For Those Who Wish to Live Like an Agrarian
There is much we can all do
Culture
Over the Field.
Hadden Turner on agrarian philosophy, rural life, and the wisdom of the land.
Recent essays
30 of 58The Foolishness of Trying To Dwell in the Heavens
Babel, skyscrapers, and Mars colonisation all have one thing in common: trying to make a name for ourselves
Against the Machine (Tomorrow) and ‘Hannah Coulter’ series Announcement
Reading Group Updates
The 2026 Turner Award
Showcasing the best essays and articles have read this year
Reading Groups Update
Dear all,
Tasting and Seeing the Good of the Land
New agrarians are born through experiencing the good fruits of creation firsthand.
Horse Drawn Tools and the Doctrine of Labor Saving - Wendell Berry Reading Group
Dear all,
Nothing Beautiful Ever Goes Unnoticed
Beauty is never in vain
Discussing and Applying Wendell Berry’s Wisdom
A news series of reading group sessions
A Localist’s Guide to Complaining
Or, how to actually achieve something good in your local place
The Sheep Show at Patterdale
Rural traditions thrive in a small corner of the Lake District
Tomorrow: Against the Machine Reading Group
Dear all,
Wendell Berry 1934-2026
The day I knew was coming has arrived with all its solemn finality.
Buried Deep in the Archives
Uncovering what is hidden
Tonight: Against the Machine - You Are Harvest
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Reading Groups
Dear all,
The Pleasures of Eating Local Apples
Local heritage foods provide an extensive range of pleasures to those who eat them
Losing Efficiency by Pursuing Efficiency
The folly of pursuing lesser goods and the expense of greater ones
Against AI Detection Tools
Why I have disabled Pangram
Doing Bad by Doing "Good"
One of the surest ways to do something bad, is to try and do something good without thinking
Creation In the Hands of Our Children
The greatest need for the creation is for our children to love it
Eating Proper Cheese to Save the Land
Supporting good farming through eating good food
Wendell Berry's Short Stories, Old Churches, and More
Gleanings From the Field
Rural Industrialism
Localised industries may be just help the rural to thrive
Desire Comes First
The tech-free life is not enough to defeat the Machine
Nonconformist Gardening
Gardening for the good of creation is our noble privilege
Hobbled by Old Measures
Why bureaucrats love metric measures, and agrarians don't.
Humility and the Garden
The place where humanity's humility was lost is the place it can be regained
Four Years Ago
Helping me support you better
Crafting a Home for Nature
The crafts are a good and beautiful work that also provides a home for nature