Closed: Christmas Break
We will be closed to visitors from Monday, December 24, 2024 through Friday, January 3, 2025.
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Winter / Spring 2025 Low-Impact Forestry Training Series
Join us for our Low-Impact Forestry Training Series classes designed to cultivate knowledge, skills, and a deeper connection to the land. These courses and workshops bring participants into the forested areas of the farm to gain a fresh perspective on what assets the woodlands contain. Below are some details related to our upcoming courses. The […]
Winter / Spring 2025 Draft Animal Series
Join us for our Draft Animal Series designed to cultivate knowledge, skills, and a deeper connection to the land. These courses and workshops educate students on how to work with draft animals. Below are some details related to our upcoming courses. The Berry Center Farm and Forest Institute focuses on sustainable agriculture and forestry practices, […]
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Agrarian Lecture Series with Jason Peters
Agrarian Lecture Series with Jason Peters
The Berry Center will host renowned writer, teacher, farmer, and editor Jason Peters. Peters is a founding member of the Front Porch Republic, (FPR) forum advocating for communities, place, and conservation. His 2007 University Press of Kentucky publication, Wendell Berry: Life and Work, is a staple at The Berry Center. Peters tends a small farm in Ingham County, Michigan, […]
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The Hog Killing at The Berry Center
During this hands-on workshop we will focus on a pasture-raised hog, walking through the entire process of how to efficiently, beautifully, and practically take a hog from pasture to plate ethically and humanely. Henry County, Kentucky author Wendell Berry will bless the hog by reading his poem “For the Hog Killing” on Friday morning as […]
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Winter/Spring 2025 Agrarian Voices Study
Winter/Spring 2025 Agrarian Voices Study
Agrarian Voices Study Winter/Spring 2025: Writing for the Farm: Advocacy and Leadership REGISTER HERE This Agrarian Voices Study series explores how The Berry Center puts Wendell Berry’s writing to work to advocate for farmers, land-conserving communities, and healthy regional economies. Participants consider how “writing for the farm” helps answer critical questions: What will it take […]