Whole-Farm Education in Kentucky.
The Berry Center Farm & Forest Institute offers farmers an education in agrarian thought and practice. We provide affordable workshops, short-courses, and field days that accommodate busy lifestyles. Hands-on classes focus on:
Livestock on grass production
Low-impact forestry
Cooperative economics, thought, and rural leadership
As one of the four branches of The Berry Center, our Kentucky-based program applies Wendell Berry’s writing to learning. It serves early career and experienced farmers, generational farm families, woodland owners, and rural community members.
Why are we offering these opportunities? We want to keep farmers on the land. We want to help more farmers experience what Wes Jackson calls, “an education in homecoming,” so they can stay home or return home or dig in and make a home somewhere.
Learn more…
Woodland Workshop Series
Workshop dates, details, and registration available now!
Agrarian Thought & Practice Series
Workshop dates, details, and registration available now!
Future Educational Opportunities
Livestock and Pasture Management, Low-residency courses, and more.
Programs still growing roots… details as they sprout.