# Free Vermont

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**Free Vermont** was a network of communes and collectives throughout the state of [Vermont](/source/Vermont).[1] It existed from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s.[2] It encompassed over a dozen communes and hundreds of people. They put out their own newspaper called "Free Vermont!" and they had their own flag. They laid the groundwork for food co-ops, health clinics, free schools, organic farms, and alternative institutions throughout Vermont. Some of the Free Vermont initiators were members of the radical film group "Newsreel".[2]

Some Free Vermont collective members helped to create and promote the [Liberty Union Party](/source/Liberty_Union_Party)[2] which launched the career of Vermont senator [Bernie Sanders](/source/Bernie_Sanders).[3]

## See also

- [Back-to-the-land movement](/source/Back-to-the-land_movement)

## References

1. Green, Susan (2008-08-20). ["Hippie Havens"](https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/hippie-havens/Content?oid=2134607). *Seven Days*. Retrieved 2019-02-21.

1. Van Deusen, David. ["Green Mountain Communes: The Making of a Peoples' Vermont"](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-van-deusen-green-mountain-anarchist-collective-green-mountain-communes). *The Anarchist Library*. Retrieved 2019-02-21.

1. Irwin, Clint (2018-09-15). ["Debunking Six Myths About Third-Party Candidates"](https://medium.com/s/story/donald-trump-and-the-third-party-mirage-783beaca1be9). *Medium*. Retrieved 2019-02-21.

## Further reading

- Robert., Houriet (1973). *Getting back together*. London: Abacus. ISBN 0349117446. [OCLC 16248518](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16248518)

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