We've mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: Hurricane Irene seriously screwed up a lot of farms upstate (and beyond). Fundraisers, special events and donation sites are up and running, but in case you need a visual guide to really illustrate how bad it is, Food.Curated's Liza de Guia has put together this heartbreaking video of the damage at Maple Downs Farm in Middleburgh, New York. David and Denise Lloyd lost everything—crops, equipment, and animals (most of which were baby calves who couldn't swim in the seven feet of flooding). Check it out:

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