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"Earth & Fire" OVEN WORKSHOP
Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Date to be determined.
Full size pizza oven under construction Sam Runner & the Traveling Turtle, 1/4 scale demo oven
Bread & Pizzas in minutes! Pitas in seconds! These are some of the feats that a well-built oven, made from the clay-rich soil beneath our feet can do! Earth ovens have been around for centuries in a variety of cultures and they still are. The relative simplicity of constructing an efficient, long-lasting earth oven is unknown to most people. Join Deanne and others for 2 days of digging our hands in the dirt and learning to build an earth oven from the natural materials in your immediate surroundings.
SITE: The Strawbale Studio land, outside Oxford, MI, is on 50 rural wooded acres one hour north of Detroit. Tour of the grounds includes the Strawbale Studio, Oxford Kid's Cottage, the Spiral Chamber, Rocket Stove Heated Bench and "Sun Face" Earth Oven and the demonstration "Turtle Oven".
LEARNING:
The workshop will teach you Materials Harvesting, Cob Mixing, Stone Laying, Earth Oven Insulation, Door & Dome Construction, Artistic Potential.
FORMAT: By the second day, we'll have a "temporary oven" to bake in, and a more permanent oven to finish. We start working at 10 am, and are done by 6 pm. We will end the day with pizza served from the Earth Oven, and local greens salad !
FEES: $75 per person for these 2 days of hands-on learning and pizza made in the Earth Oven. For those with limited, low, or fixed incomes, we can and do reduce fees; please inquire.
WHAT TO BRING:
Food to share...whatever you have around ( a bag of potatoes, fruit, grain, or whatever) and we will make meals together. Bring special things you like as well, such as coffee or tea.
A notebook and pen.
Recommended: The Earth Oven Book by Kiko Denzer. We have this book available on site for $15.
ACCOMMODATIONS: You are welcome to stay in the main house or outbuildings, first come first serve/ most needed. Camping space is also available. Bring bedding, towels & personal items.
After our date has been determined you can
REGISTER for the "earth & fire" Oven Workshop by calling Deanne at 248 628 1887 or email ecoartdb@gmail.com. Also click on Registration link above for information and payment options.
INSTRUCTOR: Deanne Bednar and Mike Ross
Deanne is the coordinator of The Strawbale Studio Natural Building Education Program (www.strawbale.pbworks.com) and illustrator of the Hand-Sculpted House, Cobbers' Companion and the Natural Plaster Book
Mike Ross is learning natural building and evolving his website: www.rusticbuilder.com
The Earth Oven Book, by Kiko Denzer is available on sale at the Strawbale Studio for $15.
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