ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, hiː bɪɡˈæn ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾibˈeɪst bˈʊkʃɑːp, wɪð hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf mˈɑːɹɡɹət ɡˈɑːsli, ænd ɐ pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ænd sˈoʊʃəl sˈɜːvɪsᵻz koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv kˈɔːld sˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz, wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
In 1970, he began a community-based bookshop, with his first wife Margaret Gosley, and a publishing and social services cooperative called Centerprise, which operated until 2012.