Ben Mates

Ben Mates is deeply committed to the health and well-being of all life and living systems through conscious choice, collaborative action and the mutual support found in community with others. He seeks to express Nature’s beauty, order and wisdom in everything he does.

A long-time vegetarian, Ben’s interests include healthy and ecological lifestyles, permaculture gardening, natural building, tiny houses, alternative energy, singing and acoustic music, indigenous spiritual practices, and the study and practice of anything that affirms life and promises to create enduring harmony and prosperity for every living community.