Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn Oct 28, 2008
Wendell Berry, for one, has emphasized the need for an attitude of stewardship as an alternative to exploitation, manipulation, aggression, and selfishness. This message, not traceable to current notions of Republican and Democrat, recalls our commitments to the humbling, soul-leveling inspiration that is democracy, the dignity of hard work, individual and communal responsibility, and unity beyond race and other false boundaries. (The American Conservative)
Kootenay Harvest Revival: Nelson, B... Sep 13, 2008
There will also be narratives by Russell Precious, the co-founder of Capers Organic Market, and farmers, Keith Huscroft, Roy Lawrence and Gregory Hemming (on Wendell Berry. Last but not least, is Abra Brynne, who is described as a "Foodshed Animator.". (Suite101.com)
Earth Year: More reasons to think about what you eat Sep 2, 2008
Here in the mid-valley we are blessed with wonderful farmers markets, community-supported agriculture, local food stores and a good gardening climate This is a good start but if you are interested in eating with the fullest pleasure, as Wendell Berry says, you might check out becoming a master gardener, going on the organic garden tour or taking the Menu for the Future discussion course. Your enjoyment and appreciation of genuine food will grow. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
The fast track guide to Slow Food Aug 28, 2008
Other notable speakers include UC Berkeley's Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and other books; Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation"; farmer and cultural critic Wendell Berry; and nutrition expert Marion Nestle, author of "What to Eat," among other books. They will all speak at the Food for Thought series. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Canadians of 'the land' need to find their voice Jul 30, 2008
In the United States, there is a well-defined and growing agrarian movement that has found its voice through people such as Kentucky writer-farmer Wendell Berry. But where is his Canadian equivalent. (Globe and Mail -- National)
?People are looking for roots' Jul 26, 2008
The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture, Wendell Berry (Sierra Club, 1977). A Fool and 40 Acres, Geoff Heinricks (M&S, 2005). (Globe and Mail)
The right book for any trip Jul 6, 2008
I reread it last December, mostly by firelight or torchlight, while walking in the Minya Konka region of the eastern Himalayas (near the Sichuan/Tibetan border), along with the Selected Essays of Wendell Berry (Golgonooza Press), the American farmer and philosopher who writes brilliantly about the experience of being in a canoe on a rising river or finding an old path in a wooded valley. VS Pritchett remarks at the start of Marching Spain (1928) that he never bothers to pack a book he wants to... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Slow Food Nation comes to San Francisco Jul 1, 2008
At the Civic Center, speakers will include "Fast Food Nation" author Eric Schlosser; author, farmer and cultural critic Wendell Berry; and nutrition expert and "What to Eat" author Marion Nestle. European influences. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Staking a claim on 'her' Valley Springs Jun 27, 2008
But that's like saying English college instructor, poet, fiction writer and essayist Wendell Berry is a Kentucky dirt farmer. The latter gives substance to the former. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Compassionate Conservatism: Organic conservatism —a deep connection Jun 22, 2008
Wrote the poet Wendell Berry. come into the peace of wild things. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Letters to the Editor (May 6) May 8, 2008
As Wendell Berry wrote in Harper s this month, the real names of global warming are Waste and Greed. Mark Knapp, Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Conference focuses on Christianity and art May 2, 2008
" In quoting famous authors like C.S. Lewis and Wendell Berry, Dickerson related how these writers all "took the time to observe nature," concluding that "these writers are the leading ecologists of our time. " "Their spirituality allowed these writers to recognize the beauty in nature," continued Dickerson. "These writers are inspiring environmentalists. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Portrait of Stegner, slightly skewed Mar 30, 2008
He was the author of 22 books, winner of both the 1972 Pulitzer Prize (for the novel "Angle of Repose") and 1977 National Book Award (for the novel "The Spectator Bird"), but his reputation as a writer is mingled with - even diluted by - his reputation as a teacher (his students included Ken Kesey, Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, Scott Turow, Thomas McGuane, and Wendell Berry) and conservation advocate (an influential champion of wilderness preservation and water protection). Stegner was known for... (Boston Globe)
Readers' picks Mar 25, 2008
Essays by Wendell Berry is like getting a fascinating letter from a wise, loving friend. Berry's thoughtful comments on writers from Virgil and Milton to Abbey and Stegner as well as about our relationships to one another and to the earth on which we live are well worth passing on to our children and grandchildren. (Christian Science Monitor)
Battle Over The Burbs Mar 15, 2008
With Gary Bradley, Robert Redford, William Greider, Wendell Berry, Ann Richards and Willie Nelson ... We also hear, to good effect, numerous excerpts from Wendell Berry's poem "Santa Clara Valley," which includes these lines: "I walked the deserted prospect of the modern mind/ where nothing lived or happened that had not been foreseen." (The poem is a part of Berry's "Sabbaths."). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
An unsettling development Mar 7, 2008
Wendell Berry, to be precise, which in itself isn't a bad thing. The writer reads from his poem "Santa Clara Valley" in the opening and closing moments of "The Unforeseen," and his cadences have a sonorous, apocalyptic ring: "What had been foreseen was the coming of the Stranger with Money/ All that had been before had been destroyed: the salt marsh/ of unremembered time, the remembered homestead, orchard and pasture.". (Boston Globe)
Don't like the future? Change the channel Mar 6, 2008
One was on the inventor and author Ray Kurzweil and the other on the writer and farmer Wendell Berry ... Instead of recognizing the limits of science, as Wendell Berry might have it, Kurzweil insists we drastically underestimate just how transforming science has been for human culture. (CBC News)
Mr. Jefferson Comes Home Jan 8, 2008
By a happy happenstance, I read page proofs of Twilight at Monticello while preparing for a fine conference on the Humane Vision of Wendell Berry, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the McConnell Center of the University of Louisville, and the Philadelphia Society. Berry farmer, poet, novelist, essayist, Kentuckian is no drawer-up of ten-point programs, but he does invokes Thomas Jefferson more than any other political figure, calling upon Jefferson s wisdom to maintain or... (The American Conservative)
Filling the Gaps with Wonder Nov 26, 2007
If Wendell Berry is, for contemporary readers, something of a prophet representing the philosophies of compassion, defense of native land, and advocacy for simplicity, then Scott Russell Sanders is his most important and capable disciple. Indeed, the only pre-release praise provided by the publisher for Sanders book A Personal History of Awe comes from Berry. (Suite101.com)
Rich history unearthed: Vista publisher releasing book on the Arabian American Oil Co. Sep 23, 2007
The founder of Stanford University's creative writing program, he taught authors such as Ken Kesey, Wendell Berry, Raymond Carver and Larry McMurtry. Stegner, who died in 1993, also wrote a biography of John Wesley Powell, the first person of European descent to explore the Grand Canyon. (North County Times)
The Nonbelievers Sep 17, 2007
He reads a poem, Wendell Berry s "The Peace of Wild Things," about the beauty of nature, asks those gathered to stand in honor of the man, and provides time for silent prayers (or reflection). Epstein relays a story Burke told him of how he came to identify as a humanist after growing up in Ireland, where some people believed in ghosts. (Boston Globe)
UK plan to log 1,000 acres faces growing opposition Sep 11, 2007
Kentucky poet Wendell Berry and horse breeder-banker Tracy Farmer have joined the opposition, which has intensified in its urgency since the school announced logging could begin within 12 months at the site north of Hazard. 2007 Associated Press. (WKRC.com, OH)
Price, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Aug 14, 2007
It is at this point that I wish McKibben would have recalled the far more subversive and anarchical wisdom of Wendell Berry (to whom Deep Economy is dedicated) who wrote, As soon as the generals and the politicos / can predict the motions of your mind, / lose it. Leave it as a sign / to mark the false trail, the way you didn t go. (The American Conservative)
Area farmers to host celebration for Land Stewardship Project Jul 21, 2007
Founded in 1982 by a family farm activist and a former National Farmers Union vice president, the Land Stewardship Project was inspired by the writings of Aldo Leopold and Wendell Berry. Originally focused on combating soil erosion, the project s scope has expanded to include programs such as New Beginnings, which helps new farmers enter the business. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Via blogs, e-mails and books: Farmers are coming up literary Jun 22, 2007
Hoffman said he differentiated the recent crop of agrarian writers from those like Joel Salatin, who writes what Hoffman called how-to's and polemics about sustainable farming, and Wendell Berry, the former farmer turned novelist, essayist and philosopher, who is often considered the founding father of the new agrarian movement. The focus of this new group, Hoffman said, is less ambitious, is often directed at consumers, and largely concerns "the daily life of producing food.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Deepening a sense of place Jun 20, 2007
" Karen Harwell, Conexions' executive director, said their muses are ecological philosophers Wendell Berry, Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme. Harwell also quoted French writer Simone Weil: "Rootedness in place is the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. " People become imprinted by events of their daily lives: school, work, family, mortgage payments, Harwell said. "Exploring a Sense of Place" seeks to expand people's awareness of their surroundings to include the natural... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Be happy: Engage in environmental events, outdoors Jun 16, 2007
Examine garden poetry and literature from writers like Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan. Menus and Me: July 30-Aug. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Spiritual Summer Reading List Jun 3, 2007
"Window Poems," by Wendell Berry (Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers; $23). Kentucky farmer Wendell Berry's cycle of poems about the natural world reminds us that we are part of a far larger creation. (The Ledger)
Scholar has winning hand May 30, 2007
Favorite book: "Jayber Crow" by Wendell Berry. Parents: Ken and Kenwyn Trotter. (Pensacola News Journal)
Deep Economy May 29, 2007
In recent decades, many writers and deep thinkers have taken up the twin causes of living more communally and reducing human impact on the environment: Hazel Henderson, Lester Brown, Herman Daly, Wendell Berry, Jonathan Rowe, Sarah van Gelder, Duane Elgin, and Vicki Robin, among others. Have they had much impact. (Christian Science Monitor)
Berry: 'No final solutions' to farming problems Apr 18, 2007
One woman said she had driven from Kansas just for the chance to see Wendell Berry in person. Charlotte Shivvers, whose father, John, is the namesake for the lecture, said the turnout was the most exciting aspect of the event. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Speakers' roots in agriculture Apr 18, 2007
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Heidi Marttila-Losure: A conversation with Wendell Berry's daughter Apr 11, 2007
I thought I would be starting this column with a description from Mary Berry Smith of the challenges involved in being the daughter of Wendell Berry, the man the New York Times called "the prophet of rural America.". Prophets, after all, are notoriously unpopular on their home ground or in their own time, and Wendell Berry, while increasingly hailed as a visionary when it comes to the problems associated with modern agriculture, has been called a Luddite and worse by those enamored with their... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Quechee diner sets a fresh, local table Mar 5, 2007
The menu quotes "The Mad Farmer Liberation Front," a poem by conservationist, farmer, writer , and poet Wendell Berry: "Love the quick profit, the annual raise / vacation with pay. Want more / of everything ready-made" it begins. Few restaurateurs would dare to slip a poem containing the word "carrion" under the noses of people about to order food. (Boston Globe)
Conferences let students learn from literary stars Feb 23, 2007
Chattanooga native, best-selling author and "Newsweek" editor Jon Meacham will kick off this year's conference on March 29, while Wendell Berry, award-winning author of over 30 works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction will provide the keynote address on March 30, Eldridge said. Verbie Prevost, professor of American literature and head of English department, said, "Seldom do students have the opportunity to hear so many outstanding writers at the same conference and at such a low cost. Any... (The University Echo, TN)
