‘Crop mobs’ gather to help small-scale farmers

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Jul/10
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‘Crop mobs’ gather to help small-scale farmers
Across the country, similar groups of mostly young urbanites are gathering in ‘crop mobs’ to provide farmers with a few hours of free labor. While the mobbers say they do it because it’s fun, there’s also a mission: to support small-scale local agriculture.

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‘Crops mobs’ thrive in farmville

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Jun/10
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‘Crops mobs’ thrive in farmville
An urban craze sowed by the local-food movement and fertilized by social networking is sprouting across Minnesota and the country.

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