Keynotes, podcasts, workshops
I provide practical education on how to make small farms work--financially and for your lifestyle goals.
Specifically, I offer trainings on how to use the lean (no-waste) system on farms.
I also offer technical trainings how to grow vegetables for market, for small-scale farmers, sharing the methods Clay Bottom Farm uses to be profitable on 1/3 acre.
Use the form below for inquiries. Thank you!
Upcoming events:
I'll be at the following events in 2025:
Practical Farmers of Iowa, Jan. 9-11
Newfoundland, CA: NL Living Lab 2025, Jan. 28-30
FREE Live Webinar, Paperpot Farming with Ben Hartman: How we use paperpots to boost our profits with less work, Mar. 6, 4pm EST.
Warren Wilson College and Mars Hill University, North Carolina: Organic Growers School Spring 2025 Conference, Mar. 14-16
Lean Farm Start-up 2-day workshop: At Clay Bottom Farm, Goshen, IN, May 4-5
FREE Live Webinar, Winter Gardening with the Paperpot System, with Ben Hartman, Oct. 2, 4pm EST.
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Recent podcasts I've given:
Other recent events include live presentations for Organic Growers of Ireland, Oxford Real Farming Conference (UK), GE Aviation, Lean Enterprise Institute, The Oregon Small Farm Conference, LANTRA Wales (UK), The Landworkers Alliance (UK), Sierra Harvest, ACRES USA, and the National Young Farmer’s Coalition, among others.Â
Ben Hartman Bio
Ben Hartman is the author of The Lean Farm, a 2016 winner of the Shingo Institute’s Prestigious Research and Professional Publication Award. He and his wife, Rachel Hershberger, own Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, where they make their living on less than one acre growing and selling specialty produce to restaurants and at a farmers’ market. Hartman was appointed to the 2017 Grist 50, a list of emerging green leaders in the United States.
Mutual Learning
I love to learn from others. In the best classroom settings, the line between student and teacher is blurry. My presentations include space for conversation, questions, and mutual learning.
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