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, CA.

"Ken Kern, author of The Owner-Built Home and The Owner-Built Homestead, is an amazing fellow, and everyone interested in decentralist, back-to-the-land, rational living should know of his work."

Written works

Writings by Ken 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