Health & Fitness
Meet Crop Mob Athens
The Athens Crop Mob is a group of volunteers who help farmers improve their farms proving that "many hands make light work." Join the Community Snapshot at Lyndon House to learn all about it.
When: Saturday, June 16, 2 p.m.
Where: Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St.
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I'm soooooooo excited about this new Athens area organization.
My grandparents were farmers in Jefferson. What wonderful childhood memories I have of their big garden brimming with veggies, milking the cows by hand, swinging on the barn door, waking up with the roosters, cooling the watermelon in the creek, and just being out on the farm.
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I've chosen a more urban life, but an occasional day on a farm helping out the Crop Mob will be just what I need to reconnect to the agricultural life. Crop Mob really boosts local agriculture, just as old time barn raisings and quilting bees proved that "many hands make light work." It's an opportunity for exercise in the fresh air, contributing to the local agricultural economy, fun and a feast at the end.
Leslie Lawson, of Blackbriar Farm, said the "mob" descesded on her farm one day and put in raised beds that would have taken months to do otherwise.
Join me on Saturday at the as Amanda Willis from , Craig Paige from and Kate Munden-Dixon, Certified Naturally Grown coordinator, explain Crop Mob to The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning.
If you can't make it to Lyndon House, join us online from home via your computer. You'll be able to ask questions and see the program live just like the audience at Lyndon House. Password is 123456. CLICK HERE if this is your first time to join a webinar or webcast and would like more instruction.
The program will also be archived on our website for your enjoyment 24/7.
