Glastonbury's quiet side: The little rainbow village of industrious hippies | Mashable

Glastonbury Festival has taken over the west country for several days, with Kanye West's controversial, heckled headline set and Florence and the Machine stepping in for Foo Fighters providing two of the biggest talking points. Away from the Pyramid Stage, though, various versions of Glasto have been unfolding for the site's thousands of inhabitants. At night, a surreal and twisted spectacle takes place in the south east corner, and during the day, in the Green Fields regions, a group of hippies, craftsmen and dreamers have created a temporary utopia for visitors. In this part of the site, the hippie grass roots principles of the festival's founding members are still alive and well. There are no big acts and no sound systems or extravagant lighting rigs. Intimate gigs take place in tents alongside metal workshops in teepees, and educated discussions can be had in the Speaker's Forum. Stalls selling handmade jewelry, upcycled clothing and recycled rain boots make up a ramshackle rainbow village. http://www.mashable.com LIKE us on FACEBOOK:   / mashable.video   FOLLOW us on TWITTER:   / mashablevideo   FOLLOW us on TUMBLR:   / mashable   FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM:   / mashable   JOIN our circle on GOOGLE PLUS: http://plus.google.com/+Mashable Subscribe!: http://bit.ly/1ko5eNd Mashable is the leading independent news site for all things tech, social media, and internet culture.    / mashable