Students could learn practical skills, make some spending money and even help lower the costs of the university. Now, just because it would lower the operating costs of the university doesn’t mean it would be reflected in a tuition drop especially when you remember the sentiments in Vedder’s article.
The Daily Yonder Wendell Berry Farming Program New Farmers Come Closer to Fulfilling Their Dreams The hands-on program inspired by the work of a famous writer provides tuition-free education that focuses on sustainable and economically viable farming and community building.
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After the death of her mother, Jennifer Palmer realized life was too short not to live on a farm.
Now 40, the adjunct art professor is on the cusp of completing the Wendell Berry Farming Program where she’ll receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in sustainable agriculture, and entering into a world of farming she knew little about just two years ago.