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if you ever lived on the Tennessee Farm or one of its satellites, or you have been heavily influenced by Stephen Gaskin or by "Spiritual Midwifery," you might be interested in a great blog being put together byf ormer Farm heavy( Caravan 1971 to the Changeover in1983)Cliff Figallo, who was also one of the innovators of WELL.com .
here's the link to Farmola, Cliff's truer-than-truth tale in progress(I;'e been encouraging him to get it into book form)
www.farmola.wordpress.comhere, and WHY.
and here is my comment about how the Farm affected me though I didn't ever go there. I knew them well at a distance,old familyconnections;my aunt was one of the eldest of the Monday Night Class students with Stephen in SF,and was on the Caravan and the first eight months ion Tennessee.
farmola.wordpress.com/2008/04...comments
it;d be cool to talk with others about these influential but "different" hippies. (no welfare,no adopted Sanskrit or nature names, no sex outside marriage,but lots of tie-dye,talk about"energy,"community living,innovation...)
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here's the link to Farmola, Cliff's truer-than-truth tale in progress(I;'e been encouraging him to get it into book form)
www.farmola.wordpress.comhere, and WHY.
and here is my comment about how the Farm affected me though I didn't ever go there. I knew them well at a distance,old familyconnections;my aunt was one of the eldest of the Monday Night Class students with Stephen in SF,and was on the Caravan and the first eight months ion Tennessee.
farmola.wordpress.com/2008/04...comments
it;d be cool to talk with others about these influential but "different" hippies. (no welfare,no adopted Sanskrit or nature names, no sex outside marriage,but lots of tie-dye,talk about"energy,"community living,innovation...)
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Re: any Farmies in this tribe?
Wed, April 23, 2008 - 10:28 AMI wouldn't say I was heavily influenced by them, but I did read "Spiritual Midwifery" as a guide to having my son. Their story is really a true success story from my perspective.
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Re: any Farmies in this tribe?
Mon, December 8, 2008 - 8:07 PMi have a very good friend who was a farmie. she left living with our band in oregon and went to tennessee.
ina may midwifed both her kids. she eventually left but still is very connected and goes back for reunions.
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Re: any Farmies in this tribe?
Sat, January 10, 2009 - 12:17 PMjust checked out the Website for th4e documentary in progress called COmmune by two real tie-dyed diaper sisters...Rena and Nadine Mundo, both born on the Tennessee Farm to original Caravan/Farm aprents and living in New York city (their dad, jose, was a Puerto Rican guy form Brooklyn who was the Farm;s first mechanic and who also apparently did a great job on the Caravan making the huge drums of poop disappear.) the family was featured in some form in every edition of Spiritual Midwifery, especially their brother Migues Ari's birth.
the sisterrs re trying to raise funds to complete and release their film. check them out!
here;s the link...www.mundofilms.com/
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Re: any Farmies in this tribe?
Mon, July 13, 2009 - 8:45 AMI am trying to meet Farmies.
I am a history graduate student writing a thesis on the Farm's early years (up to 1983). If any former Farm members could give me a short phone interview, I sure would appreciate it.
Tim Lumley
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Re: any Farmies in this tribe?
Mon, July 13, 2009 - 1:29 PMhave y0ou been in ocntact with Cliff Digallo in Mill Valley? he has a great blog about his life on the wearly farm...ffarmola.owrdpress.com. there are undoubtedly a bunch of people who would be happy to speak with you.
also, besides the farm's own literaturee, ahve you read "Manhood in teh AGe iof Aquarius?" it;s a thesis b Tim Hogson (I thinbk, need to look that up) that was published as a book AND on line in its entirely, by COlumbia U Press - comoares and contrasts how gender and sexuality wre constructed b bthe Diggers and by Gaskin;s folowers. highly recommended.
I'll pas the request along. I know a few Farm folks, but rather than rattle off names, I might send your info and have them get in touch with you or pss it along to others from the day.
Judith
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