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- Location:
- Unity, ME, 04988
- Phone:
- 207-568-4142
- Mon - Fri:
- 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Great Maine Apple Day - This Saturday - October 24th
Celebrate the History, Flavor and Tradition of Maine Apples.
12 noon to 4:00 p.m. at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity
Sponsored by MOFGA, Fedco, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Admission $4, $2 for members of MOFGA & Maine Pomological S...ociety.
Educational Workshops & Talks
* fruit tree pruning * cooking with old time apple recipes * Maine's rich apple history * wine and cider making * organic tree care *
See & Taste Rare & Heirloom Apples
* bring your own varieties to show and taste *
Identifying your Mystery Variety
* Our Dream Team of Maine Apple Identifiers will help you identify your apples *
Vendors
* Local and organic apples, apple products, cheeses and other local handmade products.
350 SPECIAL Cider Pressing 350 Apples from 350 Trees in celebration of our awareness of and commitment to reducing carbon in the atmosphere to 350 ppm. Please bring one, clean apple from each tree in your yard or neighborhood, you need not be able to identify them!
Apple Pie Contest Bring your apple pie to share! Tasting will be at 3:30 pm.
Cooking with Heirloom Apples begins at 12:15pm
* This year’s cooking workshop will again feature several
varieties of heirloom Maine apples and “pies” from around the world.
Tarte Tartin, Bavarian Apple Torte, Indian Apple Pudding, Apple Pizza,
Apple Crumb Pie and Apple Danish." This workshop is FREE for MOFGA members, $5 to the general public. Please email abbys@mofga.org to pre-register.
More information at http://www.mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=
Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Common Ground Not A Breeding Ground For EEE
The purpose of this posting is to correct some misinformation in the mainstream media about EEE and the Fair.
Easternequine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease. EEE virus (EEEV) occurs in the eastern half of the United States where it causes disease in humans, ...horses, and some bird species.
Cases of EEEV in livestock were confirmed this summer in Waldo, Penobscot, Cumberland and York Counties.
While EEE is one of the most severe mosquito-transmitted diseases in the United States, it is an extremely rare illness in humans, and has never been documented in a Maine resident.
Maine's Center for Disease Control is advising citizens to protect themselves from infection by wearing long clothing and by using effective repellents when mosquitoes are active, particularly between dusk and dawn. Details are available at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/epi/ve
While there have been several cases of EEEV in horses in Western Waldo County, please be assured that MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center is NOT prime mosquito habitat.
Our fairgrounds are situated on 42 acres of open, breezy short-mown fields.
The sandy, well-drained soils are very dry with no standing water for mosquito breeding habitat.
The Town of Unity has had at least three frosts, including one very hard frost this past weekend.
Recent mosquito counts in our surrounding woods conducted by the Maine Forest Service have been in the single digits at several monitoring stations.
The Fair takes place during daylight hours when mosquitoes, if any, are less active.
Please join us this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for another wonderful celebration of sustainable, healthful living in Maine!
We encourage youto come to the Fair with your family and friends, wear comfortable clothes, and have fun!
Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Common Ground Country Fair
September 25, 26 & 27, 2009
Presented by the Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association
(MOFGA)
295 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, ME
Gates open at 9:00 a.m. daily.
Volunteers needed.
No pets.
www.mofga.org
