Once Upon a Farm

Groundwell Farm, Cricklade Road, Upper Stratton, Swindon, Wilts., England

That was the address of the communal farm I lived on for a month and half in the summer of 1985.  It was a beautiful old 16th or 17th century farmhouse on the outskirts of Swindon.  How I came to be there is a long, tawdry tale that I don't care to relate here, and that I actually thought about rarely during the day to day life at the farm.  What was important was that I was there.  It was the first real taste of freedom and self-determination in my life and I loved every moment.