Fair 5k Results
Fair News – Fall 2010
Welcome to the 34th Common Ground Country Fair!
Lively Rooster Art by Holly Meade Animates 2010 Common Ground Country Fair Poster
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
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| 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
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| Christi Hadden, Eric Varney and Scout enjoying a moment in Bath, Maine |
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
December 2006
2006 Fair Winners!
2006 Poster Winner’s Pilgrimage Through Life, Land, Art
Spring 2006
Common Ground Fair Evaluation
Fair News – Winter 2005-2006
• The Best of the 2005 Exhibition Hall
• 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
• 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
• Fair Awards & Prizes
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
Fair News – Winter 2002-2003
• Thanks for a Wonderful Fair!
• Thanks to Advance Sale Ticket Outlets
• Thank You For Supporting the Common Kitchen!
• 2002 Fair Winners
Fall 2002
• Welcome to the Fair!
• Public Policy Teach-In: Maine Candidates’ Forum at the Fair
Summer 2002
• Dancing Corn Poster Will Delight Fairgoers
Fair News – Winter 2001-2002
• Congratulations to All Who Made 25 Years of Common Ground Such a Special Celebration!
• Judges’ Awards, Blue Ribbon Winners & Other Greats at the Fair
Fall 2001
• Welcome to the 25th Annual Common Ground Country Fair!
• MOFGA Public Policy Teach-In: An Intriguing Look at the Maine Legislature
Summer 2001
• Twenty-Five Years!
• Plugging Along Pays Off for Rural Maine Artist Joyce Dubay
Spring 2001
• Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs Praises Common Ground
• Opportunities for Experienced Cooks, Chefs and Food Processors at Fair
Winter 2000-2001
• Common Ground Volunteers Are Amazing!
• Report from the Common Kitchen
• Common Kitchen Thanks
• Donors to the 2000 Common Ground Common Kitchen
• Thanks to the Advance Sale Ticket Outlets
• Exhibition Hall Winners
• Harry S Truman Manure Toss - Winners Report
• Draft Horse Show Results
• Oxen Pull
• 5K Foot Race
Fall 2000
• Welcome to the Fair!
• Geese Poster is a Symbol for the Millennium
• Keynote Address – “Mow Me Less”: Tales of a GE-Resistant Lawn
Summer 2000
• 2000 Exhibition Hall Rules
Spring 2000
• Common Ground Gets Highest Praise in Fair Evaluation Report
• Calling All Table and Bench Builders
• Common Ground Dedicated Tree Planting
Winter 1999-2000
• Winners at the 1999 Common Ground Country Fair
• Donations to the Common Kitchen
Fall 1999
• Heather Spalding: Welcome to the Fair!
• Keynote Speakers: Michael Sligh, Brian Donahue
• Public Policy Teach-In: Rid Your School of Toxic Pesticides
• Summer Intern Kristin Stone
• Homebrewing and Winemaking Competitions Depart
• 1999 Volunteer Coordinators
Summer 1999
Tanner Musters Up Winning Poster Design
Message from the Fair Coordinator
Spring 1999
Common Ground Country Fair Office Relocating to Unity
Winter 1998
Thanks for the Permanent Site!
Thanks To All Fair Volunteers
Pedal to Fair & Valet Bike Parking Smashing Success
Unjamming the Traffic
Contest Winners at the 1998 Common Ground Country Fair
Donations to the Common Kitchen
Thanks to the Advance Sale Ticket and Poster Outlets
Fall 1998
Common Ground: Looking to the Past for Future Inspiration
Keynote Speaker Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm
Brian Tokar: Battle the Biotech Agenda
Special Thanks
Timber Frame Exhibition Hall
Summer Interns
Common Ground Will Miss Leila Stockwell
1998 Volunteer Area Coordinators
Summer 1998
Bee Poster Hums with Harmony
Winter 1997-1998
Thanks for Donations!
Thanks To All Fair Volunteers
Schoolhouse Talks to Resume in ’98
Lost and Found: Got the Wedding Ring Blues?
1997 Fair Contest Results
Advance Tickets Pay Off – In Many Ways
Fall 1997
Celebrate Rural Living with MOFGA!
1997 Area Coordinators
A Tribute to Newt Cochran
Volunteer Donald Ketcham Recovering
Summer 1997
Modern Poster Style a Winner
Spring 1997
Y.E.Z., We’ll Do It Again!