2021 Common Ground Fair moves to online-only

UNITY – The 2021 Common Ground Country Fair has been moved to an online-only event.
The ongoing pandemic, rising COVID-19 cases throughout Maine, and feedback from the community led to the decision, fair organizers said.
“We did not come to this decision easily and know that people will have mixed reactions and emotions, as we all do,” Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association said in a news release. “So many people have worked very hard to put on a 2021 fair, including countless volunteer hours. We honor the hard work and dedication of all who make the Fair happen each year. In the end, we feel this large-scale community building event should not take place in the current COVID-19 situation.”
MOFGA is considering a variety of scenarios that will enable the spirit of Common Ground to continue in a safe way.
These include:
• Creating videos of educational content that will be made available at no charge to the public and released during the weekend of the Fair at mofga.org.
• Exploring how we can support vendors and exhibitors through our online store and brick and mortar location in Freeport.
• Determining if we can host smaller events at our campus in Unity to highlight areas of the Fair throughout the fall in a safe manner.
Those who have bought tickets to the fair will be contacted in the coming week about refunds or transitioning those to a donation to MOFGA.
“When we made the decision to move forward in May we hoped that we’d be in a different place with the pandemic based on the information that was available at the time,” the release said. “By working together, we hope that we will all get through this difficult situation. Thank you for your ongoing support.”