Book contents
- The Aging of Aquarius
- The Aging of Aquarius
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Hippies
- Chapter 3 The Farm
- Chapter 4 Once a Hippie, Always a Hippie
- Chapter 5 Still Changing the World
- Chapter 6 Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll?
- Chapter 7 The Aging of the New Agers
- Chapter 8 Lifelong Community
- Chapter 9 Alternative End of Life
- Chapter 10 Aging Differently
- Book part
- Notes
- References
- Index
Chapter 3 - The Farm
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
- The Aging of Aquarius
- The Aging of Aquarius
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Hippies
- Chapter 3 The Farm
- Chapter 4 Once a Hippie, Always a Hippie
- Chapter 5 Still Changing the World
- Chapter 6 Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll?
- Chapter 7 The Aging of the New Agers
- Chapter 8 Lifelong Community
- Chapter 9 Alternative End of Life
- Chapter 10 Aging Differently
- Book part
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 offers a brief history of The Farm community in Tennessee, from the commune period (1971–1983), when it exemplified the spirit of the communal 1960s era, to this day. Using books about The Farm and materials posted on various websites, this chapter also relies on the stories shared by the study participants. It thus provides a somewhat hybrid version of The Farm’s history that enables an understanding of what it was (and is) all about from the perspective of people who were there from the very beginning. Accordingly, it facilitates an understanding of their present realities. This chapter also examines The Farm’s characteristics vis-à-vis the hippie ethics and suggests that it makes a perfect springboard for research on aging hippies.
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- The Aging of AquariusThe Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond, pp. 36 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022