Eric J. Fuchs-Stengel Email & Phone Number

New Jersey, United States

• Speaker & presenter on farm to table, urban farms, farm volunteer management, infrastructure design, no-till / minimal tillage practices, beekeeping. • Execute outreach, research, writing, and publications on small scale farm best practices.• Film ATTRA YouTube videos with farmers throughout the United States demonstrating innovative practices.• Support programs across the Northeast: Farm to School, Armed to Farm, and more. • Regional NCAT-ATTRA specialist attend conferences & support farmer help requests.

United States

• Founded organization at sixteen years old & incorporated into a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit in 2011• Envisioned mission and created all programs and systems of the organization: three acre Fresh Roots & Lovewell Farms, Stag Hill Trash Clean-Ups, Trail Building, Honey Bee Apiary, Fall, Spring, Summer environmental internships, and much more.• Trained, mentored, and empowered over 250 college aged environmental leaders• Managed a yearly staff of 2 full & 3 part time employees, 20+ interns, and 4,000 volunteers. • Fund raised and managed an annual budget of over $150,000.00 • Chief administrative staff member overseeing 990 & IRS reporting, Board of Directors development, human resources, insurance, and legal requirements. • Created partnerships for environmental programming with government agencies: The County of Rockland, NY Youth Bureau & County of Bergen, NJ County Executive & Parks. • Successfully found, hired, & trained a new youth Executive Director • Honorary Board Member 2020 – current.

New City, Ny

• Successfully redeveloped and revitalized a 20 year old AmeriCorps program.• Trained, lead, and mentored over 125 college aged conservation corps members.• Annually planned, managed, and taught two weeks of environmental leadership training covering topics: career paths, public speaking, team dynamics & communication, tool use & safety, beekeeping, small scale farming, trail building & design, community outreach, environmental principals, and hard physical work ethic.• For three years managed outreach & recruitment of 25 college aged Corps members• Inspired weekly high impact group community service projects, a more contemporary environmental curriculum, higher impact site placements & work, stronger work ethic, and a more effectively organized presentation & acknowledgment of Corps members work.

Lead all organic farming programs and educational tours on Tuesday and Thursday. Work with student groups K – 12 teaching about organic agriculture, rooftop farming, green roofs, and industrial food system. Manage scheduling calendar, development of curriculum, and grant applications to receive funding for interns.

Over 600 hours of environmental service in trail construction, rehabilitation, and stonework. Worked on building stone stair cases, crib-walls, paving, and other assorted stone work projects. Educated volunteer on environmental conservation and soil erosion.

Lead, planned, and organized actions for the, “unfriend coal campaign.” Organized a bus of 55 students from Clark University in Worcester, MA to Washington DC for Power shift 2011. Planned students, housing, registration, food, funding, and supplies for four days of workshops, protesting, and marches in Washington DC.

Environmental Sustainability And Social Change, Environmental Studies

Bhutan: Eastern Himalayan Forests & Rural Livelihood

The SFS Bhutan program is based in the district of Bumthang at Lamey Goempa, a former palace and monastery of the King, built.

International Development And Social Change: Environmental Sustainability

Activities and Societies: Making a Difference Scholars (MAD)