Ken Kern

Ken Kern was a builder and author who devoted himself to aiding owner-builders, and believed strongly in living on the land. He lived outside of North Fork, California at the time of his death and lived for many years on a self-built homestead outside Oakhurst, California^[1]^[2]

Despite being an experienced builder and proponent of earth sheltering, Kern was killed when an earth roof he designed collapsed on him.^[3]

Written works[edit]

Writings by Kern include:

The Owner-Built Home
The Owner-Built Homestead
The Owner-Built Pole Frame House
The Earth Sheltered Owner-Built Home
The Owner Builder & the Code: Politics of Building
The Work Book: Personal Politics of Building Your Home
The Healthy House: An Owner-Builders Guide to Biological Building
Ken Kern's Homestead Workshop
Ken Kern's Stone Masonry
Ken Kern's Masonry Stove
Fireplaces

References[edit]

^ Landis, Scott (1998). The Workshop Book. Taunton Press. pp. 34. ISBN 1-56158-271-9. Ken Kern -Ken Kern.
^ Mother Earth News 1 November 1971 http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1971-11-01/The-Owner-Built-Home-and-Homestead.aspx#ixzz1IKqZmhGQ
^ Roy, Robert L (2006). Earth-sheltered houses: how to build an affordable underground home. New Society. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780865715219. OCLC 959772584.

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[1] Landis, Scott (1998). The Workshop Book. Taunton Press. pp. 34. ISBN 1-56158-271-9. Ken Kern -Ken Kern.

[2] Mother Earth News 1 November 1971 http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1971-11-01/The-Owner-Built-Home-and-Homestead.aspx#ixzz1IKqZmhGQ

[3] Roy, Robert L (2006). Earth-sheltered houses: how to build an affordable underground home. New Society. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780865715219. OCLC 959772584.

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