Ben grew up on a family farm in Western Pennsylvania and has been around animals all of his life. He graduated from Penn State University with an Agricultural Science degree and worked over 30 years with the Maryland Department of Agriculture as an Ag Specialist. Ben graduated from the Cornerstone Bible Institute in 1996. He also teaches beekeeping classes at a local college and mentors his students from those classes.He is an award-winning author and enjoys speaking about God's marvelous creative works, particularly how observing the plants and animals gives testimony that we are fearfully and wonderfully made by a loving God. Ben serves his local church in camping ministries and has been on several short-term mission trips outside of the U.S. He and his wife have five adult children who were all home schooled. They reside in the mountainous region of Southern Pennsylvania where he writes and enjoys working with his bees.