Wendell Berry spent much of his life farming in Henry County, Kentucky, where his deep affection for the land and its people shaped his writing. He believed that the health of the land and the well-being of rural communities were inseparable.
Today, The Berry Center works to put those ideas into practice in the very community that inspired much of his work. In 2017, Our Home Place Meat was created to help local livestock farmers earn a fair living while raising animals responsibly and caring for their land.
We’re continuing to build the kind of agricultural economy where farmers can make a good living doing good work and rural communities have a future worth passing on.
This work is just one expression of a much larger legacy. Wendell's writings continue to challenge us to think about what we owe to the land, to one another, and to the generations who will come after us.
From our farmers’ pastures come two unique approaches to Kentucky beef, each with its own story.
Rose Beef , our young grass-fed beef, recalls a traditional way of farming — yearling cattle raised naturally with their herds, eating only milk and grass. Berry Beef , our grain-on-grass finished beef, comes from pasture-rasied cattle that are given access to corn, resulting in fuller marbling.
Established by The Berry Center , Our Home Place Meat is putting Wendell Berry’s writings to work by supporting family farms, land-conserving communities, and healthy regional economies. Through those efforts, along with our commitment to provide beef to Kentucky families facing food insecurity, we are building a food system rooted in local farms, serving local people.
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