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Press

Living Architecture Monitor · 2025

Going Slow with Benjamin Fahrer

A profile on sustainable food, farm management, and the philosophy of building ecological farming systems that serve land, community, and market.

Teaching

Market Gardener Institute · 2024

How To Design A Farm — Benjamin Fahrer's 5-Step Process

Benjamin reveals his systematic 5-step process for designing a farm — from initial site assessment through integrated ecological systems planning.

Podcast

Climate Farmers — Regenerative Skills Podcast · 2026

Who Gets to Say What "Regeneration" Means?

Benjamin joins Climate Farmers to discuss who defines regenerative agriculture and how to guide the ROC certification process in practice.

Video Feature

Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison — YouTube · 2024

How This Rooftop Grew 20,000 lbs of Food

A feature visit to the largest rooftop farm on the West Coast — designed and built by Top Leaf Farms, Oakland. A proof of concept for integrated urban ecological farming at scale.

Organisation

Regenerative Organic Alliance · 2024–2025

Regenerative Organic Learning Centers — Bioregional Programme

Benjamin led the design and launch of the ROLC programme — five bioregional host farms across North America delivering hands-on ROC farmer education.

Podcast

The Market Gardener Podcast · 2024

Urban Permaculture & Rethinking Regenerative Agriculture

Benjamin discusses urban permaculture, rooftop gardens, and how his background in building and permaculture design shaped his vision for resilient food systems.