Saving the Planet, Profitably
Amazing breakthroughs in farming techniques are our great hope to reverse the environmental catastrophe that the world currently faces. For decades, modern farming has been a major source of chemical pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions. We believe that Freedom Farms can be a shining example to the world of new farming methods that not only sequester CO2, but also eliminate herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers. All while creating healthier, tastier food. Puerto Rico imports 85% of its food, and because of a law called the Jones Act, the cost can be up to 40% higher than in the US. As one of this tropical island’s highest-elevation farms, we enjoy air temperatures some 8°F – 18°F cooler than most others, allowing us to grow locally what is usually imported at outrageous cost. We also qualify for extraordinary tax exemptions. No sales tax, import duties, excise tax, use tax, and 90% of our income is tax exempt. Due to this unique set of circumstances Freedom Farms is probably the only place on earth where experiments to reduce the cost of carbon-negative permaculture farming to below that of modern chemical farming, can be conducted profitably and therefore sustainably. Once achieved, farmers everywhere will adopt these techniques simply because they are more profitable, and we will have changed the world for the better. Farming is the only activity mankind does massively, on a global scale, that can reverse the coming environmental catastrophe— naturally.