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 lives. 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…

            About the Institute

            Courses and Workshops

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Berry Center Fall / Winter 2024 Newsletter

Woodland Workshop Series

Workshop dates, details, and registration available now!

Draft Animal Series

Workshop dates, details, and registration available now!

Agrarian Thought & Practice Series

Course details for Agrarian Voices Study. Winter/Spring registration coming soon!

Future Educational Opportunities

Livestock and Pasture Management, Low-residency courses, and more.

Programs still growing roots… details as they sprout.