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Van Houten Fields

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In 1937 Ralph Borsodi, an author, economist, and philosopher, organized a group to purchase this 106-acre Dutch farm and divide it into leased acreage plots. It became the largest self-administered back-to-the-land community in Rockland County for families seeking a do-it-yourself agrarian lifestyle. The homesteads were built in part by the owners, and the leased land later reverted to private ownership.
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