Role

Ben helps new and prospective farmers get the training and resources they need to succeed as growers. His responsibilities include developing curricula and teaching farming/production courses as well as exploring innovative methods for building soil-health while growing crops. 

Background & Education

Before working at New Entry, Ben was the farm manager for The Food Project’s Beverly and Wenham farms for 10 years. There he managed a CSA program and introduced hundreds of high schoolers and volunteers to the world of value-generative agriculture. 

Ben’s interest in helping people work with natural systems to grow healthy food led him to create The Garden School of Beverly, a non-profit with a mission to provide a healthy environment in which post-high school young adults can develop and receive horticultural and agricultural training while they figure out their next steps in life. 

Ben has a great love for soil microbes and enjoys inviting new farmers to consider how working with these unseen allies can produce nutritious food and a high quality of life. He also likes playing frisbee, inventing things, and learning about community-based alternative currencies.