Voices from The Farm

Twenty-five years ago, at the height of the counter-culture
movement, several hundred hippies drove their school buses into
southern Tennessee and founded America's largest, modern-day
intentional community, The Farm. In its heyday, the community was
home to over 1,200 optimistic young people and the
young-at-heart. Their purpose for coming together was to experiment
with alternative lifestyles that could help raise the standard of
living for impoverished people around the world while conserving the
planet's resources. The results of these experiments were not always
predictable, but were always interesting, and created lasting bonds
among community members that are still strong today. The Farm remains
a vibrant, working environment for change. Why has it lasted so long?
Discover the answers as members past and present recount some of their
more memorable experiences.