In the Summer of Love in San Francisco's Haight-Asbury, a charismatic young hippie by the name of Stephen Gaskin launched "Monday Night Class" - a weekly event which drew together an eclectic mix of truth-seekers and flower children. Soon the class became a caravan, and after touring the country this colorful crew decided to seek a plot of land and found a commune based on their shared values. Thus was born The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee.
The Farm Then and Now presents the story of a group that has defied the odds, blending idealism with a practical approach to intentional community and creating a model for sustainable living. Just as the Monday Night Classes taught students to open their hearts and minds, The Farm continues as a school of change, demonstrating ways to operate collectively in terms of:
- Land, water and stewardship
- Health care, building and infrastructure
- Cooperation, compassion and spiritual values.
For humans to survive as a species, we must re-learn the skills needed to work together; the lessons of The Farm can be applied in any community or organization. The Farm Then and Now addresses both the successes and shortcomings of this unique ongoing social experiment, showing how what was once the largest commune in the world has evolved into an exceptional example of living lightly on the earth.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2014.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 333.7209768/432
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-us-tn
- ISBN
- 9781550925654 9780865717695
- LCCN
- GE198.T45
- LCCN Item number
- S74 2014eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 228 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00234203 (OCoLC)876861014 (CaOOCEL)447373
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Introduction 8
- Chapter 1: Governance 12
- Chapter 2: Earning a Living 46
- Chapter 3: Health Care and The Farm 78
- Chapter 4: Health and Diet 96
- Chapter 5: Housing and Construction 114
- Chapter 6: Membership and the Gate 150
- Chapter 7: Community, Conflict and Compassion 166
- Chapter 8: Tribal Cultures 178
- Chapter 9: Following the Spiritual Path 192
- Chapter 10: Living Green:Permaculture and Ecovillages 212
- Chapter 11: The Future Farm 228
- Index 232
- Image Credits 239
- About the Author 240
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 241