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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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9:30
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Cutting and Binding Grains
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Don Nickerson, Jim Cornish of Riverside Farm, Stone Soup Institute
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FP
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9:30 - 11:00
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Ongoing Loading of Grain Bundles
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Livestock Exhibitors
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FP
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9:30-ongoing
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Draft Power, plowing, then harrowing with horses, mules, oxen
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Livestock Exhibitors
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FP
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9:30-12:00
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Oxen Demos
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Oxen Teamsters
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LL
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10:00
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MOFGA Certification Staff Members answer questions about organic certification.
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Mary Yurlina, Ed Hamel, Jacomijn Schravesande
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MOFGA Certification Services Table in ADET
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10:00
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Edible Landscape
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John Bunker of Fedco Trees, and Jack Kertesz, MOFGATrialGarden Coordinator
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AG
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10:00
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Tree ID
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Kevin Duran and Becky Tavani of the MaineForest Service
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WT
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10:00
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Stories Of Urban Agriculture
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Bridgett Bartlett, Lots to Garden
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AD-1
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10:00
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Nonfood 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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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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10:00
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Scythe Mowing Demos
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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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10:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Staff, Organic Seed Partnership
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit near 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 Homestead
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11:00
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Drip Irrigation Basics
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Jack Kertesz, MOFGA’s Trial Gardens Coordinator
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NO
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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 the Rodale Institute’s New Farm
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AD-1
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11:00
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Compost and Soil Bacteria: An Atomic Adventure
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Eric Howard, FulbrightAcademy of Science
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AD-2
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11:00
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Growing Lavender in Maine
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Betsey Ann Golan of Common Folk Farm
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AG
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11:00
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Guided Tour of Soil Pits
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MAPPS Staff
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Meet at MAPSS Booth in ADET
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11:00
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Threshing Grains
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Jim Cornish, Stone Soup Institute
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FP
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11:00
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Answers to Questions about Raising Organic Vegetables
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Eric Sideman, MOFGA’s Technical Services Director
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ADET
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12:00
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): A Primer for the Consumer
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Melissa White, MOFGA Organic Marketing Coordinator
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AD-1
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12:00
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Growing Grapes in Maine
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Jerry Rodman
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AD-2
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12:00-2:00
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How and Why To Maintain a Landscape Organically
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Paul Tukey of People, Places and Plants Magazine
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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 the Farm and Homesteading Area
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1:00
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Basics of 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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Quick Hoops for Extended Season Production
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Eliot Coleman of Four Season Farm
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AD-2
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1:00
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Growing Hot Weather Plants in Cool Climates
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Adam Tomash of AvantGardens
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AV
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1:00
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Small Scale Pastured Pork
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Clayton Carter, MOFGA’s Farmer in Residence
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SO Pig Pen
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1:00
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Scythe Mowing Demos
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Staff of Scythe Supply
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Meet at Scythe Supply Booth, Farm and Homesteading Area
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1:00
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Extending the Harvest
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Jack Kertesz, MOFGATrialGardens Coordinator
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NO
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1:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Staff, Organic Seed Partnership
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit near ADET
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1:30
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Introduction to WAgN
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Susan Watson, WagN
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AD-1
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2:00
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Eight Mule Hitch
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Bob Crichton of Pine Hill Mules and Evelyn Pike of Broomtail Farm
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FP
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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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Health from the Ground Up: an Interactive Session
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Linda Hartkopf representing OrganicValley
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AG
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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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Breeding Your Perfect Tomato Plant
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Heather Jerrett of High Mowing Seeds
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AD-2
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2:00
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Tree Disease, Wounds and Injury
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Bill Ostrofsky of UMaine Office of Professional Development
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WT
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2:00
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Hand Tools for Small Farms and Gardens
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Jack Kertesz, MOFGATrialGarden Coordinator
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NO
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2:00
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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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Apple Tasting
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John Bunker, Fedco Seeds
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Fedco Seeds Booth
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3:00
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Cucurbit Breeding Basics
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Tom Stearns of High Mowing Organic Seeds
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AD-1
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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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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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Adding Value by Pruning
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Harry Dwyer of the Forest Guild
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WT
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3:00
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Field Trip to the Farmers’ Market: Basic Marketing
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Russell Libby, MOFGA’s Executive Director
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Meet at Rose Gate
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3:30
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Small Scale Seed-cleaning Demo
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Staff, Organic Seed Partnership
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Mobile Seed Processing Unit near ADET
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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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Organic Certification Primer
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Mary Yurlina, MOFGA Certification Services LLC
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AV
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4:00
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Agriculture and Volunteer Service in Central America
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Greg Field of Sustainable Harvest International
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AD-1
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4:00
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The Maine Ag Mediation Program—Talk it Out
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Tracy Quadro, Community Mediation Services
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AD-2
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4:00
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Building your Own Cider Press
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Dina Ford, Third Acre Farm
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AG
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