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CHN joins in welcoming Wendell Berry to Wisconsin

October 11th, 2009

On Sunday, October 11, Wendell Berry drew an audience of 2000 listeners to the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Berry was the keynote speaker at this year’s Wisconsin Book Festival. He read the story “Making It Home,” from his collection Fidelity: Five Stories. CHN Director of Conservation Biology and History, Dr. Curt Meine, introduced Berry and served as moderator for the audience’s questions that followed the reading. The author of more than 40 works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, Berry is a farmer whose writings express his deep connection to the land, the value of community, and the importance of living sustainably. His trip to Madison was co-sponsored by the Aldo Leopold Foundation and Wisconsin Humanities Council as part of an ongoing partnership to recognize and appreciate writers who celebrate our connection to the land. A video and transcript of the evening’s program are available for viewing at PortalWisconsin.org.

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