Our Chelsea Green Authors : Philip Ackerman-Leist

Philip Ackerman-Leist

Philip Ackerman-Leist and his wife, Erin, farmed in the South Tirol region of the Alps and North Carolina before beginning their twelve-year homesteading venture in Pawlet, Vermont. Ackerman-Leist is a professor at Green Mountain College, where he established the college farm and sustainable agriculture curriculum and is Director of the Green Mountain College Farm & Food Project.

    Philip's Upcoming Events

    • Philip Ackerman-Leist at Phoenix Books
      Essex Shoppes & Cinema, 21 Essex Way, #407, Essex VT 05452
      June 5, 2010, 3:00 pm

      Philip Ackerman-Leist will discuss and sign copies of his book, Up Tunket Road, at Phoenix Books in Essex, VT on Saturday, June 5th at 3:00 pm. Call 802.872.7111 to learn more.

    • Philip Ackerman-Leist at Bookstock 2010
      various locations downtown, Woodstock VT
      July 31, 2010, 11:00 am

      Philip Ackerman-Leist will discuss and sign copies of his new book at Bookstock 2010 in Woodstock, VT on July 31st. Visit the event website above or call 802-457-9149 to learn more.

    Philip's Books

    Up Tunket Road

    The Education of a Modern Homesteader

    Ever since Thoreau’s Walden, the image of the American homesteader has been of someone getting away from civilization, of forging an independent life in the country. Yet if this were ever true, what is the nature and reality of homesteading in the media-saturated, hyper-connected 21st century?