Benny Erez, Director of Urban Agriculture, Compost and Vermicompost Specialist: After years working in an academic setting doing agricultural research,Benny Erez brings knowledge of theoretical and practical farming technology to ECO City Farms.
He is passionate about the need to wean ourselves off the gas-guzzling commercial fertilizers and replace them with sustainably produced compost enriched with vermicompost.His experience with composting technology comes from years of managing the University of Maryland Central Maryland Research and Education Center Compost Facility and visits to Austrian and compost enterprises. Benny’s first-hand knowledge of the power of community comes from his experiences growing up on a Kibbutz in Israel. He recognizes that the human race is facing many environmental challenges and that local, sustainable food production is a key part of the solution.