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The Farm Then and Now : A Model for Sustainable Living

2014

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.

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Authors

Douglas Stevenson

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

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