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July 3, 2014

"The Farm" Founder Stephen Gaskin Dies at 79 
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The activist Stephen Gaskin has died at the age of 79. In the 1970s,
Gaskin founded The Farm in Tennessee, one of the nation's
longest-lasting communes. In 1980, Gaskin became the first winner of the
Right Livelihood Award, known as the alternative Nobel Peace Prize, for
his work as founder of the global relief and education group Plenty
International.

 

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