What makes Binksberry Hollow possible is our diverse team of friends, family and strategic farm partners. Each person on our team brings a specific unique set of skills that allows us to offer the most diverse selection of locally sourced natural farm products in the Western New York area.
Culinary and Farm
With 35 years of experience as a professional chef owning many restaurants, banquet facilities and catering operations Steves’s main role is menu, recipe and product development. But a good portion of his day is spent checking on the animals and tending to the many farm CSA and butcher shop chores and tasks that need to be done.
If you have any culinary questions don’t hesitate to reach out to Steven directly.
Operations and Logistics
The real boss at Binksberry Hollow. Kristie combines her experience managing and running catering, restaurants, and banquet facility operations with her degree in recreation to assist and manage all aspects of Binksberry Hollow. From logistics to operations event management and customer service there is not one piece of the farm-based business that she does not touch.
If you have any customer service or delivery questions don’t hesitate to reach out to Kristie directly.
Sales Manager
Kristen Leen is the Sales Manager at Binksberry Hollow! She has 15 years of wedding industry experience and is responsible for creating and managing a seamless sales experience for all of our couples and clients at Binksberry Hollow. Her commitment to excellence in communication, hospitality and customer happiness makes Binksberry Hollow the premier choice for unforgettable events.
Bridal Coordinator/Content Manager
Samantha is the owner of New Content Solutions. She works with businesses both locally and nationwide, offering her creative and problem-solving expertise to elevate their social media content. Samantha has a couple of roles on our team. She is a bridal coordinator, coming in on wedding days and ensuring brides and grooms have a stress-free and seamless day. She is also responsible for collecting and creating content for social media, our website, and more.
Bridal Manager
Mia is a woman of many trades! But her most cherished role is making everybody around her feel like they have a family and a friend. She enjoys being a coordinator and helping our brides and grooms feel like they have attained exactly that person! After being married at Binksberry Hollow in November 2023, she fell in love and just knew she wanted to be a part of the Binksberry Hollow wedding family!
Goodman Farms – Produce Specialist
I have been working in agriculture for 20 years. My family and I run Goodman Farms our 300-acre fruit and vegetable farm with 25 of the best employees you could ask for. Our goal is to bring the highest quality produce and products from our field to your table. We have been serving the WNY community since 1949 and will continue to do so with the same high-quality standards we have always maintained as part of the Binksberry Hollow team!
If you have any questions about produce vegetables for our CSA, don’t hesitate to reach out to Brendan directly.
Sous Chef/Culinary
Keenan’s career started early, working as a dishwasher for restaurants and diners at a very young age and has been evolving ever since. He has cooked in pubs and family restaurants, catered many different styles of events, managed food production for a chain of restaurants as well as traveled nationally for them.
Binks is his family, and he has worked with us in the past, doing meal service and catering. As our Sous chef, he runs all things culinary from hot food, production, day to day operations as well as prepping and delivering for our butcher shop.
Food Science and Complience
When not studying food science at Cornell University Christian takes care of process reviews and the science and compliance behind our culinary creations. Endless paperwork and compliance reviews with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Department of Agriculture, the FDA, the USDA, and the Niagara County Health Department ensures that Binksberry Hollow is following the proper code and guidelines for safe food practices.
Digital Marketing
Shaun owns Shaun Savvy, an SEO and ads agency, particularly for farms, wedding venues, and local businesses.
Taste, transparency, supporting local business and convenience all played important roles for Shaun when he decided to join the Binksberry Hollow (BH) team. BH is helping people discover and access the highest quality local produce and meats from small hometown farms as well as, bringing people together — farmers and consumers, families and friends. “Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that??”, said Shaun.
Poultry
When not studying history and humanities at Niagara County Community College, Andrew assists with all farm chores CSA basket fulfillment, and poultry management and processing.
“The Hog Whisperer”
When not attending Columbia University for physics and regenerative energy solutions Ashton spends his time helping with farm chores and poultry processing. His specialty and great passion on the farm is managing the hogs. We call him “The Hog Whisperer”