Schedule Bevin to speak at your conference or event
Bevin Cohen (Ben) is an award winning author, herbalist, owner of Small House Farm and host of the popular Seeds & Weeds podcast. He lives and works at Small House Farm with his wife, Heather, and two sons, Elijah and Anakin, on their family homestead in Sanford, Michigan.
Bevin offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. He is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms Magazine, and The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company Catalog. He is the author of four books, including Saving Our Seeds and The Artisan Herbalist.
The Cohen family grows seed crops, herbs and flowers and also keeps a small flock of laying hens. Bevin is also the founder of Michigan Seed Library, a community seed sharing initiative that has worked closely with a number of communities to help establish seed library programs across his home state and beyond.
Booking Inquiries – Contact Bevin at (989) 708-0549 or Email info@bevincohen.com
Popular Presentations
For small or large groups
Great for seminars, expos, workshops and meetings
- Grow Great Vegetables
- Grow an Herb Garden { New for 2025 }
- The Art of Herbal Tea ~ Tasting Experience
- Herbal Tea for the Seasons { advanced tea tasting class }
- Herbs for Culinary & Medicinal Extracts { New for 2025}
- Making Teas, Tinctures & Oils
- Wildcrafted Herbs and Cold Pressed Oils
- DIY Herbal Salves
- A Pressing Matter: Small Scale Seed and Nut Oil Production
- Let’s Talk Tomatoes: America’s Favorite Fruit
- Seed Saving 101
Now booking for 2025-26 dates
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Learn more at BevinCohen.com
Author • Speaker • Storyteller • Seed Saver • Gardener • Herbalist