Common Ground Country Fair

The Common Ground Country Fair is a fair in Unity, Maine sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The fair began in 1977 in Litchfield, Maine. In 1981, it moved to Windsor, Maine and in 1996, MOFGA purchased 200 acres in Unity, Maine, where the fair now takes places yearly.[1] The fair "celebrates organic living, farming and growing".[2] The fair regularly hosts 50,000 to 60,000 people.[3]

The fair is also host to a large number of political groups and activists. In 2009, there were 64 political or social activism group.[4]

In 2008, MOFGA installed water bottle filling stations to test the viability of banning the sale of bottled water. The test run was deemed a success and the sale and use of bottled water was banned the following year.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Pols, Mary (September 14, 2014). "For Common Ground vendors, is the fair enough?". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Mack, Sharon Kiley (September 20, 2003). "Common Ground Country Fair starts". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Schneider, Keith (September 25, 1989). "Maine Fair Promotes Pure Food and Rural Values". New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Cousins, Christopher (September 27, 2009). "Activism flourishes at Common Ground Country Fair". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fair News". Maine Organic Farmers Gardeners Association. Spring 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Kitchens, Sharon (September 9, 2014). "8 things I am looking forward to at this year's Common Ground Fair". Maine Today (Portland Press Herald). Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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Coordinates: 44°35′24″N 69°17′28″W / 44.590°N 69.291°W / 44.590; -69.291


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