Ep. 139-An Interview with Helen Zuman and Her Experience with the Neo-Hippie Cult Zendik Farm in North Carolina

Ep. 139-An Interview with Helen Zuman and Her Experience with the Neo-Hippie Cult Zendik Farm in North Carolina

Missing in the Carolinas · 2025-05-16
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In 1999, fresh out of Harvard University, Helen Zuman began seeking out a place where she could practice communal living and learn more about organic farming and homesteading. The place turned out to be Zendik Farm in Western North Carolina. When she left five years later, she slowly realized the leader had been operating the farm as a cult.

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Check out Helen's memoir, Mating in Captivity

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