In 1971, a caravan of 80 school buses and assorted other vehicles carrying 320 hippie idealists landed on a cattle farm in central Tennessee. They had a mission. The banner on their band bus read “Out to Save the World!”
Today The Farm is home to a little over 200 people living on 3 square miles of forested highland — four generations of families and friends.
We invite you to help us in continuing our mission of promoting compassion for our planet and all our relations.
Global Village Institute
At the edge of the habitable zone in orbit around the Sun our vision is of a garden planet.
The philosophy of the Global Village Institute is that emerging trends that link the world together are not ethically neutral, but often have long-term implications for viability of communities, rights of nature and our common future. Thoughtless design is everywhere. It is time to do things differently.
The Farm School
(Solar & Satellite Campuses). We are a K-12 educational resource center. We serve local and at-distance students through our on-campus, early childhood, online, and satellite-campus programs. Our school is a community of diverse individuals connected by deep relationships; we all learn with and from each other.
Plenty International
Since 1974, this nonprofit has been an outreach effort of The Farm to express our ability to help the poorest of the poor. Plenty supports Fourth World self-reliance, cultural integrity and ecological partnership with families, community groups and civil society in Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Farm Experience Weekends
If you’ve ever wanted to visit, would like to learn first hand about life in community, or have considered making The Farm your home, then this is your way in. A variety of planned activities provides your best opportunity to meet us and find out what The Farm is all about.
The Farm Historical Society
Founded in the 1980s to preserve the story of The Farm for future generations, the Farm Historical Society is a nonprofit organization. Your donations, which help us protect a collection of more than 1000 exhibit pieces, are tax-deductible.
The Farm Midwives
For over 40 years, The Farm Midwifery Center has provided a very special service for mothers, babies and their families. Women are treated with love and respect, empowering them to fulfill their desire for natural childbirth in a sane and safe home setting.