Two Open-Door Communal Ranches In Sonoma County History & Manifesto Of Morning Star & Wheeler Morningstar Commune Taos

Sonoma County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa.

A 76-page booklet that offers a brief history of two open-door communal ranches in Sonoma County during the late sixties-early seventies. Nothing quite like them had ever existed before, and they allowed city folks to rediscover and practice their tribal, neo-primitive way of life that consumed less energy and offered more freedom than our regulated, consumpton-oriented Great Society could give. Many of these settlers formed small families that migrated north to the 'Kingdom of New Albion, ' the rural areas of Mendocino, Humboldt and other northern counties, where land was cheap and they could continue their new-found lifestyle unmolested. But the change was too sudden for many neighbors, and in the case of each ranch, one politically powerful neighbor saw to it that the district attorney acted on their complaints. By 1973 it was all over, and the fines levied and legal fees for the defense ran into many thousands of dollars, Nevertheless it was a gentle story when compared to the violent confrontations in the cities at the time. Also, in these days when everyone is wringing their hands about the homeless problem, it might be good to remember that thousands of people were provided shelter for free.