This is the MOFGA schedule for Friday, 25 September.
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association > The Fair > Schedule of Events
This list excludes the: Social, Political, Community & Environmental Action workshops; the pedal power workshops; fair entertainment [oh my goodness there are a lot of bands and musicians playing]; and the children’s activities.
I have only listed the: Farming, gardening, livestock, low-impact forestry, fiber, fleece, and Maine arts, cooking demos, herbs and sustainable living topics.
9:00 am
Colonial Herbs & Simples
Pat Blake, Great Things Inc. HT
9:15 am
Medicinal Herbs & the Permaculture Landscape
Lauren Buyofsky, Newforest Institute HL
10:00 am
Seed Cleaning Workshop
Teri Balch, Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Coop. AG DEMO
10:00 am
Sustainable Ag in Central America
Greg Field, Sustainable Harvest Int’l. AV
10:00 am
Fiber Genetics—No Itch
Nanney Kennedy, Get Wool HL
10:00 am
Bioefficiency: What Forests & Prairies Teach Us
Will Bonsall, Khadighar Farm AD-1
10:00 am
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan & Richard Scott, Scythe Supply Meet @ Booth In F&H
10:00 am
Growing Plums in Maine
Michael Phillips, Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs AD-2
10:00 am
Clipping the Mule for Show
Evelyn Pike, Broom Tail Farm Barn 1
10:00 am
Forestry for Kids
Barrie Brusila, Mid-Maine Forestry LIF WT
10:00 am
Sawmill Demo
Nick Zandstra, Knock on Wood Saw Works LIF WT
10:00 am
Why Grassfed is Better
Hank Will, Mother Earth News LST
10:00 am
Draft Horse Anatomy—Harness Fit & Function
Tracey Wilkerson, Gould Academy RP
10:00 am
Border Collie Demos
David Kennard, Wellscroft Farm SDA
10:00 am
Obstacle Challenge
Roberta Manter, Oak Hill Farm SR
10:00 am
Native American Games for Children
Gretchen Faulkner, Hudson Museum, UMaine MI
10:00 am
Drop Spinning Demo & Workshop
Sue Bushman, Wednesday Spinners WS
10:00 am
Choosing the Right Fleece
Susanne Grosjean & Geri Valentine, Wednesday Spinners WS
10:00 am
Fiber Genetics—No Itch
Nanney Kennedy, Get Wool HL
10:00 am
Pumpkin Scones
Ben Maines, Sam Maines CKD
10:00 am
Passamaquoddy Traditions of Medicine
Fredda Paul & Leslie Wood, Kuwesi Medicine HT
10:00 am
Buildings That Power the Landscape
George Callas, Build Green Maine & Newforest Institute ES
10:00 am - Ongoing
Judging Entries in the Exhibition Hall EH
10:00 am
Treating Animals with Homeopathy
Edee Howland, Maine Assoc. of Naturopathic Doctors HH
10:00 am
Living the Energetic Life
Ed Wilkins WL
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Experience Reiki
Barbara Balkin, WL Staff & Reiki Practitioner Volunteers RT
10:00 am -10:30 am
Organic Beekeeping & the Use of Topbar Hives
Luis Feliciano, Miel Farm & Apiary Meet @ Booth in F&H
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Oxen Teamster Demos
Oxen Teamsters LL
11:00 am
Apitherapy: Health from the Hive
Ross Conrad, Dancing Bee Gardens HL
11:00 am
BioChar in Maine
Ron Poitras AD-1
11:00 am
Guided Tour of Soil Pit
Johanna Szillery, Maine Assoc. Prof. Soil Scientists Meet @ Booth In Ag Demo
11:00 am
Garlic Cultivation
Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm NO
11:00 am
Mushroom Log Cultivation
Bill Errickson, Newforest Institute AD-2
11:00 am
Goat Harnessing & Driving
Lisa Reilich, Painted Pepper Farm Barn 3
11:00 am
Draft Animals & Appropriate Machinery
John Plowden, Plowden Horse Logging; Will Vandermast LIF WT
11:00 am
Reviving Pastures
Rick Kersbergen, Waldo County Coop. Extn. LST
11:00 am
Equine Dentistry
Steve Akeley, Back Forty Fjords RP
11:00 am
Having Goats & a Family
Elise Brown SGB
11:00 am
Setting Arrowheads to Shafts
Maine Primitive Skills School FA-1
11:00 am
Felting Class—$12
Andree Bella FA-2
11:00 am
Repairing Knitted Garments Workshop
Michele Goldman & Virginia Pelletier, Fiberphilia Inc. FA-2
11:00 am
All About Alpaca
Nancy Williams & Al Maloney, NEWAIM Farm FST
11:00 am
Serving Beanhole Beans MFT
11:00 am
Learn to Play the Spoons
Mark Brandhorst MFT
11:00 am
Friction Fire Workshop
Maine Primitive Skills School MGC
11:00 am
Penobscot Beadwork Demo
Jennifer Neptune, Ancestral Arts MI
11:00 am
Organic Fruit Smoothies
Terran Welcome, Glasshill Farm & Kennel CKD
11:00 am
Green Tea
Holly Ihloff, Medieval Magic HT
11:00 am
Making Soft Maple Sugar Candy
Mary Anne Kinney, Kinney Sugarhouse; Kinney Maple Supplies Meet @ Booth In Ag. Products
11:00 am
Home & Garden Design for Self Sufficiency
Noah Wentworth, Evergreen Building Collab. AV
11:00 am
Insulation & Air Sealing: Practical Ways to Stay Warm
Ashley Richards, WarmTech Solutions ES
11:00 am
The Real Dirt on Home Composting
Holly Rae Taylor, Waste Free Living CR
1:00 am
Love Your Lymph
Patti Corscaden, Holistic Touch; Body of Waters HH
11:00 am
Byron Katie: Loving What Is
Jennifer Deraspe, Nurture Through Nature WL
11:00 am -11:30 am
Raising Malaysian Serama
Jamie Richardson, Feathered Friends Farm PT
noon
Seed Cleaning with the Clipper
Tom Levesque, Fedco AG DEMO
noon
Growing Raspberries in Maine
David Handley, Highmoor Farm & UMaine Coop. Extn. AV
noon
School Gardens Panel Discussion
MOFGA Education Comm. HL
noon
Intermediate Orcharding: Intro to Orchard Health
Michael Phillips, Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs AD-1
noon
Sharpening the European Scythe Blade
Carol Bryan & Richard Scott, Scythe Supply Meet @ Booth in F&H
noon
Intensive Gardening
Will Bonsall, Khadighar Farm AD-2
noon
Shiatsu Massage for Equines
Lee Dassler, Northorse Equine Massage Barn 1
noon
Training for a Safer Horse
Roberta Manter, Oak Hill Farm Barn 5
noon
Restorative Harvests
Maine Forest Service; Barrie Brusila, Mid-Maine Forestry; John Cullen LIF WT
noon
Proper Pruning
Peter Lammert, Maine Forest Service LIF WT
noon
Having a Family Cow & a Family
Lauren Pignatello, Swallowtail Farm LST
noon
Evaluating Chickens for Breeding Potential
Abby Sadauckas, Sounds Like Farm; Diane Schivera, MOFGA Organic Livestock Specialist PT
noon
Border Collie Demos
David Kennard, Wellscroft Farm SDA
noon
Herbs for Spiritual Practice
Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley HT
noon
How to Find & Utilize Maine’s Wild Plants
Gary Roberts, Maine Wilderness Guides Organization RC
noon
The Healing Party: Energy Healing
Nick Seferlis HH
noon
Preparing for 2012: Earth Mother Returns
Ed & Patty Lueddeke WL
noon
Primitive Containers Workshop
Maine Primitive Skills School MGC
noon
Traditional Basketry
Stuart Tomah, Beaded Quill Designs MI
noon
ABCs of Good Indoor Air Quality
Ellie Daniels, The Green Store ES
noon - 1:30 pm
Old-Time Country Dance with Old Grey Goose
noon - 2:00 pm
The Mirror Effect
Karina Lewis RP
1:00 pm
Seed Cleaning Workshop
Teri Balch, Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Coop. AG DEMO
1:00 pm
Answers to Your Organic Vegetable Questions
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist AG DEMO
1:00 pm
Small Plot Intensive (SPIN) Farming Demo (part1)
Lee Rinehart, Natl. Ctr. for Appropriate Technology (ATTRA) AV
1:00 pm
Get Started in Beekeeping
Lincoln Sennett, Swan's Honey HL
1:00 pm
Starting a Vegetable Garden Now
Barbara Damrosch, Four Season Farm AD-1
1:00 pm
Mowing Techniques for European Scythe
Carol Bryan & Richard Scott, Scythe Supply Meet @ Booth in F&H
1:00 pm
Access to Farmland
Kathy Ruhf, Land For Good AD-2
1:00 pm
Woodland Ecology
Sue Gawler, Nature Serve LIF WT
1:00 pm
Local Energy
GW Martin, Low Impact Woodcutting Services LIF WT
1:00 pm
Woodland Ecology
Phillip Wick, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife LIF WT
1:00 pm
Raising Goats 101
Janice Spaulding, Stony Knolls Farm LST
1:00 pm
Raising Guinea Fowl
Dana Manchester, Shady Hollow Gamebirds PT
1:00 pm
Sheep Grooming for Shows
Joe Miller, Rivercroft Farm SGB
1:00 pm
Home Funerals Workshop
Chuck Lakin FA-2
1:00 pm
Making Cordage Workshop
Maine Primitive Skills School MGC
1:00 pm
Baking over a Campfire Workshop
Lisa DeHart MGC
1:00 pm
Lacto-fermentation
Ana Antaki, Weeping Duck Farm CKD
1:00 pm
Medicinal Herbs into Permaculture Landscape
Deb Soule, Avena Botanicals HT
1:00 pm
Conducting Your Own Home Energy Evaluation
Fred Horch, FW Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies ES
1:00 pm
Reflexology
Aloisia Pollock, Maine Council of Reflexologists HH
1:00 pm
Essential Oils That Fight Staph & Viruses
Deborah Carlton, Water Tiger Healing Arts WL
1:30 pm
Mowing with a Team
Steve Akeley, Back Forty Fjords FP
2:00 pm
Answers to Your Certification Questions
MOFGA Certification Services Staff AG DEMO
2:00 pm
Growing Blueberries in Maine
David Handley, UMaine Coop. Extn. AV
2:00 pm
Worm Composting
Mark Follansbee, Worm Mainea HL
2:00 pm
Intermediate Orcharding: Integrated Health Mgmt.
Michael Phillips, Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs AD-1
2:00 pm
Small Plot Intensive (SPIN) Farming Demo (part 2)
Lee Rinehart, Natl. Ctr. for Appropriate Technology (ATTRA) NO
2:00 pm
Advanced Seed Saving
Will Bonsall, Khadighar Farm AD-2
2:00 pm
Equine Acupressure Demo
Lee Dassler, Northorse Equine Massage Barn 1
2:00 pm
Roads & Water Crossings
Maine DEP & Maine Forest Service LIF WT
2:00 pm
Your Homestead Barnyard
Lauren Pignatello, Swallowtail Farm LST
2:00 pm
Disease Prevention in Small Poultry Flocks
Mike Opitz PT
2:00 pm
Natural Hoof Care
Tracey Wilkerson, Gould Academy RP
2:00 pm
Border Collie Demos
David Kennard, Wellscroft Farm SDA
2:00 pm
Energy Audit: 1st Step to Saving Energy
Bill Najpauer, Renaissance Energy Associates ES
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Common Throne Tour
Nancy Rosalie, Common Throne Coordinator CR
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
How to Harness a Horse
Genio Bertin & Sara Faull, Mandala Farm Barn 1
2:00 pm
Sourdough Breads in Wood-fired Oven
Kendra Michaud, Fire Flour Bakery CKD
2:00 pm
All About St. John’s Wort
Janet Edwards, Mountain Mama of Maine HT
2:00 pm
Passamaquoddy Medicine Ways: Then & Now
Fredda Paul & Leslie Wood, Kuwesi Medicine-Passamaquoddy HH
2:00 pm
Guided Meditation Walk: Awareness & the Art of Seeing
Jennifer Deraspe, Nurture Through Nature RC
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Pain Free with Emotional Freedom Technique
Sylvia Tavares, Tree of Life Ctr. for Well-being WL
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Metabolic Typing Diet
Dana Tavares, Tree of Life Ctr. for Well-being W
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sawmill Demo
Dennis Carter, Deer Isle Hostel; Rufus Percy, Treble Ridge Farm; Nick Zandstra, Knock On Wood Saw Works LIF WT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Draft Horse Versatility—Driving to Riding
Hannah Anderton Plowden, Plowden Horse Logging SR
2:00 pm - Ongoing
Oxen Teamster Demos & Log Scoot Contest
Oxen Teamsters LL
2:00 pm
Setting Arrowheads to Shafts
Maine Primitive Skills School FA-1
2:00 pm
Repairing Knitted Garments Workshop
Michele Goldman & Virginia Pelletier, Fiberphilia Inc FA-2
2:00 pm
Weave a Small Pouch Class-$15
Susan Perrine FA-2
2:00 pm
Braid a Chair Pad from Socks Class—$10
Nancy Young, Braided Rugs FA-2
2:00 pm
Maine's Rare Sheep Breeds
Wayne & JoAnn Myers, Beau Chemin Farm FST
2:00 pm
Learn to Play the Spoons
Mark Brandhorst MFT
2:00 pm
Making Acorn Flour
Christopher & Ashirah Knapp, Koviashuvik Local Living School MGC
2:00 pm
Knots & Lashing for Camp
Polly Mahoney & Kevin Slater, Mahoosuc Guides MGC
2:00 pm
Spinning on a Rock
Susan Merrill, Wednesday Spinners WS
2:30 pm
Book Signing with Barbara Damrosch & Eliot Coleman, Four Seasons Farm
Johnny's Selected Seeds NO
3:00 pm
Growing Lavender in Maine
Betsy Ann Golon, Common Folk Farm HL
3:00 pm
Making Your Farmland Available
Kathy Ruhf, Land For Good AD-1
3:00 pm
Container Gardening
Edward Smith AD-2
3:00 pm
Answers to Your Organic Livestock Questions
Diane Schivera, MOFGA Organic Livestock Specialist AG DEMO
3:00 pm
Acupressure for Equines
Lee Dassler, Northorse Equine Massage AV
3:00 pm
Draft Animals & Appropriate Machinery
John Cullen; John Plowden, Plowden Horse Logging; LIF WT
3:00 pm
Knot Tying for Horsemen
Roberta Manter, Oak Hill Farm LST
3:00 pm
Poultry Housing
Dana Manchester, Shady Hollow Farm PT
3:00 pm
Challenges of Natural Horsemanship
Peter Hagerty RP
3:00 pm
Felting Class—$12
Andree Bella FA-2
3:00 pm
Friction Fire Workshop
Maine Primitive Skills School MGC
3:00 pm
Growing Lavender in Maine
Betsy Ann Golon, Common Folk Farm HL
3:00 pm
Tray Sprouts & Sprouts Salad
Amanda Crutcher, Woodsong Farm CKD
3:00 pm
Making Herbal Incense Class—$10
Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley HT
3:00 pm
Approaches to Efficient Home Design
Bill Rupert, Maine Spiral Staircase Corp ES
3:00 pm
Radical Composting
Holly Rae Taylor, Waste Free Living CR
3:00 pm
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Our Thoughts Influence Our Health
Terry Lee Cookson, Maine Assoc. of Naturopathic Doctors HH
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Contact Reflex Analysis
Russel Savage WL
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fearlessly Foraging Fungi
Richard Tory RC
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Bound to Have a Little Fun String Band
Jeff Titon MFT
3:30 pm
Goat Milking Demo
Lisa Reilich, Painted Pepper Farm Barn 3
3:30 pm
Apple Tasting
Michael Phillips, Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs Fedco Tent
4:00 pm
Seed Cleaning Workshop
Teri Balch, Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Coop. AG DEMO
4:00 pm
Backyard Grain Growing
Will Bonsall, Khadighar Farm AV
4:00 pm
Current Use Property Tax Programs
Stephanie Gilbert, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources HL
4:00 pm
Making Pie Crust for Apple Pie
Rhonda Welcome, Glasshill Farm & Kennel CKD
4:00 pm
Protecting Farming in Your Community
John Piotti, Maine Farmland Trust AD-1
4:00 pm
Growing Strawberries in Maine
Eric Sideman, MOFGA Organic Crop Specialist AD-2
4:00 pm
Basics of Animal Training
Tracey Wilkerson, Gould Academy RP
4:00 pm
Heating Greenhouses with Used Cooking Oil
Ralph Turner, Laughing Stock Farm ES
4:00 pm
Intro to Energy Healing Tools
Jeanne Dooley, Vibrant Life Wellness Ctr. HH
5:00 pm
Mushrooms of Field & Forest
Michaeline Mulvey, Maine Mycological Assoc. HL
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Old-Time Country Dance with Ti Acadie MFT
How do we ever pick only one thing at attend each hour?