I can’t believe we’ve been mobbing for a whole year!  In the past year we’ve been to 12 farms and gardens, done over 2000 hrs. of work, found friends, found  jobs, shared meals and made beautiful music.  For our first birthday party we’re going to bring it back to where it all started, Piedmont Biofarm.  [...]

Those technophiles Sam and Will over at Everlaughter Farm in Hillsborough don’t just send a email out to their myriad fans and customers, they send a weekly podcast. In the podcast that came out shortly after the July Crop Mob they give a report on the crop mob and give a big thanks to [...]

Here’s an article from USA Today about young farmers in the sustainable ag movement.  Trace was interviewed and Crop Mob gets a mention.  It’s a feel good piece that only just barely touches on some of the major issues facing young farmers such as wages and access to land.  As long as sustainable ag is [...]

Crop Mobber Roshen Sethna created a photo documentary titled Victory of the Commons for a class at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies. The documentary is about our relationship to land and community and features photos from the Stone House Crop Mob.  Click here to read Roshen’s artist statement.  The documentary can be found at http://www.susiepostrust.com/Duke08/Roshen/index.html

Growing a local food system is really about building community. It is a process of personalizing our relationship to food and those who grow our food. In order for our communities to be healthy and successful we need to deepen our relationships not just between producers and consumers, but also within the community of producers. [...]