Category Archives: crop mobs

And the rocks and weeds eat each other

I picked rocks from a bunch of Western New York fields when I was a kid.  My step-father would drop me and my brother off at some hedgerow and tell us to walk the perimeter of the field and pick … Continue reading

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Crop Mob – Guerrilla agrarians in the information age

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

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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New blood for the old body

Many of us never meant to become farmers.  We had our ambitions to enter the world as accountants or lawyers or teachers or some other clean, respectable professional.  We never really thought about the origins of our food; we always … Continue reading

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Stone House Crop Mob

I wonder how much the Crop Mob is about agriculture and how much is simply about enjoying the company of like minded people?  We came from all over to dig beds and spread mulch for someone most of us had … Continue reading

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Sweet potato Crop Mob

The number of landless and itinerant young farmers, working alone or with a few other people, is a pretty large demographic in my world.  What is sometimes missing is not only land ownership but the sense of community that can … Continue reading

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