Shedd Farley is the third son of Gene Farley, the founder of The Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace Justice and Sustainability, and Linda Farley, it’s inspiration. Shedd graduated from the University of Colorado in 1984, and was a general contractor and home builder in Colorado for the last 32 years. He also helped build the Farley Center house when it was built in 1984.

In November of 2014 he moved to Madison, with his wife Caroline, and in January of 2015 took on the roles of Director of the Farley Center, and Coordinator of the Natural Path Sanctuary, a green cemetery affiliated with the Farley Center. Shedd relishes the opportunity to to carry on the legacy of his parents and finds the work both challenging and rewarding.