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“Crop mobs” spread in local, organic food movement
From Free Speech Radio News – As interest in locally grown, organic food increases, a new way to get involved is sprouting up all over the country and it’s known as a crop mob. During these events, a group of … Continue reading
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Crop Mobbed: Reclaiming community agriculture
From the Morgan County Citizen – Principles like these inspired the day of work. One of three founding members of Crop Mob Atlanta, Kimberly Coburn, read about the original North Carolina Crop Mob in a New York Times article last … Continue reading
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Crop Mobs Are Farmers’ New Allies – AARP
From the September AARP magazine – At 8 a.m. on a Saturday under a blue summer sky, Denise Sharp, co-owner of Sharp’s at Waterford Farm in Brookville, Md., is preoccupied with a sick goat. On top of that, she’s preparing … Continue reading
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Crop Mobs build community on the farm
Crop Mob was featured on NPR’s Marketplace last week. A favorite quote from the show was from first time crop mobber Jeffrey Bailey – Our generation, and the generation behind us have this blatant sense of entitlement. I think we’re … Continue reading
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Stealthy Crop Mob forges local agrarian bonds
Las Cruces Crop Mob in the news – Stealthy Crop Mob forges local agrarian bonds: Grassroots Press Like a stealthy tomato, hidden beneath the camouflage and chaos of leaves, Crop Mob is a rogue (well, sort of) grassroots group, rich … Continue reading
Invasion of the Crop Mob – Black Mountain News
On a recent Sunday, my farm was host to a new example of the old timey “barn-raising” phenomena that is sweeping the country. It is called the Crop Mob. It consists of a group of folks that just like to … Continue reading
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Crop mobs sprout up on farms – USA Today
Crop mobs sprout up on farms The first U.S. crop mob was formed in North Carolina in 2008, and now there are more than 30. “It’s going to explode,” predicts Kirsten Santucci, organizer of a crop mob in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading
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The Dirt: A shared harvest
From the Asheville Mountain Express – [...] This is the face of neo-agrarianism — a shift toward a more earth-friendly and community-conscious approach. Ironically, it tends to play out as a way-back-to-the-roots style of farming: Like the seasons themselves, farming … Continue reading
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Crop Mob on NPR
The State of Things on North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – An interview with Samantha Overmyer and Kristin Henry from Crop Mob.
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