Wendell Berry Farming Program

In Henry County, Kentucky, the Wendell Berry Farming Program of Sterling College offers a tuition-free junior and senior year farming curriculum focused on ecological management of livestock, pasture, and forest using draft animals and other appropriately scaled mixed power systems. Inspired by the lifework of farmer and writer Wendell Berry, and designed in partnership with The Berry Center, in New Castle, Kentucky, the program serves undergraduate students from Kentucky and elsewhere who intend to farm. In combination with previously-earned credits, students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from Sterling College, a federally-recognized Work College. Wendell Berry says of the curriculum, “This farming program is exactly what most needs doing here.” As we have done for decades on our Vermont campus, Sterling College provides in Kentucky a farmer education that links the liberal arts to farming, forestry, draft power, and good land stewardship. The curriculum combines the arts and sciences with community-based, co-operative economics and training. Students work with local farmers, economists, rural advocacy groups, and The Berry Center staff. The curriculum culminates in graduates’ farm plans. Subscribe to the Sterling YouTube Channel to be the first to see our new videos: https://bit.ly/2WEXrLa FOLLOW STERLING ON SOCIAL Instagram:  / sterlingcollegevt   Facebook:   / sterlingcollegevt   Twitter:   / sterlingcollege   #WendellBerryFarmingProgram #EcologicalThinkingandAction This video was made possible by a generous donation from David Behrend ’60.