On a muggy summer afternoon in 2023, I was standing beside a pond with five near-strangers in their 40s and 50s. Before I knew what was happening, they all gave each other a nod of agreement, stripped ...

Hippie culture began in the 1960s as a social movement focused on peace, environmentalism, and simple communal living. While it has faded as a mainstream identity, its values of alternative lifestyles ...

In 1968, 18 children and 22 adults lived together as the first Bay Area hippie commune. Living on 760 acres, the historic site of Olompali state park in northern California was once the home of music ...

Ford and Clayton frequent The Hippie Life and say they appreciate having the community to rely on each week for a free, tasty meal. "They (DeSalvos) want to take care of all people around them, ...

MONTPELIER (AP) - Isabelle "Barbara" Fiske Calhoun, a woman who helped co-found what is now described as Vermont's "oldest alternative and artist's retreat," has died at age 94. Calhoun's daughter, ...