2024 MAAF Ag Challenge Award Contest

2024 Meet our Farmers - Winners

Windsor Fair - Large Fair

Harmony Free Fair - Small Fair

“Meet Our Farmers” was the Ag Challenge theme for the 2024 fair season. So many fairs chose to reach out and invite Maine farmers to be their guests at the fair. Farmers, farm families, young and old – all who farmed the land and the sea were front and center. Fair goers met oyster and lobster farmers, fruit farmers, organic and grass fed farmers, beef, hog and poultry farmers, flower farmers, maple farmers, the list is endless. Videos were on display, Q and A sessions were available, special buildings were constructed to house the farmers and everyone was invited to hear what exactly all these hard working men, women and children actually did in their farm life.

Thank you so much for the creativity displayed through buttons, stickers, signs, displays and community interaction. It was our pleasure to partner with a team of judges representing Hannaford. We all notice how Hannaford stores highlight the names of local farms who sell their produce to Hannaford. It seemed perfect to invite them to see how much our fairs were focusing on farmers this summer.

Windsor Fair was selected as the winner in the large fair (5 days or more) category. Harmony Free Fair was selected as the winner in the small fair (4 days or less) category. There were no entries that focused primarily on programs for children. Fairs selected as winners receive an engraved plaque and a $250.00 award. Photos below.

Our contest judges, representing the Kennebec Valley Community College Culinary Arts program, Allagash Brewing Company and the Maine Dairy Promotion Board and the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council, were honored to be asked to review and score the applications.