Saturday May 7th 11AM to 4 PM
For sometime now, I have been very interested in the growing popularity of Crop Mobs. These impromptu scenes of people getting together and having fun while helping small farmers are proving that there is really nothing like getting back to basics! Like the good old fashioned Barn Raising of yesteryear a day on a farm in the fresh air with like minded people is something very special indeed. There is something about wanting to be closer to earth and having a hand in producing food. A great feeling of satisfaction comes when someone helps another and when they learn to appreciate and honor taking time to enjoy how precious every bite is.
Likeminded individuals coming together to build community and supporting a small farm. Farming has always been difficult but in the early 20th Century it has even more challenges. Labor and fuel are extremely expensive, so when there are extra hands it save lots of time and a lot of money.
Networking, Building Community and Sustainability all in a days work!
If you shop at the local farmers market, then you already know more about where your food comes from. But if you really want to gain more awareness, you will learn more each and every time you are closer to your food's origin. For greater appreciation get dirty with a farmer!
You will create new memories and have stories to tell for the rest of your life while taking part and helping to provide a most innovative way to help a farmer.
Esprit de corps
The Mob or on our farm “Liberty Esprit de Corps” is fundamentally a group of people who arrive on the farm with several similar missions. To unite in an orderly condition to work in concert cleaning orchard, pruning, tending to edible landscape plots, planting seedlings, placing hay mulch, weeding, composting, turning up fresh beds and at certain times of the year harvesting a variety of crops. Where one, two or three people make for long hard days, a crowd is not only effective but also a lot of fun! When the chores are complete we all sit down, laugh and eat!
If you espouse to eating healthy and are conscious of how your food is grown and where it comes from then you will enjoy a Crop Mob. If you desire a sense of belonging and making a difference then you will benefit from a Crop Mob. If you want to be part of rebuilding communities then experience the power of a Crop Mob. If you envision and want Edible Landscapes all over rural, suburban and urban areas, growing food in backyards, front yards, roof tops and on the sides of streets then get some hands on experience from the fruits of your labor and come together for a day.
A Breath of Fresh Air
Agricultural tourism is a wonderful experience. Come up for a day or stay overnight. You can pitch a tent on the farm or stay at one of the many wonderful B & Bs in the area.
Pack a Pic-nic and get ready for a great day!
Drive (Car pool), Bus or take the train.
New Paltz Trailways Bus Station. Bus leaves NYC @ 9:30 AM arrives New Paltz 11:05 AM
Poughkeepsie Train Station is 12 minutes away on the Metro North Line that leaves Grand Central. We will even pick you up in Poughkeepsie on the 8:47 AM which arrives at 10:34 AM or the 9:52 AM which arrives at 11:34 AM.
Please make a reservation and confirm with us by sending an email or attending the Facebook Crop Mob Liberty View Farm Event if you need to be picked up from bus or train station.
Naturallygrownapples@gmail.com
845 399 9545
We the farmers will be very appreciative and you the Crop Mobbers will feel satisfaction and feel more connected to the earth, food and each other. Deeply cultivating community is no longer forgotten.
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