Here are 60 pages (38% of the total pages) from our latest book:
Book available at: www.shelterpub.com/building/halfacrehomestead
Quotes from Readers
- “I just inhaled your book, reading it cover to cover in one sitting. It’s all that I hoped it would be. Now my favorite book of yours.…”
- –Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick, Wired magazine; founder, Cool Tools (kk.org)
- “Warning: Reading the book may lead to pulling up stakes and heading into the hills to claim your own half-acre homestead.”
- –Patrick Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle
- “The King of D.I.Y. Dwellings — Before cabin porn and van life were hashtags on Instagram, before tiny houses were a movement, Mr. Kahn, now 84, was the indefatigable champion of their funky, D.I.Y. antecedents.… His new book, The Half-Acre Homestead … (is) a memoir of sorts of this hard-won idyll, it is also a love letter to Ms. Creed, a skilled artisan and gardener whose glorious handiwork is vividly portrayed.”
- –Penelope Green, New York Times
- “The book is absolutely WONDERFUL … The language is modest and direct, the inspiration is down to earth and celestial … Gorgeous book, a … magnificent one-of-a-kind gift to us all.”
- –Peter Nabokov, professor of American Indian Studies and World Arts and Cultures at UCLA
- “I think it’s the best book you’ve done since our Shelter.”
- –Bob Easton, designer and co-editor of Shelter, now an architect in Santa Barbara
- “I just read the book cover to cover, and think it’s my favorite yet!”
- –Charles Post on Instagram
- “The sincerity and harmony just shine through on every page. The love is baked in!”
- –Elise Cannon, Publishers Group West
- “…the whole thing is about a harmony in life that few achieve but most desire…”
- –Jack Fulton, photographer and lifelong friend of Lloyd’s
- “I LOVE the new book. It is beautiful and useful … You’ve so well captured not only how your homestead looks but also its soul and spirit.”
- –Charlotte Mayerson, formerly Senior Editor, Random House
- “It’s great!!!!
- –Bill Steen, co-author of The Strawbale House
- “What a treasure!”
- –Charlie Winton, musician/publisher
- “Love the new book.”
- –Deek Diedricksen, builder, author, photographer, musician, founder of Relaxshax.com
- “Your place looks really great, especially with the excellent photos.”
- –Drew Langsner, author of Handmade: Vanishing Cultures of Europe and the Near East, and Country Woodcraft
- “It is a lovely, friendly, warm,and useful book.”
- –Yoshio Komatsu, photographer, co-author of Built By Hand, author of Wonderful Houses Around the World
- “Your new book couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.”
- –Jay Nelson, artist/builder
- “The Half-Acre Homestead has become my mainstay. I open the book to any page and immediately feel comforted.… Thank you for introducing this book to the world. The timing couldn’t have been better.”
- –Em-J Staples
- “You have published another valuable, inspiring and reassuring book that is especially appropriate given our anxious times.”
- –Kim Herter
- “A much-needed small oasis of beauty and sanity in terrible times.”
- –Ryan Shepard
- “I wish that I could have read something like this when I was young guy.”
- –Jim McGowan
- “I think you and Lesley are our modern Adam & Eve put here to set us straight!!”
- –Irene Engstrom Kaus
- “A customer recently brought in your new book The Half-Acre Homestead; it looks amazing.”
- –Jim Normandi, The Fairfax Backyard Farmer
- “I don’t need to tell you of the possibilities considering this virus and what a book like yours can mean to so many who are losing everything.”
- –Bob Kahn (Lloyd’s brother)
- “This is a book worthy to add to anybody’s library if you’re interested in some level of self sufficiency. Old pros and creative people who are in tune with their surroundings.”
- –Mike Woods (from comment on Instagram)
- “Lloyd, my book just arrived! I LOVE IT!! So beautiful! This is your grand masterpiece! I plan to go through it very slowly and savor it. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!”
- –Laura
- “So inspirational!”
- –Marianne McCann
- “Thanks a lot for all these beautiful things you share with us. Real Inspiration.”
- –Josep Perez, Catalonia
- “…a road map to help lead you back to your roots.”
- –Abrego Design
- “An instruction manual”
- –DS, Northern California
- “The Half Acre Homestead is packed with practical tips … During lockdown I built rough copies of two of your tables, fun…”
- –Bill Choquette, New Zealand
The Half-Acre Homestead Reviews
The Handmade Life
- “Many folks dream of being self-sufficient on a half-acre homestead somewhere. The person I know who’s come closest to that goal is Lloyd Kahn, who has evolved a do-it-yourself lifestyle near a city that really works and is not a fantasy. He’s put his 46 years of building his own homes, foraging for wild foods, raising plants, traveling in a van, working from home, self-publishing, and all-around DIY into one photographic book. The Half-Acre Homestead is not how-to; it’s a visual demonstration of what an integrated handmade life looks like, for real. At 85 years young, Lloyd Kahn is still doing it! He is one of my heroes.” –KK
- –Kevin Kelly — Recommendo, March 15, 2020
Early Amazon Reviews
- “I couldn’t put it down.”
- –Susan M. Schmitz
- “a wonderful antidote to our jittery, transient times, with a message that’s something like: Take heart, gve it a try.”
- –Mike Litchfield, former co-editor of Fine Homebuilding magazine, author of Renovation – 5th Edition
- “…a gorgeous peek into their alternative lifestyle…”
- –Zana Hart
