Common Ground Country Fair
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Barn, farm equipment destroyed by fire at MOFGA’s Unity campus
A Saturday fire engulfed a barn at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's educational center in Unity.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2022
Common Ground Country Fair, a celebration of rural living, returns to Unity
There will be plenty of food, fun and games — Manure Pitch-Off, anyone? — along with addresses on sustainability and other matters, lectures and workshops.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Author who catapulted vegetarianism to speak at Common Ground Fair
Frances Moore Lappé's 'Diet for a Small Planet' was published in 1971, the same year the fair started.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
The Wrap: Common Ground Country Fair returns to Unity next month
Plus, Nosh changes hands, Slab's frozen pizzas hit Hannaford shelves, volunteers at St. Peter's pump out 7,000 cookies for its annual Italian Bazaar this weekend, and more.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Passport tour held in lieu of annual Common Ground Country Fair
A group of business owners in the Unity area organized a passport tour during what would typically be Common Ground Country Fair weekend, which was canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Organizers cancel in-person Common Ground Country Fair, citing COVID surge
The decision to not hold an in-person festival came just weeks before it was set to return after not being held last year because of the pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Take Me to the Fair
Tickets to the Common Ground Country Fair go on sale Monday.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Since its start, MOFGA has had a friendly attitude toward vegetarians
We trace its origins, from early founders Helen and Scott Nearing to good old Maine thrift.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades
Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
Happy Birthday MOFGA!
The nonprofit Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association turns 50 this year, and hopes to celebrate its past achievements and future goals with a bang (and in person!).
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