Category Archives: activism

Return of the mulchers

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

After taking two very hot months off, the Crop Mob has returned to work. While we were resting, watching the drought march on and otherwise getting irritated with the heat, several new crop mob groups began around the country – … Continue reading →

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The letting go – Crop Mob in the Wild

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

The original message of crop mobs has changed as the idea became a “thing” on its own.  The idea changes a bit in each new area, and, for better or worse, adds new pieces to the developing visage of a … Continue reading →

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New York Times “Field Report: Plow Shares”

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

Christine Muhlke of the New York Times Magazine spent an overcast January day at a Crop Mob event right around the corner from Circle Acres.  She said the article would be out in April, but it must have gotten bumped … Continue reading →

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Lending hands on the lands

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

A new crop mob started up last weekend, this one focusing on the eastern Triangle area.  This crop mob organizes under the name Guerrilla Growfair – Guerrilla Growfair is a group of agrarian rebels, many with substantial farming experience, that … Continue reading →

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What happens when your friends become your food

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

I spend quite a bit of time with our pigs.  Although they are doing work for circleAcres, they could be considered my project.  I move their fence and dumpster their food and make sure their house is in order.  This … Continue reading →

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Farm or Die – A Revised Manifesto

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

A few months ago I wrote an essay that became known as “A Young Farmer Manifesto” for this blog and also for Civil Eats.  That piece spoke to many people and generated a lot of emails and comments and such … Continue reading →

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Crop Mob – Guerrilla agrarians in the information age

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

I have been involved in the Crop Mob since the first time the group convened to do work last October. I missed the initial meeting of people who created the idea and named it, so I take no credit for … Continue reading →

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Work weekend and Crop Mob at Circle Acres

Posted on May 8, 2009 by

Who: Crop Mob What: a million things, eating good food, building community Where: Circle Acres farm 160 A W Buckner Rd (1964 Jessie Bridges Rd) – Silk Hope, NC Why: why not When: 10am-3:30pm Sunday May 24th We (Danielle, Gray, … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the possibilities

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

When I see black plastic mulch and wide open fields, I have to wonder about the possibilities involved in removing both of those from the farming landscape.  Short rows, shady fruit trees, living mulch.  We are on to something, but … Continue reading →

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Punk ‘N Pie part two

Posted on December 22, 2008 by

After the pie auction, folks could be seen in every corner of the room eating and sharing their pies.  A few people dug their fingers into our sweet potato dish. I’m not sure which pie bakers ended up with dates, … Continue reading →

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