Crop Mob - Athens

Bringing the Mob to Athens. In mobs we trust. In the past farming was much more labor intensive. This interdependence fostered strong communities.

"Crop mob is a group of landless and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side. Activities like planting, harvesting, processing, and barn raising often required the collective effort of entire communities. As farming became more mechanized and reliant on petroleum based inputs, it became a more independent and solitary career. Today in the industri

09/18/2012

Mmmm, you can smell Tea Olives all over Athens today!

The 2009 Georgia Gold Medal shrub winner is Osmanthus, or Fragrant Tea Olive. This plant can fill a garden with fragrance in September and October and makes a good evergreen screen. The flowers are little and often hidden among the glossy leaves, but there is no hiding the sweet fragrance. Who has it blooming right now?

07/15/2012

Nighty night Crop Mobbers! Get your ZzzZ's so you will be bright eyed and bushy tailed tomorrow at 3 Porch Farms! Don't forget to pack your swim suit. :)

Tis the middle watch of a summer's night--
The Earth is dark, but the heaven's are bright.
- Joseph Rodman Drake

Thanks to Lou E. for sharing this stunning illustration.
Credit: Alex Ruiz

07/11/2012

Cooler temps are back -- come out to 3 Porch on Sunday to celebrate! (including a dip at Watson Mill Park). Rsvp on our page.

07/06/2012

06/29/2012

Due to temperature forecasts ranging from 101 to 108 this weekend, the July 1st mob at 3 Porch has just been rescheduled for July 15th -- spread the word!

06/28/2012

West Broad Street Market Garden! Celebrating this amazing project
right now. Campbell and Paris St, just off Broad.

06/15/2012

Come hear about Crop Mob Athens with Co Founder Amanda Willis, and Kate Munden-Dixon and Craig Paige of P.L.A.C.E. Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St. Saturday, June 16 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a small feast from Earth Fare and Daily Groceries afterwards. Open to the public.

Meet Crop Mob Athens "The Boomers: Reflecting, Learning, Sharing" invites people of all ages to join the Athens Crop Mob. Be part of your community's cooperative effort to restor...