I took a fun day with a good friend of mine this Sunday and went to the Common Ground Fair. We had a lovely time. The Common Ground Fair is in Unity, Maine. It is a different fair in some ways than what I am used to.
The Sunrise Guide finds deals from local organic businesses in Maine, and created an awesome coupon book(nearly 300 coupons, plus tips on living more green). I liked what they were about so I bought an aluminium water bottle as most of the stuff in the book was not within my local range. You can find them at www.thesunriseguide.com .
They specialize in organic, green, and Maine-made. There can be exhibits from companies specializing in green products, right beside organic gardeners, there are the animal barns, as well as arts and crafts. All the food is organic and much of it is steered toward a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. Everyone can eat at this fair. My children had no desire to go because they offer no rides. I guess electric and gasoline powered rides definitely go against being eco-friendly. Not to say they have nothing for children. There is entire huge area sectioned off for the ( I would say 12 and under) children. The only ride I saw was parents and children being given cardboard boxes to ride down the side of slippery grassy hill(everyone looked like they were having a blast). There was also live entertainment(at least 2 stages) and also people playing their instruments in other areas.
They had classes(some free some you had to pay for) and informative talks on a plethora of subjects.
Here are a few of my highlights:
I took alot of animal pictures. First of course the Bunny Barn.
what a gorgeous black angora bun
love the flop ear on this bun what a cutieThe horse shows
I was just amazed at this beautiful animal.
Love the color of this goats eyes and the fiber is to die for.
