The Farm

[@williamhull1514]

It was cool seeing my great grandpa homer and my grandpa Robin working at the sawmill thanks

[@johnwalker4642]

The best decision of my life to have lived on The Farm. Thank you.

[@interfuckingmission6741]

I wonder what it was like there... my friends and I are trying something similar in Europe

[@utahnaislam8524]

I grew up there in 70's, it was amazing! I visited in late 90's. It was NOT anything like it used to be. At best, I will say it has become a Hippy business and people are hogging up what we all built,.... for their selves.

[@Themarynewman]

Farm video's are so rare... thank, man. I visited 3 times in the late 70s.

[@integralstanley]

By 1973 the good people of the Farm understood that the important basis of the spiritual is " working in compassion and love for those around us". God bless them all. Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing it.

[@byronchurch]

Thank you! Although I never got to the farm , The Farm sure got to me! Your cook books and birthing books have been and are major inspirations in my life and many of my family!

[@ladyjane6318]

I was born too late. I was born in 1968, and wish it had been much sooner so that I could have lived on the Farm. It looks like a lot of hard work, but I would have loved it, and would have loved having my children in a place like this. I once tried to join a commune and experience something like the Farm, but it all fell apart. Times have changed and people are different now. The world feels like a darker place. I like what Stephan said about childbirth belonging to the family and marriage, being a sacrament. In a world that takes both so lightly, we need those values again desperately. Stephan and Ina were so ahead of their time. I would love to time travel and visit one of those Monday night classes. God bless you Ina, and rest in peace Stephan.

[@zampieritto]

Me too. 1964. One generation back

[@claudezach]

A friend of mine lived there from the start til sometime in the 1980's. May she RIP. I would love to live in a place like this.

[@hisoksila8850]

go to www.ic.org to find a commune.

[@james78745]

hiso123 ksila all the ones i read about in colorado are looking for big investors. many are work camps to produce and sell usda organic produce for profit. may be good for some but not for me. im not posting this to shoot down the site you recommended, only to let others know to read the fine print, so to speak.

[@HerculesMays]

+james78745 Yeah it seems a lot of them are about making a profit now and that's not bad or anything but I want something more "natural" as in avoiding the economic system

[@james78745]

HerculesMays exactly

[@diverXII]

The farm was not breaking new ground in the 60's and 70's, they were reverting back to a simpler time, with some eastern mysticism thrown in for good measure. People had been living that way, all the way up until the industrial revolution. This farm/communal type living sacred the hell out of the industrialist of that time period. If people's consciousness had reversed from materialism back to communal living, the system of debt = money would have collapsed. The whole hippie movement was vilified in the main stream media, for this purpose. The establishment/ money makers fought back. Now, all of these young hippies of long ago, are just like the society, they hated and taunted. When you create a society of trickle down economics and only a small percentage of the aggregate, have all the wealth and then use the main stream media to rub it in their faces; you not only create a society, with no morals/ethics in business competition but, one of jealousy and rage, where everyone sees their fellow man as competition, for basic human needs; then that society becomes, materialist nonsensical monsters, buying something they don't need, at 12% interest.

[@keithoyoung34]

Well said mate.

[@ardalla535]

Nobody at the time was scared of this stuff. Do you think the CEOs of GE and Proctor and Gamble were running around their office flailing their arms over what The Farm might be doing. Get a grip. The hippies of the 60s were a media event. Capitalists paid no attention to them because they were no more of threat than was the SLA or the Panthers.

[@diverXII]

Really, and they didn't make cannabis a schedule 1 drug, so they could vilify the hippie culture? Hell, even some politicians debated whether to deport John Lennon, back to England, because he smoked pot in his bed and sang a song..."Give Peace a Chance." Sir, you get a grip and learn that the Farm was only one aspect of a culture, that were going against the consumer slave society, that we now live in. These kids, at the time were asking questions and not just going along with the status quo. Hell yes, they scared the establishment. We see this at the DNC in Chicago, when the establishment had it's goons beat the shit, out of peaceful protesters on national television.

[@michellepetros8491]

Can't say it better. Imagine if people like you from all over formed a community...

[@zenacooper7]

What an incredibly beautiful documentary :) ty so much for posting -

[@paxwallacejazz]

The farm supported us in the anti-nuclear movement. Bed food warmth etc. They had a nice restaurant called the "laughing man"

[@sueb2887]

I was there for a few short days in 1979, meeting a friend from my hometown who’s aunt was a resident there. They put me to work immediately. When I witnessed an argument over an orange (a single orange 🍊) at the age of 18 I knew I needed to gtf out of there!!! Keep your fuckin orange!

[@maxshea1829]

"Hey, man, I paid for half of that baloney!" "No, you, didn't, my old lady bought it!" "Never did, man! Never did, man!" "Hey, man, did you flush the toilet?" "Yeah." "Oh, man, you know we're not supposed to flush the toilet! Now you're gonna hafta go down there and clean it up!" "Never did, man! Never did, man!" (Cheech & Chong)

[@TheTheoRaymond]

I sat on that hill in 1979.

[@Prox1015]

peace brother

[@LennartMogren]

You're right and the science based study referred is incorrect. More on this in Ina May's book. BTW, she got the 2011 Right Livelihood Award for her excellent work for promoting midwifery. Want to know more? Read the Variety review of Birth Story by clicking the link under description above!

[@tommyboy71]

so glad I found the Truth, the peace that passes all understanding. I lived in Taos, NM, back in 1970. Seek and ye shall find.

[@ArgemoneRose_]

Tommy Boy71 bummer what they did to purgatory amiright?I

[@jakg123456]

"We have an obligation to do our utmost 4 life" Exactly. Do your research from credible sources to find out America's infant mortality rate and C-section rate, versus other countries who have a much higher Midwifery rate. Also, research the effects that medications such as an Epidural and Pitocin actually have on the infants and the labor itself. Not saying that everyone should have their baby on a farm, but what I am saying is educate yourself on natural childbirth and Midwives, please.

[@cardbored_]

I was born on The Farm! 1981. My Parents traveled the country in a school bus. My Birth Certificate says "The Farm" on it. Weird seeing how these people lived and what they believed, very culty.

[@johnwalker4642]

We still have the love.

[@TheGreatGadfly]

Not to mention the whoring and kids not knowing their dad's name...

[@LennartMogren]

The Farm as a commune ended in 1983. thefarmcommunity.com/history-timeline.html

[@keithboyer7370]

+Lennart Mogren True but the community itself is still in operation and it's still possible to visit and live there.

[@AnjelicaDann]

I need to join a hippie commune.

[@josephdeffendoll3056]

Come to hippie Hill in Tennessee it's alive and flourishing. Woodbury TN. See you there.peace🌼

[@MichaTheLight]

I also join just making a few K's in the bit coin surge and then I'am ready to go I miss direct and lovely contact to people so much.

[@msrose4051]

I loved when we chanted

[@davidevans3175]

13:27 is where I worked when I was at The Farm in '74.

[@LennartMogren]

Interesting. And where did that take you later in life?

[@davidevans3175]

Lennart Mogren To Scientology

[@40tired]

Hahaha....right?

[@Bobby007D]

I remember a guy named Dean who made great batiks and tie-dyes .

[@4672-m9f]

was there in 1977, cool place,planted some trees, hitchiked out of there with jennifer!

[@engenhomental8690]

They became cool enlightened 'Amishs'. Honestly, I have almost cried when I watched this documentary. I wish we could have on of those places in every city over the world...

[@40tired]

Acid heads that hum and don't contribute to society? Yeah. We need more of that. LOLOLOLOL. God bleeding hearts are ridiculous. Nonsense.

[@roib4705]

i get you so much brother. dont worry though, people are waking up and eventually people will gather and make places like this. this is one of my goals for sure

[@avalonmist254]

@@roib4705 .I hope so too. It was the most amazing 5 years of my life. I was 15 when I found this kind and compassionate world. Bless you

[@avalonmist254]

@@40tired Contempt prior to investigation leads to everlasting ignorance. This was my home for 5 years. I birthed my babies there and by 20 I became a Spiritual Midwife. That so sucked to live in compassion and Trust.

[@avalonmist254]

I cry every time this was my home and I have lived pure kindness for many years. Bless you

[@steviedreadiohim46]

I was "soaking" and workin with carpenters off Farm...! The saac lunch cookies.....OMG....! and red berry tea....! WOW! Sumac - yummy!~

[@jakg123456]

Again, please do your research on this subject before speaking so negatively on it. These Midwives were using practices that Midwives have been doing since the beginning of birth. For a low-risk mother who has a low-risk pregnancy, there is no medical need to have a surgeon(obstetrician) to deliver your baby. Midwives are trained to recognize when more intervention is needed before it is needed. So please, don't feel sorry for these women, because they all had amazing labors and deliveries.

[@utahnaislam8524]

I can confirm that!

[@steviedreadiohim46]

I & I cayan still feel THAT heartical vibe...! Just like it happened...!

[@Adeline9418]

I have a cookbook from there. Lots of good recipes!!

[@llamalama82]

We also have the Amish beside the farm community

[@STate-sw9ld]

It would be great if someone could put english subtitles

[@LennartMogren]

Someone now has. It should have been done a long time ago. Thanks for getting me on track. I might have to work a littel bit more on it, but basically all the Swedish is there.

[@deborahparnell8862]

ty..xoxo 🥰

[@ncbloom]

So Be It Union . Kissing Tree . Catfish Pond . Huckstones . Honeybase .

[@bendean4255]

Where is this at?

[@LennartMogren]

Summertown, Tennessee

[@claudezach]

I would have loved to have been there. :)

[@steviedreadiohim46]

they we're very nice bruddah's and sisters....! and the tofu burgers we're RADD...!!!

[@jakg123456]

Do your research and you'll find out.

[@Droneflyers]

I was there - then! As to Frumlady who obviously is devoid of the facts, the total stats on the Farm were better than that of American society as a whole. Not to say that you could not find a particular mistake - but I can tell you about a LOT of mistakes from hospitals. People can only strive to do their best. Being as we have some of the worst prenatal care and infant mortality in the civilized world, I have a hard time seeing where Frum is coming from.

[@TheTomvaliente]

What about the people who are allergic to soybeans? What do they eat?

[@sophiecanadesheher1927]

Pinto beans, black beans, lentils, seitan, garbanzo beans... there are countless foods that people can eat. Why do you think soybeans are the only option?

[@maxshea1829]

@@sophiecanadesheher1927 "I RUN OUTTA BEANS!" -- Monty Python

[@MichaTheLight]

Regarding the soy I hope they prepared it right it can be very toxic and impair your hormones there is a two times soaked and then fermented version which is far more better also in taste. Also real unprepared raw milk and cheese is great free ranged chicken eggs also sure back then people didn't know about complexity of a healthy diet it is not just B12. The argument of environmental damage is true for factory farming so in an unnatural environment with unnatural feeding and bad/cruel treatment this big problems arise. But if you just put cows and chickens on Pasteur you don't have any of that enivirmental problems in the opposite the land gets better by this animals. See Alan Savory on natural grassing patterns. I admire their social mission in raising children which would otherwise be orphans.

[@janique820]

aS LONG AS THEY HAD BEAUTIFUL GIRLS,MEN WHO COULD BUILD AND WORK HARD,GROWING FOOD TO EAT AND JUST LOVING THEIR FELLOWMAN,THEY HAD IT MADE...WHAT A GREAT WAY OF LIFE. LOVE AND HARMONY.....EDDIE.

[@luzamor1002]

Love!!!!

[@user-qu1hr9qd9y]

A trip to the barber shop would have cured what ailed them.

[@westtexas7]

Sam Smith Seems I heard that expression from a guy named Wallace in 68. Be careful who you quote. He was a nightmare.

[@johnwalker4642]

Poor Sam Smith.