Camera Meets Crop Mob!

I spend Saturday with a D.C. meet up group called Crop Mob. Once a month, Crop Mobbers head out to a local farm and take part in that day’s work and get their hands dirty. The specific tasks for each outing varies - they weed, mulch, dig, plant, harvest, or compost depending upon what the farmers need.


This week we headed out to Maple Avenue Market Farm to help weeding, planting, mulching, and picking vegetables. Maple Avenue Market Farm, located in Northern Fairfax County, is the first...and currently the only local farm working directly with Arlington County Public Schools to grow fresh local produce for its students. In addition, the farm's produce is sold at the Maple Avenue Market, a local foods store in downtown Vienna, VA owned by farmers Chris and Sara Guerre, and at area farmers' markets. Chris and Sara are passionate about using organic growing methods on the farm; and passionate about hands-on agricultural and social innovation.

The Crop Mobbers were awesome and left Chris and Sara's organic garden in tip top shape. It was truly amazing what 30 people can do in such a short span on time! It was wonderful to be witness to the community effort in helping these organic farmers. Go Green!