Crop Mob Heads to Apex's Farm Front Gardens Next Saturday

Earlier this spring, we wrote here about Crop Mobs: volunteers who join together for a day to help small, local farmers. If you're itching to get your hands dirty or just want to lend a helping hand for a great cause, you're invited to join the Crop Mob at market vendor Farm Front Gardens, 910 James St. in Apex on Sat., May 23 from 1-5 pm, with dinner at 5 pm.

What do farmers Kathleen Smith and Benjamin Berry need help with? They plan on mulching, planting, transplanting, weeding and digging beds. Bring yourself, wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, gloves and trowels if can help! Anyone is welcome, but please RSVP to Steve Horton so he can be sure there is enough food for everyone come dinner time.

Kathleen and Ben started their quarter-acre farmstead in 2009 and became a vendor at the WWFM this spring. Market shopper Kevin Gordon says he participated in a Crop Mob not too long ago in Hillsborough. "It was a lot of fun. I got to learn quite a bit about what goes on at a small farm (and how hard they work!), as well as a few tips for my own garden," Kevin said. He plans to go help Kathleen and Ben out next weekend.