Friday Schedule
Sunday Schedule
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Fairgrounds open at 9 a.m., close at 9 p.m. (vendors close at 6 p.m.)
Location Codes!
Most locations for events listed in the schedule are abbreviated. Here are the codes:
AD-1 - Agricultural Demonstrations, Tent 1
AD-2 - Agricultural Demonstrations, Tent 2
ADET - Agricultural Demonstration Exhibitors' Tent
BP -- Bicycle Parking
CA - Children's Area
CKD - Country Kitchen Demonstration Tent
CS - Country Store
ENV - Environmental Concerns Speakers' Tent
ES - Energy and Shelter Speakers' Tent
FA-1 - Folk Arts Tent 2
FA-2 - Folk Arts Tent 2
FP - Field Plots
FT - Fleece Tent
HH - Health and Healing Speakers' Tent
HT - Herb Tent
HST -- Harry S. Truman Games
LIF - Low Impact Forestry Tent
LL - Large Livestock Demo Area
LRP - Livestock Round Pen
LS-1 - Horse Barn
LS-2 - Oxen Barn
LS-3 - Cattle Barn
LST - Livestock Speaker's Tent
MAT - Maine Apple Tent
MB - Maintenance Building
MFC - Maine Folklife Center Tent
NAA - Native American Arts & Education Area
NO - North Orchard
PB - Poultry Barn
RT - Rabbit Tent
SDA - Sheep Dog Demo Area
SGB - Sheep/Goat Barn
SLB - Small Livestock Barn
SO - South Orchard
SPA - Social & Political Action Speakers' Tent
SR - Show Ring
SS - Spotlight Stage
SW - Stone Workers' Area
WL -- Wood Lot
WLT - Whole Life Tent
WS - Wednesday Spinners' Area
YEZ - Youth Enterprise Zone
2005 Saturday Schedule of Events
Agriculture & Forestry Demonstrations
ALL DAY/Demos of seed cleaning with a mobile seed cleaning unit. Fairgoers are welcome to bring seed to be cleaned. Maine Soil Testing Service will test the pH of your soil at its booth in ADET. The test will take about 1/2 hour. "Stump to Stickers" ongoing woodlot operations from 10:00 to 2:00 in MOFGA's woodlot--Single & Double Horse logging.
10:00/Answers to Your Organic Certification Questions/Mary Yurlina, MOFGA Certification Services, LLC/ADET
10:00-ongoing/Stump to Stickers demo/Brad Johnson & Pete Stratton/WL
10:00/Hunting the Wild Mushroom /Ted Elliot, Michaeline Mulvey/MB
10:00/How to Enroll in Maine's Farm and Open Space Tax Program/Stephanie Gilbert, Maine Dept. of Ag., Food & Rural Resouces/AD-1
10:00/Seed Saving/Will Bonsall, Khadigar Farm/AD-2
10:00/Tour MOFGA's Modern Homestead/Chris Cavendish, MOFGA's Farmer-in-Residence, Fishbowl Farm/MOFGA's Farmhouse
10:00/Scythe Mowing Demos/Staff of Scythe Supply/meet at Scythe Supply Booth in Farm & Homesteading Area
10:00/Small Scale Seed Cleaning Demo/Staff, Organic Seed Partnership/Mobile Seed Processing Unit/ near ADET
11:00/Woods in Your Back Yard/Kevin Doran, Maine Forestry Service/LIF
11:00/Farm Marketing & Image Building/Gabe McPhail & Jim Hanna, CEI: Maine Farms Project/MB
11:00/Estate Planning & Farm Transfer Planning/LouAnna Perkins, Maine Farmland Trust/AD-1
11:00/Problem Soils: Plant Indicators and Recipes/Mark Fulford, Telltane Farm/AD-2
11:00/Tour Restoring Our Seed Breeding Projects/CR Lawn & Eli Kaufman, Restoring Our Seed/NO
11:00/Answers to Your Organic Vegetable Questions/Eric Sideman, MOFGA's Technical Services Director /ADET
12:00/The Value of Beauty & Other Non-timber Assets in your Forest/Andy Shultz, Forest Guild/LIF
12:00/Women's Agricultural Network/Vivianne Holmes, WAgN/AD-1
12:00/Cont.--Problem Soils: Plant Indicators & Recipes/AD-2
12:00/Veganic Farming: Improving Soil Quality without Manures/Will Bonsall, Khadigar Farm/MB
12:00/Scythe Sharpening Demo/Scythe Supply Staff/Scythe Supply Booth in Farm & Homesteading Area
12:00/Answers to Your Organic Livestock Management Questions/Diane Schivera, MOFGA Technical Services Program/ADET
1:00/Rainwater Harvesting & Local Watershed Health: How to Become Part of the Solution/Jamie Houle, Sky Juice New England/ AD-1
1:00/Demystifying Eggplants & Peppers/Bob Klein, Zephyr Hill Farm/MB
1:00/Small Scale Seed Cleaning Demo/Staff, Organic Seed Partnership/Mobile Seed Processing Unit/ near ADET
1:00/Scythe Mowing Demo/Staff of Scythe Supply/meet at Scythe Supply Booth in Farm & Homesteading Area
1:00/The Real Story, the Real Forest: Your Forest/Mel Ames/LIF
2:00/Stump the Weed Guy: Weed Identification & Management/Eric Gallandt /AD-1
2:00/Small Scale Grain Growing in Maine/Will Bonsall, Khadigar Farm/AD-2
2:00/Common Sense Composting: The Basics of Composting/Herb Williams, Herbkomp/Next to Recycling
2:00/Romp & Chomp: An Interactive Vegetable Tasting/Nikos Kavanya/NO
2:00/Correct Tree Pruning/Maine Forest Service Staff/LIF
3:00/Mushrooms, Not Just for Gourmet Dining! The Many Practical Uses of Maine's Wild Medicinal & Other Fungi/Brenda Lynn Gould, Bear & Bumblebee/AD-1
3:00/Summer Camp Down on the Farm: Panel Discussion of Farm Educators/Chrissy Fowler, North Twin Educational Programs, & Friends/AD-2
3:00/Reducing Poverty & Deforestation in Central America with Sustainable Agriculture/Florence Reed, Sustainable Harvest International/MB
3:00/ Tour of Restoring Our Seed Breeding Projects/CR Lawn & Eli Kaufman, Restoring Our Seed/NO
4:00/Biodiesel/Andrea DeFrancesco, Downeast Biodiesel Coop /AD-1
4:00/How to Use your Garden Space Efficiently/Will Bonsall, Khadigar Farm/MB
4:00/Small Scale Seed Cleaning Demo/Staff, Organic Seed Partnership/Mobile Seed Processing Unit/ near ADET
5:00/Promoting Native Insect Pollinators in the Garden/Mary Yurlina, Ecologist/MB
Animal Shows & Demos
ALL DAY/Ongoing Rabbit Spinning Demo/RT; Ongoing poultry displays and demos--see schedule at Poultry Barn; Fleece Sale, Ongoing Fleece Note demos, displays, networking/FT; Horsedrawn rides by Horsepower Farm & Darthia Farm/LL
9:30-12:00/Ongoing Oxen Demos/Oxen Teamsters/LL
9:30/Horse-Team, Digging Potatoes/Don Nickerson, Riverside Farm/FP
9:30/Sheep Dog Demos/Dave Kennard, Wellscroft Farm/SDA
10:00/Color & Genetics of Pigeons/Karl Rau/LST
10:00/Standardbred Drill Team Demo/Univ. of Maine, Witter Farm/SR
10:00/Meet the Grower-Discuss Fleeces, Specialty Fibers, Special Projects/FT
10:30 - ongoing/Plowing with Teams & Single Horses & Mules, followed by Harrowing/Horse & Mule Teamsters/FP
11:00 - Ongoing/Small Farm Power Options/Don Nickerson & Friends, Riverside Farm/FP
11:00/Emerging Animal Diseases/Dr. Don Hoenig, Maine State Veterinarian/LST
11:00/Effective Trailer Loading Techniques/Terri McClare, Footloose Farm/LRP
11:00/Lecture: Pigeons & White Dove Release - A Children's Event/Marc Archambault/PDT
12:00/Benefits of Equine Massage/Lee Dassler, Northorse Equine Massage/LST
12:00/Answers to Your Organic Livestock Management Questions/Diane Schivera, MOFGA Technical Services Program/ADET
12:00/Working in Partnership with your Horse: Harnessing, Hitching, Twitching/John & Chris Plowden/SR
12:30/Sheep Dog Demos/Dave Kennard, Wellscroft Farm/SDA
1:00/Homeopathy for Animals/Judith Hermon/LST
1:00-3:00/Round Pen Basics/Terri McClare/LRP
1:30 - 4:00/Oxen Log Scooting Contest - An Obstacle Course/LL
2:00/Eight Mule Hitch Demo/ Bob Crichton, Pinehill Mules & Broomtail Farm/FP
2:00/Essentials of Carriage Driving: the How To's of Carriage Driving Safely/Jaye Winkel & Ansley Newton/SR
2:00/Poultry Barn Primer/Johanna Moore, Ledgehill Farm/LST
2:00/Fleece Notes-Basics of Skirting and Preparing a Fleece for Show/FT
3:00/How to Harness a Horse/Sara Faull, Mandala Farm/LS-1
3:00/Fiber Goats/Pogo, Friends Folly Farm/LST
3:30/Sheep Dog Demos/Dave Kennard, Wellscroft Farm/SDA
3:30/Dairy Goat Milking and Care/Lisa Reilich Painted Pepper Farm/FM
Children's Events
ALL DAY/Demos for Children--see Sandwich Board Schedule; Arts & Crafts; Face Painting; and plenty of FUN/CA
10:00/Papermaking/Richard Lee/CA
10:15-10:30/Dress for Garden Parade/CA
10:30/Garden Parade/Roving Performance
11:00/Maine Apple Adventure: Interactive Session/MAT
11:30/Reinaldo & Raven/CA
1:00/Judging of Children's Apple Pie Contest/Exhib. Hall
1:00/Sammie Haynes/CA
1:00/Maine Apple Adventure: Interactive Session/MAT
1:30/ Papermaking/Richard Lee/CA
2:15-2:30/Dress for Garden Parade/CA
2:30/Garden Parade/Roving Performance
2:30/Family Barn Dance/CA
4:00/Reinaldo & Raven/CA
Entertainment, Music, Food Prep Classes and Special Events
Roving Performances by the Garden Parade, Bogstompers, Highland Mary Morris Dancers and the Cover Crops (without amplification).
9:30/Half Sour Pickles/Adam Tomash /CKD
10:00/King Pirogi/Amphitheater
10:00/Doug Morgan/SS
10:00/Harry S. Truman Manure Pitch for Distance--3 classes-limit 12 per class/Mike Tansey/HST
10:30/Wild Mushrooms/Greg Marley/CKD
11:00 ongoing/The Cover Crops (without amplification)/Amphitheater
11:00/Keynote Address/"Peak Oil - The End of Fossil Energy"/John Howe/ The Common
11:30/Anni Clark/SS
12:00/Inkawasi/Amphitheater
12:00/From Fruity Foccacia to Hearty Sourdough Bread/Glenn Smith/CKD
12:30-12:45/Humble Farmer/SS
1:00/Travis Cyr/SS
1:00/Public Policy Teach-In: Greening Maine Homes/Mike Belliveau, Evelyn deFrees, Richard Graves, Jon Hinck, /YEZ
1:00/Judging of Children's Apple Pie Contest/Exhib. Hall
1:30/Hip Chick Macrobiotic Cooking/Jessica Porter/CKD
1:30/Inanna/Amphitheater
2:00/Harry S. Truman Manure Pitch for Accuracy; 3 classes, 12 per class/Mike Tansey/HST
2:00/Juliane Gardiner/SS
2:30/Sugar-free Jams & Jellies/Roberta Bailey/CKD
3:00/Bill Shimarmura/SS
3:00/Tree by Leaf/Amphitheater
3:45/Dandelion Greens Galore/Wendy Karush/CKD
4:30/Kate Wegner & Chuck Donnelly/Amphitheater
4:30/Steve Bacon/SS
6:00/Tribe Describe/Amphitheater
6:00/Open Mike Starts/SS
8:30/Bonnie Edwards & the Practical Cats/Amphitheater
Environmental Concerns, Energy and Shelter
ALL DAY/Safe bike driver demos and test pilot unique cycles; Free Bike Safety Checks; Free Maine Tire Air; Maine Bicycle Coalition/BP
9:00/Toxic Trespass--Keeping the Chemical Industry from Polluting Your Body/Mike Belliveau or Steve Taylor/ENV
9:00/Women's Tire Repair/Bicycle Coalition of Maine/BP
9:15/Two Roads Maine/David Hyde/MB
10:00/Household and Body Products 101/Lora Winslow/ENV
10:00/Monolithic Heated Slab Foundations/Greg Roberts/ES
10:00/Living Bicycle History/Noah oldbikeguy/BP
11:00/Solar Energy/Pat Coon/ES
12:00/Food for Thought: Eating, Learning & Living Sustainably/Ferry Beach School: Sustainable Foods Program/ENV
11:00/Electric Bike Forum/Bicycle Coalition of Maine/BP
12:00/Alternative Building Techniques/Noah Wentworth/ES
1:00/Maine's Impending Water Crisis/Jonathan Carter, Forest Ecology Network/ENV
1:00/Ride Pain Free!-Recumbents/Dave Atwood, Stillwater Recumbents/BP
2:00/Velmobile: Practical Pedal Powered Vehicles/Bicycle Coalition of Maine/BP
2:00/Return of American Chestnuts in Maine/Glen Rea, American Chestnut Foundation/MB
2:00/American Fuel for America's Future/Joel Glatz/ES
3:00/Bike Commuting - Dollars & Sense/Glenn Whitmer/BP
3:00/Radical Simplicity - Tools for Individuals & Organizations to Move Toward Deep Sustainability-Jim Merkel/ENV
3:00/Alternative Fuels-Hybrids to Fuel Cells/Chris Carroll/ES
4:00/Car Free Living/Rachael Freifelder/BP
4:00/The Future of Wastewater Treatment at Home/Tom Caron/ES
4:00/Backyard Adventures, Facilitated Adventure Initiatives for All Ages/Chris Mills, Rippleffect/ENV
Folk Arts, Native American Arts and Herbal Talks
ALL DAY/Continuous--Choosing Fleece, Washing Wool, Picking & Carding Wool, Drop Spindle, Spinning, & 7 Stick Journey Loom; Community Weaving/Wednesday Spinners/WS. Ongoing Demos: Soapstone Carving with Kids; Granite Carving; Stone Splitting/Maine Stone Workers Guild/SW
9:00/Oral History--Women In Agriculture/WagN/MFC
10:00/Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry Demo/Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance(MIBA)/NAA
10:00/Alternative Healthcare for People & Pets/Mary Joan Mondello/HT
10:00/Class: Porcupine Quill Pendant/Porcupine/$5/FA-1
10:00/Demo: Old Time Music/Bound to Have a Little Fun/FA-1
10:00/Demo: Pack Basket Making Demo/Earthways/FA-1
10:30/Demo: Sharpening Tools/Mahoosuc Guides/FA-1
11:00/Weaving with the 7-stick Journey Loom/Sue Merrill & Jani Estelle/WS
11:00/Calendula: Seed to Salve and Beyond/Gail Edwards/HT
11:00/Passamaquoddy Medicine/Fredda Paul/NAA
11:00/Felt Making Class/Andree Bella/$12/FA-2
11:30/Oral History: Windsor Chair Making/Steven Thomas Bunn/MFC
12:00/Nourishing Herbs for Menopause/Deb Soule/HT
12:00/Bean Hole Bean Tasting/Bean Hole Bean Team/MFC
1:00/Herbal Teas/Gerda Pilz/HT
1:00/Wabanaki Drumming & Singing/Burnurwurbskek Singers/NAA
1:00/Shape Note Singing/Belfast Shape Note Singers/MFC
1:00/Snowshoe Lacing Demo/Earthways/FA-1
1:00/Class: Card Weaving/Michael Patterson/FA-2
1:30/Class:Cordage Making/Earthways/$2/FA-1
2:00/Plants as Teachers-Finding a Plant Ally/Linda Tisdale/HT
2:00/Madder Dyeing/Wednesday Spinners/WS
2:00/Oral History: Women In Agriculture/Molly Hamel/MFC
2:00/Demo: Bow Drill, Fire Starting/Earthways/FA-1
2:00/Class: Porcupine Quill Pendant/Porcupine/$5/FA 1
2:30/Dog Sled Types & Construction/Mahousuc Guide Service/FA-1
2:30/ Class: Bow Drill Fire Starting/$5/Earthways/FA-1
3:00/Class: Make an Herbal Salve to Take Home/Joanna Linden/$9/HT
3:00/Feltmaking/Andree Bella/$12/FA-2
3:00/Demo: Old Time Music/Bound to Have a Little Fun/MFC
Health and Healing and Whole Life Tent
10:00/Healing the Web/Regina Strongheart/WLT
10:00/Introduction to Hypno-Birthing/Kimberly Mazoney/HH
11:00/Connect with your Spirit Guides/Annie Stillwater Gray/WLT
11:00/The Immune System and Your Health/Priscilla Skerry, N.D./HH
12:00/Dances of Universal Peace/Elaine & Francis McGillicuddy/WLT
12:00/Healing with Hypnosis/Janet Decker/HH
1:00/Homepathy/Dirk Vandersloot, MD/WLT
1:00/Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: Women's Health Issues/Susan Fekety/HH
2:00/Brain Gym, Edu-Kinesiology/Flora Arnold/WLT
3:00/Contact Reflex Analysis/Norman Panex, CN/WLT
4:00/Autism is Treatable/Fred Shotz/HH
Social and Political Action
9:15/GE Free Maine/Staff GE Free Maine/SPA
10:00/Maine Friends of Animals/SPA
10:30/Maine Speak-out Project/SPA
11:00/Universal Single Payer Health Care/Sarah Stalman/SPA
11:30/Dirigo Health & Small Businesses/David White/SPA
12:00/Green Party--the Peace Party/Betsy Garrold, Pat LaMarche/SPA
1:00/Securing Medicinal Cannabis in Maine/Robert Steward/SPA
2:00/Paganism in Maine/Earthtides Pagan Network/SPA
3:00/Women In Leadership in Maine/Brittney Wilburn -Grassroots Organizer/SPA
3:30/Life at Maine School of Science & Math/Deb McCann/SPA
4:00/What the Jury Never Heard/James P. Moore, Trial & Error/SPA
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Common Ground Country Fair
PO Box 170
Unity, ME 04988
Phone: 207-568-4142
Fax: 207-568-4141
Email: cgcf@mofga.org