Commune

Members and friends of the Myrtle Hill commune, in norther Vermont, gather in front of a geodesic dome in the summer of 1971.

Today’s movement toward sustainable living echoes the not-so-distant past

Lifestyle

Back in the 1960s and 70s, thousands of idealistic young people left the city and went back to the land, looking to live sustainably and often communally. Now a new book captures that idealism.

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Growing up on a kibbutz

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