Ben has worked in the commercial growing world for 30 years and has a wide range of practical horticultural experience, starting his career growing vegetables for chefs, box schemes and farm shops.

He is Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry for the Soil Association and chair of the Community Supported Agroforestry Network UK

He keeps his hand in on the field with a project implementing a pioneering agroforestry system on a 1500 acre farm in Wiltshire.

He also works as an independent advisor, trainer and an author, writing books for children and grownups, including most recently “The woodchip handbook” and “Plant a tree – retree the world”

https://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/