In 2007, the Winds of Change mural was created to adorn the wall in the law office of attorney Alan Graf, a resident and member of The Farm Community in Summertown, Tennessee. The building has now been converted into a private home, and a true-to-size print of the painting is on display on the wall of a building in the center of the community.
The mural depicts significant moments in the history of The Farm Community. The 1971 arrival in school buses appear in the clouds. Based on the principle of nonviolence, a dove of peace joins music makers and dancers. Farm members hoe the corn, in an effort to be self-sufficient in food production.
The community’s midwives delivered the arrival of hundreds of babies and a tradition was established of burying the placenta and planting a tree.
In the back, children of the Pony crew frolic, and carpenters on the Construction Crew manifest a building.
The Farm’s FM radio station, WUTZ, kept everyone connected with music and daily news.
The Farm’s nonprofit organization, Plenty International, served in Guatemala from 1976-1980 in response to a devastating earthquake. The installation of village water systems were one of the many projects that took place during that time. The water projects were overseen by the late Clifford Figallo, The Farm’s director in Guatemala from 1978-1980.