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The half-acre homestead : 46 years of building & gardening / Lloyd Kahn & Lesley Creed.

Kahn, Lloyd, 1935- (author.). Creed, Lesley, (author.).

Summary:

"This is the story of Lloyd and Lesley building a home and establishing a garden on a small piece of land on the Northern California Coast over a 46-year period. Lloyd, the former shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, has published seven books on owner building, showcasing hundreds of builders, and this is his first book on his own work. Starting with a vacant half-acre piece of land, they built their own home, created a garden with vegetables and fruit, and describe raising chickens, bees, and goats. The book also covers cooking, foraging, fishing, crafts, birds, butterflies, and tools. Their main theme is that this was all done by hand. They have never paid rent nor have they ever had a mortgage. There are over 500 photos illustrating all the above facets of their lives and clear explanations of building skylights, maintaining a septic system, building greenhouses and raised vegetable beds. There is a section on unique kitchen tools, as well as advice on useful tools used in construction."--provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780936070810
ISBN: 0936070811
Physical Description: vii, 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Publisher: [Bolinas, CA] : Shelter Publications, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The house -- Dining area -- Curved-roof shed -- The kitchen -- Cooking -- Foraging, fishing -- The production studio/office -- Crafts -- Small-scale farming in the '70s -- Gardening for two people -- Pond -- Living roof -- Flowers -- Geometry from the garden -- Greenhouses -- Garden tools -- Chickens -- Birds in our lives -- Animal visitors -- Butterflies, caterpillars, bees, and other insects in the garden -- Pests -- The shop -- Skins and bones.