Benjamin L. Vidmar BIOBenjamin L. Vidmar is a chef and is the co-founder of Polar Permaculture in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. He moved to the northern-most town in the world in 2008, and started Polar Permaculture Solutions in 2015, which focuses on growing food locally and sustainably in Longyearbyen.EXPERIENCEBenjamin graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in 2001.