On Sunday, March 10th, while Noah and Lyric were speaking at the Organic Growers School Spring Conference, intense winds lifted up two of our newly-constructed mobile chicken structures and smashed them against one of our caterpillar tunnels.

The two chicken structures are completely destroyed and will need to be rebuilt from new materials.

The caterpillar tunnel was damaged such that it is not currently functional and we will have to replace the plastic and several of the metal bows and bars as they were bent beyond repair.

These costs are totally unexpected at a time when we have already made many investments for the growing season, but are not yet at full production so cash flow is tight!

Breakdown of costs:

Materials to repair tunnel - $350 (includes 50% storm damage discount from Farmers Friend)

Materials to build new chicken pens - $1000

Labor for Noah, Lyric, and Zak to complete all repairs: $600

Total: $1950

This is a bit of a bummer start to our second season, but we are so grateful for the continued support of our community!

About Wild East Farm:

We are a mixed small farm growing no-till vegetables and organic pastured meats on 44 acres in McDowell County, NC. We are first generation, young farmers entering our second growing season here on the land. We sell our foods at farmers markets and to dedicated wholesale partners, with a high percentage of our foods going to food access organizations who distribute locally-grown foods for free to our community. You can learn more about us on our website