Work of Former Members
Four ex-members of the Farm (Matthew McClure, Cliff Figallo, John Coate, and Nancy Rhine) were instrumental in establishing and managing the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (The WELL), one of the most influential early online communities. One of them (Nancy Rhine) went on to found Women's Wire, which became Women.com, the first commercial women-focused online community. Another (John Coate) founded SFgate, one of the first newspaper-based online sites (of the San Francisco Chronicle).
The man who had been in charge of growing food for the Farm (Michael O'Gorman) is an established leader in the organic farming movement, managing production on over 4,000 acres (16 km2). Recently, O'Gorman has extended his farming reach to establish the Farmer Veteran Coalition, bringing returning war veterans into the fold of small-scale family farming. Former members of Farm Foods are now the marketing force behind many healthy food products found on store shelves nationwide. A former member who was a medical doctor, Gary Hlady, spent years helping to eradicate polio in India. Many other former members help manage other nonprofits. Melvyn Stiriss, former editor of the community newspaper The Weekly Beat, is author and publisher of Voluntary Peasants, memoirs and histories about The Farm.
Prominent open source software figure Asa Dotzler grew up on the Farm.
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