Fairfax Freedom Farm was created by a group of like-minded people from Occupy Washington, D.C. They met and worked together at Freedom Plaza and like many occupiers went on to create other projects to support the social justice goals of the occupation movement. Fairfax Freedom Farm is one of those projects.

The intention of the farm is to demonstrate the sustainability of life through the provision of one of its essential elements – healthy food. It is not enough to oppose the existing corporate food profit system. We must withdraw our support and participation in that system. In order to do that, an alternative structure must be available that would feed people in a healthy and sustainable way. Real freedom cannot exist until we are independent of the corporate power structure that dominates our lives and determines our survivability as a species.

Fairfax Freedom Farm is located in suburban Fairfax, Virginia and consists of a one acre plot designed around the latest organic farming techniques. The project is designed to maximize yield through the use of heirloom seeds and sustainable planting, cultivation and harvesting techniques that support interspecies synergy and resource efficiency.