Our biggest summer event is back! Join us for the 3rd Annual Paella Party at our Scarborough Market — featuring a giant pan of paella prepared on-site by Chef Carter from Colvard & Co. Plus: free tastings from Harbor Fish Market, Dunstan’s Smokehouse, Kittylamb, Oxbow Brewing, and more. Paella plates are $10, with 100% of […]
Calling all MOFGA Volunteers! Come celebrate the summer with us! We'll be at two different public events in Portland and Bangor so MOFGA volunteers from all across the state can participate. MOFGA volunteers will be eligible for special discounts and activities, so come join the fun! Be sure to wear your Fair Volunteer t-shirt, and […]
Sign up now for a special collaboration between MOFGA and Community Plate. Recently featured on NPR, Community Plate works to bring people together by pairing potluck suppers with live storytelling. On Sunday, August 17, we'll gather at MOFGA's Exhibition Hall in Unity for an evening of home-cooked food and homespun yarns. All guests are asked […]
One of the strategies for avoiding Colorado potato beetles is to plant your crop early. Another strategy is to plant your crop late. Which potato planting timing is right for you and your farm?Join Everett Ottinger of Nettie Fox Farm and MOFGA's Organic Crop Specialist Caleb Goossen for a walk through of an on-farm participatory […]
Calling all MOFGA Volunteers! Come celebrate the summer with us! We'll be at two different public events in Portland and Bangor so MOFGA volunteers from all across the state can participate. MOFGA volunteers will be eligible for special discounts and activities, so come join the fun! Be sure to wear your Fair Volunteer t-shirt, and join […]
Do you have farm animals? Do they have hooves? Do they get their hooves trimmed? Why not? Overlooking the hoof health of our farm animals has economic and welfare consequences. While it can be a valid choice to hire someone to maintain the integrity of hooves on our farms and homesteads, as caretakers, we are […]
Join Out in the Open alongside MOFGA’s Low Impact Forestry staff for a forest work day. Learn basic trail maintenance skills while finishing a ¼ mile trail and create a fairy village. This will entail moving and cutting limbs using hand saws and other tools, and happen with guidance from an experienced trail builder. The […]
Join us for a morning of races, a farmer’s market, music, and so much fun! This is not your ordinary race. Racehorses have been giving their all on the Cumberland Fairground track for 154 years. Imagine the finish you’ll have tapping into their spirited, courageous, and determined energy! We are getting creative with details to […]
Join Maine Grain Alliance's Director of Heritage Seed Restoration, Richard Roberts, for a winter grain planting demonstration on September 4! This workshop is an excellent hands-on opportunity for established and/or transitioning organic grain growers of any scale.REGISTER HERE.NOTE: Exact date and field location (Skowhegan area) are subject to change based on weather conditions. Please register […]
Tour an urban backyard garden featuring permaculture design principles in Scarborough, Maine!Gardener and herbalist Katie Sol DeLorme has spent the past ten years building her backyard garden, guided by permaculture design principles. The garden now feeds her family and community, grows a variety of herbs that she uses for her botanical products business, and offers […]
This event is hosted by the Maine Tasting Center.Calling all garlic lovers! If you want to grow your own garlic (or grow bigger and healthier garlic), this is the class for you! This class will be taught by Meredith Coffin, a large-scale garlic farmer from Freedom Maine, and a popular speaker at the Common Ground […]
This event is hosted by the Maine Tasting Center.What to do with all that fresh garlic you harvested from your garden? Do you want to explore savory jams? Do you want to learn how to safely use the water-bath technique for preserving jams and jellies. Then this is the class for you!Join us for a […]
Join us for an afternoon forest tour of Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Maine. Hidden Valley Nature Center covers nearly 1,000 acres of forested land and is managed with low-impact forestry principles in mind. Learn more about sustainable forestry at Hidden Valley Nature Center here.This tour will include up to a mile of walking. Participants will encounter uneven […]
The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 19, 20, and 21, 2025. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture. Learn more here.Advance tickets are on sale […]
Join professional sawyer Nick Zandstra for a hands-on opportunity to learn about portable bandsaw mills.The course will cover basic mill operation, mill yard layout and techniques to maximize lumber quality while milling logs harvested from the MOFGA woodlot. Please note: Though the course will be taught using a fully-hydraulic Woodmizer mill, the techniques discussed are […]
Join one of Maine's largest organic grain growers, Sean O'Donnell, for a farm tour and field day at Rusted Rooster Farm, featuring an in-depth discussion on grain growing, post-harvest handling, and a (weather-dependent) oat harvest demonstration!REGISTER HERE.
Join us for a farm field day at Sasanoa Brewing – Maine's only certified organic brewery! This event will feature a tour of Sasanoa's brewing operation with owner Kyle DePietro, alongside Seth Kroeck of Crystal Spring Farm and Ian Gerring of Blue Ox Malthouse. They will share insights on growing, sourcing, and brewing with organic […]
How can gardening be a pathway for community resilience in the face of climate change? Join us for an evening webinar to hear from representatives of Mt. Joy Community Orchard, Cultivating Community, and Waldo County Bounty, about some localized efforts in Maine. Learn about the connections between gardening, community, and climate change; how these organizations build community at the nexus of food, […]
Join us for a morning forest tour of Steadfast Farm in Parkman, Maine. Sam Brown, forester and logger, has stewarded Steadfast Farm's woodlot with low-impact forestry principles in mind. As a volunteer and forestry community member, Brown has played a foundational role over the years in the development of MOFGA's Low-Impact Forestry Program.This tour will include up to a mile of walking. […]
If you're grazing livestock on pocket-sized pastures, join us to learn strategies for managing pasture health on homesteads with limited acreage. This workshop will take place at a small homestead, where pastures are managed on a tight rotational grazing plan. MOFGA's Livestock & Dairy Specialist, Jacki Martinez Perkins, will discuss the strategies at play at this homestead, provide an […]
This by-donation event and will take place at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, ME with a mix of outdoor and indoor activities. Join MOFGA for a celebration of the fall harvest. This event's mainstay is the apple, and the fruit is central among many of our vendors, workshops, and activities. Event participants will also […]
Learn the art of cheese making from Jean Koons, from Kennebec Cheesery in this evening workshop! This workshop will begin with an introduction to the history of cheesemaking, dairy cultures, and sanitation practices. Jean will then talk through the process of making yoghurt and cheeses while attendees participate in making both goat and cow milk ricotta, queso rexo (buttermilk cheese), and mozzarella. […]
Join Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm – a MOFGA-certified organic herb farm in Scarborough, Maine – to learn about the history and art of blending tea/tisane. Using locally-sourced herbs, create your own blend to take home. Learn to taste each herb separately and then blend a perfect cup! Participants will receive a bamboo tea press, and your own blended tisane […]
In this evening workshop, participants will learn about blending teas/tisanes for medicinal purposes. Learn from Emily Springer of Meeting House Farm – a MOFGA certified organic farm in Scarborough, Maine. This class will focus on the medicinal properties of a selection of herbs and how to combine them for maximum effect. Learn about herbs that support the respiratory system, […]
