Communes
Communes were gathering places where like-minded individuals could live and escape the dysfunctional everyday life. Historians estimate that there were thousands of communes in the 1960s and 70s, both rural and urban. Most only lasted a short time, one or two years, because of poor planning and execution. Most people that moved to communes were white and middle-class from suburban neighborhoods, which often made it difficult to adjust to communal living. Many rural communities were centered around the agrarian model, where participants were expected to the food they needed to survive.