Here's a peek at what you might find yourself participating in, with over 40 workshops scheduled:

Help construct a methane digester, get it started with waste from our F&H Day potluck, and come back in September to see its progress at the Common Ground Country Fair.

Explore permaculture in the orchard by sowing a variety of companion plants.

Forage for herbs and craft your own herbal salves.

Put together ingredients to take home your own sourdough starter.

Learn to sew a deerskin pouch or weave a basket.

Work together to design and erect the perfect garden scarecrow.

Slaughter, skin and butcher a rabbit, tan the hide, and we will cook the meat in our stone soup.

The focus at F&H Day at MOFGA is on simple technologies that use readily available items and can be learned with no previous experience.

Farm & Homestead Day takes place at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center, 294 Crosby Brook Road in Unity. The event will begin at9 a.m.with tea and crumpets (and at7 a.m.for those who want to help scythe a berm), with skill-sharing workshops running from9:30 to 4:30. No pre-registration is necessary.

Join together for a potluck picnic lunch atnoon. You can enjoy freshly baked bread and butter, made from flour ground and cream churned in the children-of-all-ages area, along with bean hole beans and scrumptious stone soup (with vegan, gluten-free and meat versions). Feel free to bring a dish from home to share - something that does not need to be heated or refrigerated.

There will be an ongoing Plant Swap, so please bring your extra seedlings or divided perennials to share. (Don't forget to label your plants.) Participants are encouraged to take responsibility for their own trash and come prepared to 'pack it in, pack it out.'

A schedule and list of workshops will be posted before the event atwww.mofga.org.

Volunteers are welcome and appreciated, with opportunities to help the day before, of and after the event. To volunteer, contact Anna Libby at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or207-568-4142. For more information, contact the Farm & Homestead Day Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or207-568-7597.