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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, host of the Common Ground Country Fair, has a slate of keynote speakers scheduled for the fair, to be held Sept. 23-25 at the Common Ground Education Center.
Friday, Sept. 23, Spencer Aitel, a MOFGA board member and certified organic dairy farmer, will deliver an address titled, "Let Them Eat Cake -- Changes in Politics and Policy of Agriculture."
Saturday, Sept. 24, John Howe, author of "The End of Fossil Energy and a Plan for Sustainability," will speak about what he refers to as "the most important problem ever to face civilization" -- the period after peak oil -- the point at which humans have used half the earth's oil, after which less oil is available, extraction is more difficult, and prices escalate.
And Sunday, Sept. 25, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, recipient of the 2003 Gandhi Peace Award, will talk about creating sustainable communities.
The three featured speakers will deliver their addresses at 11 a.m. on the Common.
For more information about MOFGA's featured speakers or other programs and events, contact Barbara Luce, Common Ground Country Fair director, at 568-4142 . Details about the fair and MOFGA are available online at mofga.org.
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