Agrarian Voices Study Fall 2025 session Readings in Agriculture: An Agrarian Literature Survey REGISTRATION October 2 - November 6, THURSDAYS Saturday, November 8 Kentucky Arts and Letters Day This study course follows in the footsteps of the “Readings in Agriculture” class Wendell Berry taught when he was a college professor. As his former student Morris Grubbs […]
October 4-5 Registration October 18-19 Registration This two-day workshop is ideal for anyone with no or very little experience using woodland tools. It offers training for the selection, care, maintenance, and use of traditional forestry tools and equipment. *Limit 4 participants. Cost $100
This event is at capacity. If you would like to be placed on the wait list, please CLICK HERE You are invited to join us for our second annual Wendell Berry Lecture. This year's lecturer is acclaimed writer Paul Kingsnorth. We will also be celebrating the release of Kingsnorth's latest book, Against the Machine: On […]
We will be welcoming Minooka, Illinois’ own woodworker, funnyman, and star of stage and screen Nick Offerman to celebrate the release of his newest book: Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop's Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery. Nick, a longtime friend of the Center, will be joining us in the Agrarian Culture Center to talk about woodworking projects […]
Join us for the third annual Beef Bash—a lively, walk-around tasting event that brings together Kentucky’s best chefs, live music, craft cocktails, and a shared love of local food. Enjoy a wide range of dishes featuring Rose Beef and Berry Beef, sourced from nearby farms and prepared on-site by some of the region’s most talented […]
October 4-5 Registration October 18-19 Registration This two-day workshop is ideal for anyone with no or very little experience using woodland tools. It offers training for the selection, care, maintenance, and use of traditional forestry tools and equipment. *Limit 4 participants. Cost $100
October 25 (2 spaces remaining) Registration December 6 Registration This one-day workshop is designed for individuals interested in learning how to utilize a farm tractor forestry winch to haul timber from the woods and to operate a portable sawmill to turn logs into lumber. *Limit 4 participants. Cost $50
November 1-2 (full; waitlist option) November 15-16 registration November 22-23 *women's only (full; waitlist option) This intensive two-day training is appropriate for any woodland owner or farm worker operating a power chainsaw. *Limit 4 participants. Cost $100