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Stephen Leslie
 Stephen Leslie brings a broad spectrum of life experience to his writing. He studied fine arts at the Museum School in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived the life of a Benedictine monk for seven years with the Brothers of the Weston Priory in Vermont. After leaving the monastery in 1992, he worked for three years as an apprentice at the Hawthorne Valley Biodynamic Farm in upstate New York. Since then, in partnership with his wife, Kerry Gawalt, he has made his living farming and gardening with draft horses. Currently, Stephen and Kerry and their daughter, Maeve Rose, manage an organic farm at the Cobb Hill Ecovillage in Hartland, Vermont.
Stephen's Upcoming Events
- Stephen Leslie at NOFA-MA Summer Conference
, Amherst MA August 9, 2013, 12:00 pmStephen will present a workshop at the 2013 NOFA Summer Conference, to be held at UMass Amherst, August 9-11. - Stephen Leslie at NOFA MA Summer Conference
NOFA MA Summer Conference, Amherst MA August 10, 2013, 12:00 pmStephen Leslie will present a workshop focused on his new book, "The New Horse-Powered Farm: Tools and Systems for the Small-Scale, Sustainable Market Grower," at the NOFA MA Summer Conference on August 9-11. More details to come... - Stephen Leslie at Northeast Animal-Powered Field Days
, Barton VT September 28, 2013, 12:00 pmStephen will present at the 2013 Northeast Animal-Powered Field Days, hosted by Vermont's Draft Animal-Powered Network.
September 28-29
Barton, VT
More details to come. - Stephen Leslie at MainStreet Bookends
16 E Main Street, Warner NH November 9, 2013, 2:00 pmStephen will give a public talk at MainStreet BookEnds in Warner, NH on November 9th @ 2pm, to be held in their new barn gallery.
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Stephen's Books
 Tools and Systems for the Small-Scale, Sustainable Market GrowerThe New Horse-Powered Farm sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting tips on getting started with horses, care of the work horse, different horse-training systems, and the merits of different draft breeds. The novice teamster is introduced to the basic tools of horse-drawn tillage and cultivation used for profitable horse-powered farming, with a spotlight on whole-farm management, as well as information on haying with horses, raising small grains, managing the woodlot, farm education, agritourism, and more.
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