Living Energy Farm

The Living Energy Farm (LEF) is a project to build an intentional community, educational center, and demonstration farm that operates without the use of any fossil fuel. We are located one mile north of Louisa, VA.  We acquired land in November 2010, and we are currently being run by volunteers from the local intentional communities of Twin Oaks, Acorn, and Woodfolk House.

For our first growing season (2011), we are cultivating approximately one acre of vegetable seed for Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE), mostly cucurbits (squashes, cucumbers, and watermelons), as well as tomatoes and corn. We may sell the excess produce at a roadside stand or local farmer's market, but will concentrate on meeting our contracts. 

SESE has given us the opportunity to quickly begin generating farm income.  We are able to share seed cleaning and processing equipment with Twin Oaks Community Seeds and Southern Exposure, which are both located within 10 miles of the farm.

Both residential life and agricultural operations at LEF will use no fossil fuels besides those embedded in tools and other materials of a durable nature. For farm work, this means we will use draft animals and a wood-gas tractor. See our website for more about the technologies we will use at LEF. www.livingenergyfarm.org/