Leslie Wade is a home orchardist growing heirloom and cider apples in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia. Leslie is a retired communications professional and a former Programs Chair and officer on the board of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX). She helped to produce the organizations’ first virtual conference. Leslie and her husband, Ed Campbell, are passionate about growing and preserving old Southern apples including regional cultivars, crabapples and seedlings at their home-scale Hem and Holler Orchard, located in Ellijay, Georgia. She has two badly-behaved terriers, Ellie and Huckleberry. She enjoys foraging, restoring native plant habitats, and making modern quilts. Connect with her at @hemandhollerorchard on Instagram.