The Farm Market Day

Monday Night ClassSeekers from all over the world converged on San Francisco looking for spiritual growth and/or to fundamentally change society. They become known as “the hippies.”Stephen Gaskin, a former English professor at San Francisco State College, conducts Monday Night Class, an open meeting discussing how psychedelic experiences relate to world religions. Monday Night Class evolved from San Francisco State Free University classes called ‘Experiments in Unified Field Theory’, ‘Einstein Magic and God’ , ‘North American White Witchcraft’, and ‘Metaphysical Education ( Meta PE ). Seekers from all over the world converged on San Francisco looking for spiritual growth and/or to fundamentally change society. They become known as “the hippies.” Stephen Gaskin, a former English professor at San Francisco State College, conducts Monday Night Class, an open meeting discussing how psychedelic experiences relate to world religions. Monday Night Class evolved from San Francisco State Free University classes called ‘Experiments in Unified Field Theory’, ‘Einstein Magic and God’ , ‘North American White Witchcraft’, and ‘Metaphysical Education ( Meta PE ). Monday Night Class ‘tripping classes’ attract 1000/wk Santa Rosa Farm AKA “Humble Bottom” opens Monday Night Class book of Stephen transcripts The CaravanA Sixty Schoolbus tour across US resulting from a group of ministers and theologians from the American Academy of Religion attending one of the Monday Night Classes.Stephen Gaskin, invited to speak to congregations of various churches across the country, agrees to tour the heartland. Two hundred regular attendees of Monday Night Class decide to accompany him. A Sixty Schoolbus tour across US resulting from a group of ministers and theologians from the American Academy of Religion attending one of the Monday Night Classes. Stephen Gaskin, invited to speak to congregations of various churches across the country, agrees to tour the heartland. Two hundred regular attendees of Monday Night Class decide to accompany him. The Caravan –ContinuedA caravan of brightly painted school buses, VW vans, trucks, and campers join Stephen on a coast-to-coast speaking tour of college campuses and churches. On the way they are joined by other young people. After returning to California four months later, the Caravaners decide to pool their money, buy land and stay together as a community. A caravan of brightly painted school buses, VW vans, trucks, and campers join Stephen on a coast-to-coast speaking tour of college campuses and churches. On the way they are joined by other young people. After returning to California four months later, the Caravaners decide to pool their money, buy land and stay together as a community. Arrive at the Martin Farm in Summertown, Tennessee Down payment on the 1050 acre Black Swan Ranch south of Nashville, TN andThe Farm Communityis founded Dec 9 – First Farm Report Issued The 1st Motor Pool bulding goes up on The Martin Farm The Sorghum Mill is completed The Dry Goods Store opens The Great Chocolate Barrel Dive (July 4) The Farm’s homegrown rock n’ roll band begin a series of coast-to-coast tours with Stephen, playing in parks and student centers for free while promoting the community and increasing membership. Al Gore writes up the Farm for the Nashville Tennessean The Farm Clinic and The Farm School founded Farm uses “ham” radio to communicate to growing network US Supreme Court case – Grass as a religious sacrament Farm purchases 700 acre “Hickory Hill” The Farm Bakery Opens The Rocky Branch Farm in Kentucky opens “Hot Tofu” Band forms Hey Beatnik! This is the Farm Bookis published Good Tasting Nutritional Yeast mail order company started NY Farm in Franklin starts The new brick gate house is recycled and rebuilt with the assistance of a lady bricklayer and her crew Stephen and others are jailed for one year for growing grass on The Farm property The Virginia Farm opens near Luoisa, VA