Kentucky writer and conservationist Wendell Berry died at age 92

He was a member of the 'Fab Five' group of Kentucky writers and received the 2010 National Humanities Medal for his work as a poet, novelist, and conservationist. Berry was known for his advocacy for small farmers and his efforts to protect the land from the forces of modernization. He protested the Vietnam War, the Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant, and the Capitol Power Plant. He also joined a lawsuit to preserve a controversial 1934 fresco mural at the University of Kentucky, arguing for its historical significance. Throughout his career, he wrote about the need to protect and ethically use land, God as a part of nature, and modernity as a force to be rebelled against. He left behind a legacy of advocacy, and the Berry Center was established in 2011 to put his writings to work by advocating for farmers and land-conserving communities.