Voluntary Peasants Labor of Love: Includes Prequel \u0026 All 5 Parts By Melvyn Stiriss Kindle Edition History Voluntary Peasants Labor of Love: Includes Prequel \u0026 All 5 Parts Far out true stories of a search for enlightenment in the 60s. Thirty years in the making, the whole 5 part book includes authors back story. Beyond sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll—beyond hippies. Melvyn Stiriss sheds new light on the sixties when, as a UPI reporter, he followed the story of the times over the edge to live the story himself. Stiriss—“I co founded and lived thirteen years in America’s biggest commune not undercover but as a full fledged member of the hippie collective, living the dream, “saving the world.” The idea of writing about the experience came after, when I realized the importance of reporting behind the scenes, everyday observations of one of the most intriguing social experiments to come out of that heady era.” Mind expanding discoveries, paradigm shifts and dramatic philosophical and social changes occurred across society—around the world. We can now benefit from a closer look at a remarkable experiment in collective community living. Enter what may seem another world. Entertaining, informative, true stories of America’s biggest commune—The Farm—a remarkable bold attempt to “get out of the box” and create a better way of life—Earth friendly, people friendly, eclectic, agrarian, vegan community and pioneering cannabis church—a commune awarded the Swedish Right Livelihood Award—“For caring, sharing and acting with and on behalf of those in need at home and abroad.” An example of The Farm’s humanitarian outreach, the author worked with Mayans and a crew from the community in remote villages after a devastating earthquake in Guatemala—building rural schools, clinics, houses and a clinic for Mother Teresa. “Imagine all the people living life in peace.”—John Lennon That was us! We had it going. Cool, fun, weaving of journalism, pathos and humor transports the reader on an entertaining, mind expanding, psychedelic odyssey. Over the collective’s 13 years, 5,000 people lived and worked together as “voluntary peasants” sharing labor, life and friendship—a path with heart—working without pay—to create a globally affordable, sustainable safe, sane, eclectic, agrarian, egalitarian, meaningful, fun lifestyle. The Farm was a grassroots, 24/7 peace demonstration. Pooling resources, working together, we built our own town—complete with farming, construction, motor pool, soy dairy, clinic, lab, doctors, midwives, bakery, cottage industries, FM radio station, solar heated school, a dozen satellite communities and humanitarian outreach projects around the world. At peak—1,450 people enjoyed Zero Unemployment, Universal Healthcare, and all necessities on $100/person a month!” This includes the author’s deeply personal spiritual student teacher relationship with Stephen Gaskin; personal “yogas” placed on him, “spiritual missions” to perform and what that all led too. We also examine surprising effects of group think. Voluntary Peasants Labor of Love, will be available in print Spring, 2016
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Far out true stories of a search for enlightenment in the 60s Thirty years in the making the whole 5 part book includes author s back story Beyond sex drugs and rock n roll beyond hippies Melvyn Stiriss sheds new light on the sixties when as a UPI reporter he followed the story of the times over the edge to live the story himself Stiriss I co founded and lived thirteen years in America s biggest commune not undercover but as a full fledged member of the hippie collective living the dream saving the world The idea of writing about the experience came after when I realized the importance of reporting behind the scenes everyday observations of one of the most intriguing social experiments to come out of that heady era Mind expanding discoveries paradigm shifts and dramatic philosophical and social changes occurred across society around the world We can now benefit from a closer look at a remarkable experiment in collective community living Enter what may seem another world Entertaining informative true stories of America s biggest commune The Farm a remarkable bold attempt to get out of the box and create a better way of life Earth friendly people friendly eclectic agrarian vegan community and pioneering cannabis church a commune awarded the Swedish Right Livelihood Award For caring sharing and acting with and on behalf of those in need at home and abroad An example of The Farm s humanitarian outreach the author worked with Mayans and a crew from the community in remote villages after a devastating earthquake in Guatemala building rural schools clinics houses and a clinic for Mother Teresa Imagine all the people living life in peace John Lennon That was us We had it going Cool fun weaving of journalism pathos and humor transports the reader on an entertaining mind expanding psychedelic odyssey Over the collective s 13 years 5000 people lived and worked together as voluntary peasants sharing labor life and friendship a path with heart working without pay to create a globally affordable sustainable safe sane eclectic agrarian egalitarian meaningful fun lifestyle The Farm was a grassroots 24 7 peace demonstration Pooling resources working together we built our own town complete with farming construction motor pool soy dairy clinic lab doctors midwives bakery cottage industries FM radio station solar heated school a dozen satellite communities and humanitarian outreach projects around the world At peak 1450 people enjoyed Zero Unemployment Universal Healthcare and all necessities on 100 person a month This includes the author s deeply personal spiritual student teacher relationship with Stephen Gaskin personal yogas placed on him spiritual missions to perform and what that all led too We also examine surprising effects of group think Voluntary Peasants Labor of Love will be available in print Spring 2016 Voluntary Peasants Labor of Love Includes Prequel u0026 All 5 PartsA UPI reporter Melvyn followed the 60s over the edge to live the story seek enlightenment and build the countrys biggest commune The Farm in Tennessee Melvyn reports behind the scenes into the 1400 member collective including a guru relationship with Stephen Gaskin A UPI reporter Melvyn followed the 60s over the edge to live the story seek enlightenment and build the country s biggest commune The Farm in Tennessee Melvyn reports behind the scenes into the 1400 member collective including a guru relationship with Stephen Gaskin site_link
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