This week Carla Gericke gives the recap of her experience at the Free State Project’s 22nd Porcupine Freedom Festival AKA PorcFest with Ross Ulbricht. Also, what has MAHA been up to? The antiwar message at the end will blow your mind.
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Contact: Carla Gericke
Chairwoman, Free State Project
Website: PorcFest.com
PorcFest XXII: “Taste the Revolution” at the 2025 Porcupine Freedom Festival in New Hampshire
Lancaster, NH – June 5, 2025 – The Free State Project, a groundbreaking movement to build a libertarian stronghold in New Hampshire, is thrilled to announce PorcFest XXII, the 22nd annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, taking place June 16–22, 2025 at the legendary Roger’s Campground in Lancaster, NH.
This year’s theme, “Taste the Revolution,” invites thousands of attendees to experience the radical flavors of liberty through bold conversation, hands-on learning, and a festival atmosphere like no other. With a reputation as the largest and liveliest liberty event in the world, PorcFest is where the “Live Free or Die” ethos isn’t just a motto—it’s a lifestyle.
A Living Marketplace of Liberty
More than a festival, PorcFest is a weeklong, open-air experiment in decentralized living. Picture a campground turned micro-nation: no central authority, no gatekeeping, just voluntary interactions, vendor villages, spontaneous debates, renegade talks, and family fun.
Attendees create their own experience—from fire pit philosophy to barter booths, crypto workshops to goat yoga, and yes, even the beloved One Pot Cook-Off, back by popular demand on Thursday night.
Ross Ulbricht: From Prisoner to Pioneer
In a momentous homecoming for the liberty movement, Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road and a pivotal early adopter of Bitcoin, will attend PorcFest after his January 2025 presidential pardon by Donald J. Trump.
Ross will attend PorcFest alongside his wife, Caroline, and his tireless advocate and mother, Lyn Ulbricht. Their presence marks a full-circle moment: The Free State Project helped launch the “Free Ross” campaign in 2015, using New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation status to push his case into the national spotlight.
“Our perseverance paid off,” said Carla Gericke, FSP Chairwoman. “Ross’s freedom proves what decentralized, grassroots activism can achieve. We fought for justice—and we won. Now we celebrate.”
2025 Speakers & Special Guests
This year’s speaker lineup is stacked with liberty legends and forward-thinkers:
- Ross Ulbricht – Silk Road founder, Bitcoin pioneer, justice warrior
- Connor Boyack – Author of the Tuttle Twins and policy reformer
- Joel Salatin – Regenerative farming icon and food freedom advocate
- Angela McArdle – Former LNC Chair, free speech activist
- David Friedman – Economist and author of The Machinery of Freedom
- Corey DeAngelis – National school choice champion
- Scott Horton – Antiwar journalist and Libertarian Institute director
- Jason Sorens, Eric Brakey, and Carla Gericke of the Free State Project
DIY Hubs, Kid-Friendly Zones, and One Heck of a Community
PorcFest’s famous “Hubs” empower attendees to host talks, start debates, or build whatever freedom-centric experience they want. Expect live music, crypto meetups, art installations, permaculture demos, nightly bonfires, and a bustling Agora Marketplace powered by barter and Bitcoin (and filthy FRNs).
Families are welcome! The PorcuPints Kids Program features everything from a petting zoo to a mock trial run entirely by young liberty lovers. And for those with a taste for competition, the One Pot Cook-Off returns—bring your appetite and your vote.
Join the Revolution
Tickets for PorcFest XXII are on sale now at PorcFest.com. Previous years have sold out, so grab your camping gear, prep your favorite liberty memes, and join thousands of freedom lovers for the ultimate celebration of voluntaryism in action.
About the Free State Project
The Free State Project is a mass migration of liberty-minded people to New Hampshire to build a freer future. With over 7,000 movers already on the ground and thousands more on the way, the FSP is building a thriving community grounded in individual rights, personal responsibility, and decentralized solutions.
Ross will be attending PorcFest!!! 🙂 Grab your tickets today!
Just got back from a lunch with Ross, his wife, Caroline, and of course, Lyn Ulbricht, the bestest mom in the world. They will all be at PorcFest is a few short weeks.
It’s not often that a nigh-impossible hurdle is overcome… but here we are! President Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, thereby keeping his campaign promise made to Libertarians. Righting the wrong of Ross Ulbricht’s over-sentencing is the start of the Rise of Real Crypto, but we must now focus on the plights of crypto-pioneers Ian Freeman and Roger Ver who are similarly facing disproportionate sentences for the crime of “cryptoing.” I also talk briefly about upcoming Right-to-Know bills, and why the Manchester po-po knocked on my door after midnight.
I teared up at this. Freeing Ross has been more than a dozen years of work for many activists like me who have been supporting his plight and the efforts of his mother, Lyn, from the start.
Little known facts:
The Free State Project was one of the first organizations (if not the first) to platform Lyn. I originally got a lotta shit for supporting a “criminal,” but I Honey Badgered that sitch. I personally spoke to Ross on the phone from prison during Liberty Forum 2016 (he promised to attend one of our events one day–open invitation, obvi). I’ve done radio interviews, a Ross-a-thon, blog posts, countless “Free Ross” tweets, sent cards and letters, and done talks where I made the audience cry, to spread the word. Lyn had a “broken heart attack” years ago because of the strain of fighting to #FreeRoss. Over the years, because of our large crypto-libertarian community in NH, we’ve kept Ross’s story alive. During Trump’s run in 2016 and 2020, we made questions about Ross a priority. And then we doubled-down with help from the Libertarian Party and Angela McArdle in this last race. Because of NH’s FITN primary, over more than a decade, Free Staters would ask candidates stumping about Ross, creating news stories to keep the pressure on. Every event hosted by the FSP since Ross Ulbricht was arrested and incarcerated has had a “Free Ross” element.
I believed from the start this day would come. And here we are. I appreciate everyone who believed. Everyone who said it IS possible. I know Lyn kept her faith and mine is restored: Thank God when Ross walks free.
Tune in for the punchline! If you live in New Hampshire, please come to the Free Ian Now rally on Thursday, January 16th at 10AM at the State House in Concord. Show your support for the people who have put their own lives and freedom on the line to spread the gospel of crypto as the most efficient tool to smash the state.
Sign the petition to Free Ian Freeman: FreeIanNow.org
Free Roger Ver: FreeRogerNow.org
Keep sending good vibes for Ross Ulbricht’s release after President Trump is inaugurated.
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