In 1988, filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson filmed and interviewed a group of back-to-the-land hippies, living off-grid, insulated and isolated from mainstream culture.

 

In 2006, he tracked down his subjects again to find out what had become of their families, utopian plans and dreams.

 

The film captures a time-lapse view of these back-to-the-landers told with moving personal stories of non-conforming tribal families with lots of freedom but little cash, of unflinching political activism in the midst of small-town, rural America, and hippie kids who today ask whether free love was really free.

A Transforming and loving
portrait!
          -the Oregonian

'Back to the Garden' lives the dream and walks the talk!
-Wavy Gravy

 

Offbeat, compelling and Inspired. A Must See film!
-Vancouver Sun