In August of 2024 southwest Connecticut was hit by historic flooding. The flooding in Newtown was especially bad. Two days before the storm, we purchased land in Newtown that we intended to be the future home of Mushroom Microfarm.

During the storm, we lost the bridge that served as the only access onto the land, trapping the sellers onsite in the process.

We need $200,000 to build a new bridge to replace the damaged one, otherwise we may have to shut down the mushroom farm.

Here is a sample list of expenses to build the bridge based on the estimates we’ve received from different sources:

• Demolition of the old bridge -$16,000
• Building a temporary bridge – $30,000
  
• Engineering designs – $40,000
• Prefabricated bridge – $70,000
• Contract work (building the abutments, etc) – $???
• Permitting – $???
• Removal of the temporary bridge – $20,000

• Donate
• Set up Subscriptions for your tinctures at our shop
• Buy the new merchandise (We will announce this via our newsletter on Substack.)
• Continue to support our business at in person events while you can
• Support our business at our site when the season ends
• Connect us with videographers, graphic designers, artists, musicians, trustworthy contractors, chefs, DJs! We’re looking for a lot of different people for future projects. You can email us at mushroommicrofarm[at]gmail or contact us at the bottom of this page.
• Go to Bridge Fest! (We will announce this via our newsletter on Substack.)
• Read updates about this fundraising effort at our Substack.  And please share them with interested folks.

We are Mushroom Microfarm.

We live and work on the stolen land of the Golden Hill Paugussett tribe and they are still here.

We are a small for-profit farm in the Newtown/Monroe, Connecticut area that sells culinary and medicinal mushrooms as well as premium tinctures.

We help people who love food achieve greater food security, wellness, and awareness.

We are a family business consisting of James and Shevon, a former executive coach and engineer/growing geek. 

Our family relocated from Austin, TX to Connecticut in 2021 so that James could care for his father who had ALS. James’ experience with caregiving and loss inspired him to start a micro farm growing the medicinal powerhouses, mushrooms.

We believe that the highest priority today is to strive for right relationship with the earth using sustainable practices and to empower families and farmers to grow food.

Our mission is to gather a community of mushroom growers and mushroom lovers to improve the relationship with the earth and elevate the general wellness of our communities.