Freedom is a Bronx-native community organizer turned farmer, co-owning the Liberated Land Cooperative, which runs Connecticut’s first statewide CSA. As Co-Director of the Venture Farming Institute and co-founder of his farm, SEAmarron Farmstead, he works to reimagine equitable food systems for farmers in the state of Connecticut and nationwide. Serving as a board member of The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CTNOFA), New CT Farmers Alliance (NCTFA), and North West Conservation District (NWCD), Freedom focuses on land access and food justice, empowering communities of color through farming and community organizing to build long-term food sovereignty. He is honored to support Connecticut’s agricultural community and advance Land For Good’s mission of securing land access for farmers across the state.
Freedom Gerardo
