Image from the Crop Mob Flickr page.

Crop mob is primarily a group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side.  Crop mob is also a group of experienced farmers and gardeners willing to share their knowledge with their peers and the next generation of agrarians.

Many crop mobbers are apprentices or interns on sustainable farms in the Triangle area of North Carolina. The need for community participation matches a desire for community among young people interested in getting into farming. The crop mob was conceived as a way of building the community necessary to practice this kind of agriculture and to put the power to muster this group in the hands of our future food producers.

Any crop mobber can call a crop mob to do the kind of work it takes a community to do. They work together, share a meal, play, talk, and make music. No money is exchanged. This is the stuff that communities are made of.

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