Abstract: American writer, Wendell Berry, uses family farm writing as an entry point to criticize the agribusiness in America, depict the ecological pastoral landscape, and address the theme of new agrarianism in his novels. Berry's family farm writing in his Port William novel series foregrounds three main dimensions, including the sense of place, the revival of rural community, and the envisioning of ecological pastoral, all of which progress gradually and formulate an organic unity in three aspects, namely, individual attachment, the preservation of community affection, and the post-pastoral ideal. In Berry's writing, family farm is the pivot that connects farmers, farming, community, and post-pastoral ideals. A close study of Berry's family farm writing may help us reflect on the loss of agricultural tradition in the wake of modern industrial civilization and deepen our understanding of Berry's thoughts of new agrarianism.

Key words: Berry, family farm, place, rural community, ecological pastoral