Ben Feldman

Executive Director

Ben has a long history in non-profit leadership, within the food system and at the Farmers Market Coalition. Prior to his current role as FMC’s Executive Director, Ben worked as the organization’s Policy Director and served as a board member. Ben’s career includes helping found the California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets, running the California Market Match Program, championing equitable food policy at the local, state and national level, and running the first farmers market on a Kaiser Permanente campus. 

Current Focus: In his role as FMC’s Executive Director, Ben oversees external partnerships and sponsorship, questions from the media, and board relations. Ben also currently oversees FMC’s federal policy advocacy.

Pronouns: he/him

Ben lives in Albany, California (Lisjan Ohlone Territory). He can be reached at ben@farmersmarketcoalition.org or (888)362-8177 extension 710

Recent Publications:

• Op-ed: We Must Save Farmers’ Markets, Civil Eats, May 2020
• A Letter from FMC Interim Executive Director, Ben Feldman, January 2019
• Year One of the USDA FINI Program: Incentivizing the Purchase of Fruits and Vegetables, Among SNAP Customers at the Farmers Market, April 2017