Crop Mobs event to be hosted by Sustainable Ag Club

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Crop Mobs, a project started by a small group of Penn State students in the fall of 2013, will host an event to showcase how they plan to connect the community and farmers in a fresh and creative way. The event is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in 371 Willard Building and is open to the public.

Crop Mobs aims to join those who grow our food and the community in a way that is always learning, growing and sharing. A “mob” will head out to a farm to help with a normally laborious and time-consuming project. In-turn, the students learn from the farmer from shared stories about life on the farm and the practices they are integrating to work with the ecosystems around them, as well as a communal meal supplemented with fresh products straight from the farm.

Crop Mob team members Anna Schwyter and Emily Pennock will introduce the new project to the community and to the University; and embrace the relationships between farmers and community members.

“Food links everyone together,” said Schwyter. “This is such an exciting opportunity to build a network and increase hands-on education about local foods.”

The informational meeting will begin with a presentation by the State College Crop Mobs team at 7 p.m. March 4, followed by questions and answers, idea sharing, networking and brainstorming.

“My hope is that students, faculty and community members alike feel like they are a part of building this community centered around something so essential and enriching: sustainable agriculture supporting local foods,” said Pennock.

To learn more, go to www.statecollegecropmobs.wix.com/cropmobs or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StateCollegeCropMobs. To learn more about sustainability at Penn State, visit www.sustainability.psu.edu.