One of our most recent positive outgrowths is the Crop Mob Down East. A Crop Mob is a group of hardworking, passionate volunteers who desire to reconnect with their neighbors, the community, the land, and the origin of their food. This group peacefully raids small, local, and sustainable farms to provide extra hands to complete projects or work on the farm.
Small farms that practice sustainability forego a lot of mechanization and the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. With this more intensive way of farming, community participation is often necessary.
However, Crop Mobbin' not only benefits small, local, and sustainable farmers, but builds stronger communities. It conjures the ideal of old timey barn raisings and when neighbors helped each other during planting and harvest seasons. As a Crop Mobber, you work along side others who share the same goals, creating lasting friendships. You glean knowledge from each other and you grow to appreciate the source of your food supply. The exchange of stories and jokes, the sharing of knowledge and laughs, and the empathetic sweat are just the tip of the iceberg. Your efforts build you up, encourage the success of small, local, and sustainable farmers, and they help foster the community!
You do not need to be a Slow Food member to join the Mob!
