*From 1971 to 1983 The Farm existed as a spiritual commune, home to more than a thousand “voluntary peasants” on 1,750 acres in southern Tennessee. It continues today as a reorganized cooperative with members in charge of their own finances.For more content by and about Stephen Gaskin (founder of The Farm) and Ina May Gaskin (Stephen’s wife and cofounder of The Farm Midwifery Center) from 1975 until Stephen’s death in 2014, click here.