Benneth Phelps Email & Phone Number

Sunderland, Massachusetts, United States

Benneth Phelps is The Carrot Project’s Executive Director. She brings a deep and dynamic knowledge of Carrot's work from 12+ years of on-the-ground experience uplifting New England’s farmers, and a clear vision for building a just and resilient future for agricultural entrepreneurs.Benneth’s approach of repeatedly rolling up her sleeves to work alongside.

United States

Benneth worked as the Director of Farmer Services at Dirt Capital Partners for seven years, developing the company’s organizational culture and infrastructure, and its approach to investing in farmland, farms and food enterprises. At Dirt, she developed a track record of making complex land acquisition and transition challenges both simple and achievable.

Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Hudson Valley

• Between 2011 to 2016, Benneth advanced from Program Coordinator to Loan and Business Assistance Manager at The Carrot Project, where she spent five years developing the portfolio of 79 loans and working with hundreds.
• Managed programs for farm and food enterprises in MA, VT, and the Hudson Valley serving 70-100 clients per year. Loan portfolio of $1,587,836 and 79 loans over the lifetime of the program, with 95% repayment. Provided.
• Responsible for program outreach & communications strategy, program budgeting, tracking impacts and maintaining relationships with lending partners and collaborators

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics, American Studies

Masters Of Regional Planning, Community And Regional Planning