Common Ground Country Fair: Full Schedule

We will be demonstrating at our booth again this year the making of molded maple sugar (soft candy) at approximately 11 am each day of the fair (weather permitting-if it is raining too hard we will be unable to make the demonstration).

Speakers

Kinney's Sugarhouse

MaryAnne KinneyKinney's Sugarhouse200 Abbott RdKnox, ME 04986207-568-7576maple syrup and maple syrup equipment

Friday September 20, 2013 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Maple Sugar

12:00pm EDT

Mowing Techniques for European Scythes

Techniques for mowing with a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Friday September 20, 2013 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

1:00pm EDT

What to Look for When Purchasing an Older Tractor

What to look for in an older tractor and determining needs instead of wants

Speakers

Glenn DeWitt

Maine Antique Tractor Club

Friday September 20, 2013 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Antique Tractors

Farm & Homestead, Tractors, New Farmer

1:00pm EDT

Sharpening the European Scythe

Techniques for sharpening a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Friday September 20, 2013 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

10:00am EDT

Mowing Techniques for European Scythes

Techniques for mowing with a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Saturday September 21, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

11:00am EDT

Making Molded Maple Sugar

Speakers

Kinney's Sugarhouse

MaryAnne KinneyKinney's Sugarhouse200 Abbott RdKnox, ME 04986207-568-7576maple syrup and maple syrup equipment

Saturday September 21, 2013 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Maple Sugar

12:00pm EDT

Sharpening the European Scythe

Techniques for sharpening a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Saturday September 21, 2013 12:00pm - 12:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

1:00pm EDT

What to Look for When Purchasing an Older Tractor

What to look for in an older tractor and determining needs instead of wants

Speakers

Glenn DeWitt

Maine Antique Tractor Club

Saturday September 21, 2013 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Antique Tractors

Farm & Homestead, Tractors, New Farmer

1:00pm EDT

Mowing Techniques for European Scythes

Techniques for mowing with a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Saturday September 21, 2013 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

3:00pm EDT

Farmstead Tour

Speakers

Angela & Ben Mackie

MOFGA Farmers-In-Residence

Saturday September 21, 2013 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Farmhouse

Farm & Homestead, Farmstead, New Farmer

3:00pm EDT

Bootstrappin: Everything a new farmer needs to know but was afraid to ask

Speakers

Rebecca Thistlethwaite

c/o Chelsea Green Publishing

Author of Farms With A Future: Creating & Growing a Sustainable Farm Business

Saturday September 21, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Litchfield Tent

Farm & Homestead, New Farmer

3:00pm EDT

Root Cellaring: Design, Store, and Cook From Your Land

Speakers

Cheryl Wixson's Kitchen

Rabbit Hill/Cheryl Wixson's Kitchen

Cheryl WixsonCheryl Wixson's KitchenPO Box 757Stonington, ME 04681207-367-5003pasta and pizza sauces, condiments, pickles, fruits and jams

Saturday September 21, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Farm & Homestead Speakers Tent

Farm & Homestead, Homestead Arts

4:00pm EDT

Fermentation Q&A

Speakers

Sandor Katz

Author of The Art of Fermentation and Wild Fermentation

My name is Sandor Ellix Katz, and I am a fermentation revivalist. My interest in fermentation grew out of my overlapping interests in cooking, nutrition and gardening. It started with sauerkraut. I found an old crock buried in our barn, harvested cabbage from our garden, chopped it up, salted it, and waited. That first kraut tasted so alive and... Read More →

Saturday September 21, 2013 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Litchfield Tent

Farm & Homestead, Fermentation

10:00am EDT

Farmstead Tour

Speakers

Angela & Ben Mackie

MOFGA Farmers-In-Residence

Sunday September 22, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Farmhouse

Farm & Homestead, Farmstead, New Farmer

10:00am EDT

Mowing Techniques for European Scythes

Techniques for mowing with a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Sunday September 22, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

11:00am EDT

Making Molded Maple Sugar

Speakers

Kinney's Sugarhouse

MaryAnne KinneyKinney's Sugarhouse200 Abbott RdKnox, ME 04986207-568-7576maple syrup and maple syrup equipment

Sunday September 22, 2013 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Maple Sugar

12:00pm EDT

Sharpening the European Scythe

Techniques for sharpening a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Sunday September 22, 2013 12:00pm - 12:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

1:00pm EDT

What to Look for When Purchasing an Older Tractor

What to look for in an older tractor and determining needs instead of wants

Speakers

Glenn DeWitt

Maine Antique Tractor Club

Sunday September 22, 2013 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Antique Tractors

Farm & Homestead, Tractors, New Farmer

1:00pm EDT

Mowing Techniques for European Scythes

Techniques for mowing with a European Scythe

Speakers

Scythe Supply

Carol Bryan & Richard ScottScythe Supply496 Shore RdPerry, ME 04667207-853-4750scythes, scythe blades, and sharpening tools

Sunday September 22, 2013 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Meet at Booth

Farm & Homestead, Scything

2:00pm EDT

Tractor Safety

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The 10 Commandments of Tractor Safety will be discussed.

Speakers

Dick Brzozowski

Maine AgrAbility/ University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Sunday September 22, 2013 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Innovations Area

Farm & Homestead, Tractors

3:00pm EDT

Bootstrappin: Everything a new farmer needs to know but was afraid to ask

Speakers

Rebecca Thistlethwaite

c/o Chelsea Green Publishing

Author of Farms With A Future: Creating & Growing a Sustainable Farm Business

Sunday September 22, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Litchfield Tent

Farm & Homestead, New Farmer