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Audited Virginia farmer faces more thuggery

By Mark Fitzgibbons
Published July 7, 2013 4:00am ET
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Audited Virginia farmer faces more thuggery
Farmer Martha Boneta has been involved in a series of disputes with the Piedmont Environmental Council and the government of Fauquier County, Virginia. (AP File) | Steve Helber

Martha Boneta’s lifelong dream — her pursuit of happiness — was to be a farmer.

Since purchasing Liberty Farm in Fauquier County, Virginia, where she grows organic vegetables and has over 160 rescued livestock on her small farm, her life has been a series of harassment and bullying by people in power.

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