Help our family recovery after another devastating flood

Hello, we are Emmett and Mackenzie!

We are a Queer, Trans, Disabled family living and growing in rural Northeast Vermont with our beautiful animal children: Clementine,

Morel,

Georgie,

Alfie,

Poe,

Babs,

Lena,

Charlie,

Daisy

and Buddy

(gasps for breath)

Thank you for taking the time to read and support our fa(r)mily!

Four years ago we decided to follow our dreams of connecting to the land. We packed up, left the big city and moved to Vermont to start our family farm. And so Coral Crow Farm was born as we planted, grew and stewarded through Disabled and Indigenous design; native, interwoven, interrelated and in accordance with the ongoing relationships and needs that already exist here.

Last year our lives and beautiful farm were turned completely upside down when the entire state of Vermont was hit with a devastating flood.

The 10 acres we steward was flooded by rapids-like waters from neighboring land. Entire areas and paths washed away, our driveway began to disconnect completely from the main road, water pooled and flooded toward the house and garage.

And when the rains hit hard water backed up into our roof and down the walls, into the outlets, almost causing an electrical fire.

Since July of 2023 our family has been living in an R.V. The winter brought with it its own challenges: no running water half of winter, no hot water the rest, freezing on the inside walls, heat and electrical bills skyrocketing, and mice… lots and lots of mice…

Before the floods we were already suffering from major issues with the house, due to the seller purposely not disclosing, as well as actively covering up mold, electrical issues, structural water damage, and more. In just a few short years of living in the home both of us have been diagnosed with long-term mold toxicity from our doctor, exacerbating our already chronic health issues.

And now we are back for round two. As we write this our area was hit hard yesterday with equally as intense waters. Our garage and hay storage flooded. Our leech field is failing. The problems keep stacking up. We didn’t get help the first time; in fact we were scammed by several “professional” contractors after the floods who did further damage to the land and took us for all of our money. All the recovery efforts have given us the run around, winter is fast approaching, and now things are only getting worse, so we are asking community for help. We know that with the power of community this is possible.

Any funds raised will support our family in getting out of the R.V. and renovating our garage into a winter-safe home for us and our animal children. Having a safe, warm place to rest our heads while supporting the land through the floods would completely change our quality of life.

Here is a breakdown of how the funds will be used:

Architecture drawings

$7,000.00

Bathroom

$15,000.00

Plumbing for whole house

$3,000.00

Kitchen materials and appliances $25,000.00

Internal wall materials $10,000.00

Roof repair $20,000.00

Electrical solar Install $75,000.00

Heating system install $5,000.00

Excavation $3,000.00

Engineering consultation $2,500.00

Permits $5,000.00

Energy audit $2,500.00

Dump and disposal $4,000.00

Insulation $10,000.00

Elevator/lift install $30,000.00

Helical pier removal $7,000.00

Totaling $224,00.00 We are funding the first phase of it to get water and electrical connected so we can build and use the space during the winter months, especially if our water freezes in the R.V. again.

Thank you for reading.

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