Archive for February, 2010
start a mob: many hands make light work *updated*
More press from our fellow mobber and grist food editor, Tom Philpott: Are you a farmer at heart? Start a ‘Crop Mob’. If you wish to start a crop mob in your area, a good place to begin is our “get involved” page. There are a few key guidelines listed there and helpful organizing tips [...]
Posted by Andrea Wood on February 25th, 2010 filed in crop mobs
In the NYTimes
Last month Christine Muhlke trekked through ankle deep mud at Okfuskee Farm to get the scoop on Crop Mob, while we weeded, mulched, planted trees, cleared brush and put a major dent into the construction of Bobby’s new greenhouse. Check out her article here: Field Report: Plow Shares. It will be available on news stands [...]
Posted by Andrea Wood on February 25th, 2010 filed in crop mobs
Visit to Gripia – Escola de Pagesia i Activitat Pastoral (Farming & Shepherding School, Catalunya)
About 6 months ago, Vanesa from the Gripia project in Catalunya (Spain) had contacted Crop Mob to say that ‘[t]he farmer’s job is changing and a lot of people want [to] take part of it!’. This school, about 3 hours’ drive from Barcelona, is one of only a handful of similar schools in Spain, and [...]
Posted by Oliver on February 16th, 2010 filed in community
Crop Mob Poetry
team let’s join hands across lands tie our hair in rubber bands dig up soil share our toil compost in wheelbarrows pickaxes, pitchforks, and shovels. if these tools had eyes, they’d stare at each other asking, “did I really do that?” you see, this tree’s gonna grow and we’re gonna eat its fruit together. -Nicole [...]
Posted by nicole.strachan on February 12th, 2010 filed in crop mobs
