In early 2026, moonpence farm will launch our new Lending Library - a FREE community care resource available to folks in ABQ & surrounding areas! The mpfLL will lend out crucial devices for covid care, basic building tools and more, completely free! Think: air purifiers, far-UV devices, mask fit test kits, power tools, molecular testing kits. We'll also be ramping up our local distribution of free K/N95 masks!
For years, our local community has been lending, sharing and fundraising for covid safety tools (masks, tests, air purifiers, etc) for personal use & safer community gatherings. These tools are expensive! Many folks cannot afford what they need to stay safe during an ongoing pandemic. Access to these tools is essential for community safety, for covid prevention and to reduce the spread of other diseases like bird flu, measles, and more.
We’ve spent years scrounging, saving and going into debt to buy our own tools - it’s important that we make these accessible to others who can’t (and shouldn’t have to) do the same. Our goal is to build access in ways that we wish had been available to us so that others don’t have to start from scratch. As under-resourced, disabled & neurodivergent people, it takes SO much time and effort just to get the materials & tools for projects, let alone complete the projects. We aim to protect our local community by providing accessible resources so that we can gather together, live more safely and build a world we actually want to live in.
How can I support from near or far?
You can help stock the library! Here's how:
1). Send a direct contribution! In order to reach more folks and support clean air at larger events, we need bigger air purifiers, more far-UVC devices, masks, and covid tests. You can send a direct contribution (scroll to the end of this page) or purchase/chip in on items on our Lending Library wishlist!
2). Use our affiliate links & discount codes to purchase your own covid safety gear! Every purchase earns us either a small commission OR a percentage of your sale in store credit. We'll use those funds to purchase items on our wishlist to stock the library. This one is really a win-win: you get your own tools and help us buy our own!
3). Gift us your gently used gear! Have an extra high quality HEPA filter, a stash of respirators gathering dust, or a power tool you no longer use? You can send it our way to help stock the library! Email kelly@moonpence.farm with what you'd like to offer.
4). Share this resource with others who may be able to support! Circulate on social media, send directly to others who give a shit about community care, even those outside of NM - care work has no borders : )
5). Brands interested in collaborating to support this program: please reach out to moonpencefarm@gmail.com!
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