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MF 121 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)

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Identifier
MF 121 (local)
Date
1998 - 2004 (Inclusive dates)
Summary

This collection consists of interviews with individuals associated with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Common Ground Fair. Themes include the process of beginning to farm organically, the early development of MOFGA and its growth; the Common Ground Fair and its expansion; marketing organic food; farming strategies; raising livestock; and MOFGA’s interactions with conventional farmers and the wider community.

Creator and/or Contributor
Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association (contributor), Will Bonsell (interviewee), Donna Kausen (interviewee), Jean Hay (interviewee), Tom Roberts (interviewee), Will Brinton (interviewee), Sue Sergeant (interviewee), Mort Mather (interviewee), Cynthia Thayer (interviewee), Deb Soule (interviewee), Roberta Bailey (interviewee), Martha Gottlieb (interviewee), Susan Belding (interviewee), John Belding (interviewee), Bonnie Rukin Miller (interviewee), C. R. Lawn (interviewee), Russell Libby (illustrator), Rosey Guest (interviewee), Chaitanya York (interviewee), Bill Whitman (interviewee), Cathy Reynolds (interviewee), Rob Johnston (interviewee), Jean English (interviewee), Richard Dickey (interviewee), William "Bill" Thayer (interviewee), Amanda Caron (interviewee), Jill Breen (interviewee), Theresa Hoffman (interviewee), Marie Hickey (interviewee), Glenn DeWitt (interviewee), Susan Pierce (interviewee), Peggy Heigold Strong (interviewee), Matthew Strong (interviewee), Tim Nason (interviewee), Richard Silliboy (interviewee), Benjamin Wilcox (interviewee), Frank Heller (interviewee), Wes Daniel (interviewee), Anu Dudley (interviewee), Ken Horn (interviewee), Beedy Parker (interviewee), Ham Robbins (interviewee), Bob Martin (interviewee), Allen Ray Powell (interviewee), Donald E Lipfert (interviewee), Joan Lipfert (interviewee), Richard "Rick" Kipp (interviewee), Joanna Linden (interviewee), Amos Alley (interviewee), Ellis Percy (interviewee), Ralph "Porcupine" Bishop (interviewee), Florence Ireland (interviewee), James Moreira (interviewer), Pauleena MacDougall (interviewer), Anu Dudley (interviewer), Elizabeth Hedler (interviewer), Pamela Dean (interviewer), Florence Ireland (interviewee)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Farming (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Gardening (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Organic Farms (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Organic food movement (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Local food movement (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Agricultural fairs (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Back-to-the-land movemetns (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Rural life (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Nonprofit organizations (Ethnographic Thesaurus (ET))
Temporal Coverage
circa 1950 - 2004
Geographic Coverage
Unity, Maine (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
Maine, United States (Geonames)
Windsor, Maine (Geonames)
Litchfield, Maine (Geonames)
Related Entities:
Will Bonsell (interviewee)
Donna Kausen (interviewee)
Jean Hay (interviewee)
Tom Roberts (interviewee)
Will Brinton (interviewee)
Sue Sergeant (interviewee)
Mort Mather (interviewee)
Cynthia Thayer (interviewee)
Deb Soule (interviewee)
Roberta Bailey (interviewee)
Martha Gottlieb (interviewee)
Susan Belding (interviewee)
John Belding (interviewee)
Bonnie Rukin Miller (interviewee)
C. R. Lawn (interviewee)
Russell Libby (illustrator)
Rosey Guest (interviewee)
Chaitanya York (interviewee)
Bill Whitman (interviewee)
Cathy Reynolds (interviewee)
Rob Johnston (interviewee)
Jean English (interviewee)
Richard Dickey (interviewee)
William "Bill" Thayer (interviewee)
Amanda Caron (interviewee)
Jill Breen (interviewee)
Theresa Hoffman (interviewee)
Marie Hickey (interviewee)
Glenn DeWitt (interviewee)
Susan Pierce (interviewee)
Peggy Heigold Strong (interviewee)
Matthew Strong (interviewee)
Tim Nason (interviewee)
Richard Silliboy (interviewee)
Benjamin Wilcox (interviewee)
Frank Heller (interviewee)
Wes Daniel (interviewee)
Anu Dudley (interviewee)
Ken Horn (interviewee)
Beedy Parker (interviewee)
Ham Robbins (interviewee)
Bob Martin (interviewee)
Allen Ray Powell (interviewee)
Donald E Lipfert (interviewee)
Joan Lipfert (interviewee)
Richard "Rick" Kipp (interviewee)
Joanna Linden (interviewee)
Amos Alley (interviewee)
Ellis Percy (interviewee)
Ralph "Porcupine" Bishop (interviewee)
Florence Ireland (interviewee)
James Moreira (interviewer)
Pauleena MacDougall (interviewer)
Anu Dudley (interviewer)
Elizabeth Hedler (interviewer)
Pamela Dean (interviewer)
Florence Ireland (interviewee)
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The Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine, in 1999. Shows Steve Green (Maine Folklife Center archivist at the time, with fiddle) and Anu Dudley (sitting).

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