On April 1-6 the Rural Life Center will present a weeklong series of activities on rural sustainability, entitled Rural by Design.

The series—which includes lectures, panels, concerts, and exhibits—culminates a three-year initiative presented with the support of the McGregor Fund.Highlights include a keynote address by Amish bishop, farmer, and founder of the sustainable agriculture movement David Kline; a visit with the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture; a lecture by Dewey Thorbeck, the founder of the Center for Rural Design at the University of Minnesota, and a fabulous concert of rural music from the Hispanic Southwest and Appalachian Southeast. All activities are free and open to the public.

For a complete schedule of events, visit http://rurallife.kenyon.edu/.