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Locations for events in the Schedule are abbreviated.

AD-1 -- Agricultural Demonstrations Tent 1

AD-2 -- Agricultural Demonstrations Tent 2

ADET -- Agricultural Demonstrations Exhibitors' Tent

AV ­ Audio Visual Tent

BP -- Bicycle Parking

CR ­ Compost and Recycling

ES -- Energy and Shelter Speakers' Tent

FA-1 -- Folk Arts Tent 1

FA-2 -- Folk Arts Tent 2

F&H ­ Farm & Homestead

FP -- Field Plots

FS -- Fleece Sale

FST -- Fleece Speakers¹ Tent

HH -- Health and Healing Speakers' Tent

HT -- Herb Tent

LL -- Large Livestock Demo Area

LST -- Livestock Speakers¹ Tent

MFC -- Maine Folklife Center Tent

NO -- North Orchard

PT -- Poultry Demo Tent

RT­ Reiki Tent

SFD - Straw¹s Farm Demo

SO -- South Orchard

SPA -- Social and Political Action Speakers' Tent

WLT -- Whole Life Tent

WS -- Wednesday Spinners

WT -- Woodlot Tent

YEZ -- Youth Enterprise Zone

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Schedule of Events - Saturday, September 20, 2008

  

We'll Post The 2009 Schedule As Soon As It's Ready.
Here's The 2008 Schedule.


Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Vendors stay open until 6:00 p.m.

Fair goes on, rain or shine.
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Farming, Gardening, Orchards, Soil:

All Day - MOFGA Certification Services Staff will help you with questions about organic certification. Go to the Agricultural Demonstrations Exhibit Tent; Johnny's Selected Seeds will host tours and tool demonstrations in the demonstration garden in the North Orchard.

Time
Title
Presenter(s)/Performer(s)
Location
10:00 AM
Agriculture & Climate Change
Dan Sullivan of the Rodale Institute
AV
10:00 AM
Basics of Growing Apples
John Bunker of Fedco Trees
Hayloft
10:00 AM
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth In F&H
10:00 AM
Stump the Weed Guy
Eric Gallandt, U. of Maine Weed Ecologist
AD-1
11:00 AM-11:45 PM
Fall and Winter Management of Bees
Karen Sennett of Swan's Honey
Hayloft
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Growing Grapes in Maine
Jerry Rodman
AD-1 
11:00 AM
Intro to Biodynamics
Ron Krupp, Woodchucks Guide to Gardening
AD-2
11:00 AM
Microbial Farming
Herbert Williams of HerbKomp, Inc.
CR
11:00 AM
Modern Homestead Tour
MOFGA Farmers-in-Residence
Farm House
11:00 AM
Rethinking Hand Tools for Gardens
Jack Kertesz, MOFGA Trial Gardens Coordinator
N. Orchard
11:00 AM
Tour Soil Pit
David Turcotte, Maine Assoc. of Prof. Soil Scientists (MAPSS)
Meet at ADET
11:00 AM
Urban Community Food Systems
Bridgette Bartlett of Lots to Gardens
AV
12:00 PM
Home and Community Scale Permaculture
Joshua Trought of D Acres of New Hampshire
AD-2
12:00 PM
Making Maple Goodies in the Kitchen
Penny Savage of Mitchell & Savage Maple Products
Hayloft
12:00 PM
Sharpening the European Scythe Blade
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth In F&H
12:00 PM
Sustainable Land Use in Central America
Florence Reed of Sustainable Harvest Int'l.
AV
1:00 PM
Basics of Organic Livestock Certification
Donna Doel of MOFGA Certification Services LLC
AD-1
1:00 PM
Get Answers to Your Organic Vegetable Questions
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist
ADET
1:00 PM
Growing & Saving Your Own Garden Seeds
Will Bonsall of Khadighar Farm
AD-2
1:00 PM
Intro to Worm Composting
Mark Follansbee of Worm Mainea
Hayloft
1:00 PM
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan of Scythe Supply
Meet @ Booth In F&H
2:00 PM
Apple Tasting
John Bunker of Fedco Trees
Fedco Booth
2:00 PM
Getting Started with Vegetable Gardening
 Adam Tomash of Avant Gardens
AD-1
2:00 PM
Grow for Fedco: Bulbs, Seeds, Garlic & More
FEDCO Seeds Inc
AD-2
2:00 PM
Organic Orchard Systems
Mark Fulford of Teltane Farm & Nursery
Hayloft
2:00 PM
Tour MOFGA's Demo Orchard
Jack Kertesz, MOFGA Trial Gardens Coordinator
S. Orchard
3:00 PM
Intro to Biodynamics
Ron Krupp, Woodchucks Guide to Gardening
AD-2
3:00 PM
So You Want to Farm in Maine?
Esther Lacognata of Farmlink & Maine Farmland Trust
AD-1
3:00 PM
Sustainable Ag in the US: the Long View
Andrew Marshall, MOFGA Educational Programs Director
AV
3:00 PM
Training the Bonsai You Want, Pruning & More
Ernie Glabau of Entwood Bonsai
Hayloft
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
Market Garden Tour & Weed and Pest ID
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist & MOFGA Journeypersons
S. Orchard
4:00 PM
Eat Local Foods Coalition Networking & Info Sharing
Eat Local Foods Coalition
AD-1
4:00 PM
Soil Nutrients
 
Compost & Recycling
4:00 PM
Tour and Discuss the Common Ground Farmers’ Market
Russell Libby, MOFGA Executive Director
Farmers’ Market

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