Art & Books
Art
Farmlife
Motorcycles
Brunnenburg, Italy
Artwork
and prints
Pen and ink drawings allow me to create texture with pen strokes, layering lines to create shadow, bringing landscapes and even carburetors to life.
Prints available in my Etsy shop
Books (by my husband)
Up Tunket Road:
The Education of a Modern Homesteader
(2010)
By Philip Ackerman-Leist
Illustrated by Erin Ackerman-Leist
My husband’s story of the 8 years we lived in our cabin with no electricity and running water, and his mentors and influences, as well as challenges, along the way.
Rebuilding the Foodshed:
How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems
(2013)
By Philip Ackerman-Leist
A deep dive into how the American food system works. Plus examples of alternatives around the country. You can’t change it if you don’t know how it works.
A Precautionary Tale:
How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement
(2017)
By Philip Ackerman-Leist
The story of how the Alpine town of Mals, Italy, came together as a community to ban the pesticides that moved in with the apple growers and threatened their local organic agriculture.