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Time
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Title
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Presenter(s)/Performer(s)
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Location
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10:00
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MOFGA Certification Staffmembers answer questions about organic certification.
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Mary Yurlina, Ed Hamel and Jacomijn Schravesande
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MOFGA Certification Services Table in ADET
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10:00
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Mushrooming in Maine
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Hal Bonner
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AD-1
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10:00
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Planting Trees and Shrubs
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Rick Churchill of People, Places & Plants Magazine
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AD-2
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10:00
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USDA - NASS, 2007 Census of Agriculture and You
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Gary Keough of USDA-NASS New England
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AV
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10:00
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Forestry for Kids
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BarrieBrusila, MaineForest Guild
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WT
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10:00
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Proper Pruning of Forest Trees
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Pete Lammert of the MaineForest Service
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WT
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10:00
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Health from the Ground Up: An Interactive Session
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Linda Hartkopf – Representing Organic Valley Cooperative
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AG
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10:00
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Scythe Mowing Demo
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Staff of Scythe Supply
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Meet at Scythe Supply booth in Farm and Homesteading Area
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10:00
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Pest and Weed Walk
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Eric Sideman, MOFGA’s Organic Crop Specialist, and Clayton Carter, MOFGA’s Farmer in Residence
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SO
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10:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Organic Seed Partnership Staff
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit – near ADET
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11:00 – 2:00
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Stump to Stickers
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Low Impact Forestry Project Staff
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WT
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11:00
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Rodale Research
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Dan Sullivan of Rodale – New Farm
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AD-1
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11:00
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Non-food Use of Fungi
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Brenda Lynn Gould of Bear and Bumblebee Completing the Circle
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AD-2
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11:00
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Guided Tour of Soil Pits
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ME Assoc. of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPPS) Staff
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Meet at MAPSS Booth in ADET
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11:00
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Tour MOFGA’s Modern Homestead
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MOFGA’s Farmers-in-Residence, Fail Better Farm
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MOFGA’s Farmhouse
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11:00
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Get Answers to Your Organic Vegetable Questions
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Eric Sideman, MOFGA’s Organic Crops Specialist
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ADET
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11:00
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Fruit Tree Basics
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Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm & Nursery
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AG
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11:00-2:00
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Stump to Stickers: Low Impact Forestry Woodlot Tour
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LIF Staff
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WT
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12:00
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Fruit Trees, Advanced
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Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm & Nursery
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AG
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12:00
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Scythe Sharpening Demo
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Scythe Supply Staff
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Scythe Supply Booth in Farm and Homesteading Area
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12:00
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How to Help Protect Farming In your Community
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John Piotti of Maine Farmland Trust
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AD-2
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12:00
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Pruning Trees and Shrubs
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Rick Churchill of People, Places & Plants Magazine
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AD-1
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1:00
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Garden Planting From Bed Prep to Row Cover
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Clayton Carter – MOFGA’s Farmer in Residence
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SO
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1:00
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Basic Worm Composting and Making Worm Tea
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Mark Follansbee of Worm Mainea
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AD-1
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1:00
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Mowing with a Single Horse
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Paul Birdsall of Horsepower Farm
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FP
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1:00
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Scythe Mowing Demo
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Staff of Scythe Supply
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Meet at Scythe Supply booth in Farm and Homesteading Area
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1:00
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How to Grow Raspberries and Blackberries
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Dave Handley of Highmoor Farm/University of Maine Coop Extension
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AV
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1:00
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Pasture Management
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Kara Fitzgerald and Rick Kersbergen of University of Maine Coop Extension
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LST
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1:00
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Beginning Beekeeping
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Lincoln Sennett of Swan’s Honey
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AG
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1:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Organic Seed Partnership Staff
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit near ADET
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2:00
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Fruit Trees-Cutting Edge
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Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm & Nursery
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AG
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2:00
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New Farm Overview--Online Tools
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Daniel Sullivan of Rodale Institute’s New Farm
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AV
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2:00
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Multispecies Grazing
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Karma Glos of Kingbird Farm
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AD-1
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2:00
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Cultivating Natural Defenses of Trees
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Travis Collins of Green Man Arboreal
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AD-2
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2:00
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Get Answers to Organic Livestock Management Questions
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Diane Schivera, MOFGA’s Organic Livestock Specialist
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ADET
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2:00
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Cutting and Binding Grain
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Don Nickerson, Jim Cornish of Riverside Farm and the Stone Soup Institute
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FP
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2:00
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Ongoing Loading of Grain Bundles
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Livestock Exhibitors
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FP
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2:00
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Best Management Practices
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Keith Kanoti or the MaineForest Service
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WT
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3:00
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Threshing Grain
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Jim Cornish of the Stone Soup Institute
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FP
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3:00
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Chainsaw Safety and Directional Felling
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Peter Tracy of MapleHillForest
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WT
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3:00
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Organic Vegetables in Self Watering Containers
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Edward Smith
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AD-2
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3:00
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Breeding Your Perfect Tomato
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Heather Jerrett of High Mowing Seeds
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AD-1
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3:00
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Soils of Maine
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David Turcotte of Maine Assoc. of Professional Soil Scientists
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AV
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3:00
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Colony Collapse and Honeybee Diseases
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Lincoln Sennett of Swan’s Honey
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AG
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3:00
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Grain Threshing
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Jim Cornish of the Stone Soup Institute
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FP
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3:30
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Apple Tasting
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John Bunker, Fedco Seeds
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Fedco Seeds Tent in Agricultural Products Area
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3:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Organic Seed Partnership Staff
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit near ADET
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4:00
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Community Farm Share: Towns Invest In Local Food
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Chia Murdock of Unity Barn Raisers
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AD-1
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4:00
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Cucurbit Breeding Basics
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Tom Stearns of High Mowing Organic Seeds
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AD-2
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4:00
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Color Genetics: For the Handcraft Fleece Market
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Nanney Kennedy of Seacolors and The Maine Blanket
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AG
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