▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁author , ▁poet , ▁music ian , ▁environmental ist , ▁and ▁bo hem ian . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁A ▁Qu est ▁Among ▁The ▁Bew ilder ed , ▁Black h awk : ▁Di ary ▁of ▁an ▁E co - W ar rior , ▁and ▁Z end ik . ▁and ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁" und isc over ed ▁Beat ." ▁W ulf ing ▁founded ▁the ▁community ▁Z end ik ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Z end ik ▁Arts ▁Farm ), ▁located ▁in ▁Florida , ▁Southern ▁California , ▁Texas , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁at ▁various ▁times , ▁with ▁his ▁wife / part ner ▁Carol ▁M erson ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁A rol ▁W ulf ). ▁ ▁After ▁Z end ik ' s ▁death , ▁Z end ik ▁Farm ▁continued ▁Z end ik ' s ▁philosophy ▁by ▁prom oting ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁an ▁environment ally ▁sound ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁community ▁had ▁a ▁show , ▁Z end ik ▁News , ▁on ▁public - access ▁television ▁Channel ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁MD . ▁Z end ik ▁Farm ▁members ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁sales ▁of ▁T - sh ir ts ▁and ▁b um per ▁stick ers ▁saying ▁" Stop ▁B itch ing , ▁Start ▁a ▁Revolution ." ▁The ▁community ▁has ▁since ▁dis band ed , ▁with ▁the