The Diggers, who made their home in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, took their name from the original English Diggers (1649-50) who had promoted a vision of society that was free from private property, and all forms of buying and selling. The SF Diggers were all about getting people to considering changing their frame of reference.
The Diggers combined street theater and art happenings in their social agenda of creating a Free City. One of their most famous activities revolved around distributing Free Food every day in Golden Gate Park.
They also created a series of Free Stores.
Watch this clip of Peter Coyote explaining the idea behind the free store.
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