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Gail Grandgent of Little Cranberry Island shows Cora Veilleux, 7, of New Portland, how a spinning wheel is used to make yarn from sheep wool during a demonstration Friday at the Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. About 20 spinning wheels were used during the demonstration by the Wednesday Spinners group. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)

The Common Ground Country Fair started Friday and will run through Sunday at the Common Ground Education Center at 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity.

Hosted by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, the fair features over 1,000 exhibitors and speakers promoting sustainable living and local economies.

Those who attend can check out organic farming exhibits, livestock shows, artisan crafts, organic food vendors, entertainment, workshops including food preservation and blacksmithing and more.

For more information visit mofga.org.

Susan of the East turns her great wheel, walking wheel while spinning sheep wool into fine yarn Friday during a demonstration at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. The spinning wheel was made in about 1800 in the Mid Atlantic. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Mark Kerns, 71, of Thorndike plays guitar and sells his oil paintings and Maine organic kindling Friday near the entry to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. Kerns played “Freight Train,” “Jesus Love Me” and other songs. The fair runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Spectators watch steer and oxen demonstrations Friday during the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Anastasia Gallant of Bangor awaits friends before walking to the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair Friday in Unity. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Earland Luce, center, of Appleton, and Mark Winslow of Yarmouth direct a team of three-year-old steers during a plowing demonstration Friday at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. The fair runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Carol Ann Gifford waits for customers as she works at a food stand Friday during the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Delaney Morgan, 10, of Morgan Family Farms of Woodstock, leads Simba and Scar before showing the steers Friday during Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. The fair runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Fairgoers stream through the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair Friday in Unity. The fair runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)
Joshua Cianciolo, 3, reacts after he and other children fed hay to steers Friday during the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. The fair runs through Sunday. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)

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