Oven Building Workshop at Duckpond Pottery Brevard, NC (April 14-15, 2012) Join us for this workshop and learn how to make a super insulated, WOOD-FIRED OVEN oven to cook bread, pizza, cookies, cakes, pies, casseroles, stews, and so much more! Click on poster to view. To register and for more info contact Nick Freidman- duckpondpotter@gmail.com
Natural Plasters Workshop at PRI Portland, OR (March 25-26, 2012) Join us for a free workshop on how to make and apply earthen plasters to Portland’s first code approved straw-clay retrofit! Contact me, Eva for more information.
We built this wood-fired oven in Bali for Max’s parents using local bricks, clays, sands and fibers. The oven joins the traditional paon (cookstove) that Max built a few years ago. This oven features ample wood storage for both units, a metal firing door and a wooden door for baking. (Stay tuned for an article …
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This Barrel Oven’s maiden voyage fed over 70 people with amazing pizzas! The pizza above is one of Astrid’s special recipe- corn, mozzarella and gorgonzola. Once out of the oven it is topped with arugula and white truffle oil. Another pizza sauce was made with capers from Paolo’s mother’s garden in Italy. …
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Ever dreamed of an efficient earthen oven that was hot in just 15 minutes? How about a canning stove that could process 32 quart jars at once? The new Wood-Fired Barrel Oven and Canning stove at Vistara! Built with students during the Outdoor Kitchen Workshop Series! These two cooking devices will soon be part of …
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High-Speed Video of Barrel Oven being built!
Project was led by Eva Edleson at the Natural Building Extravaganza.
Jun 11-19, 2011 in Bandon OR Max & Eva taught a 9 day intensive course called Complete Cob. Our project was to build a pavillion that is a large part of a budding outdoor kitchen at the home of Bob and Tammy Van. During the nine days, we sculpted this structure with local soil, driftwood, …
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This year at the VBC, Eva led the second phase of a light straw clay retrofit in SE Portland at the Planet Repair Institute! Light Straw Clay technology has been used for centuries! People love the low cost, low toxicity, and its use of sustainable, native and locally available materials! Over a ten day period, …
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Check out this sweet video of the Wood-Fired Barrel Oven! Eva led the construction of a wood fired cook stove, a barrel oven, and a hot tub at the Natural Building Extravaganza in Asheville, NC! There were many wonderful people who participated in the amazing 3 week program, organized by Kleiwerks International. Additional projects included …
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FIRESPEAKING T-SHIRTS! Firespeaking offers t-shirts in multiple sizes and colors. Contact us to place an order. Prices +shipping 1 shirt- $15 2 shirts- $25 5 shirts- $50
Stop motion photography by Jonathan Shaw We had a lot of fun at the 2010 Village Building Convergence! In addition to the straw-clay retrofit, Eva Edleson led the construction of this of this Chicken Palace with Sol Crawford and Mark Lakeman at the Planet Repair Institute. These projects were designed by Mark Lakeman. It is …
Village Building Convergence City Repair’s Village Building Convergence is an annual ten-day placemaking festival that combines crowdsourced activism, creative community development, hands-on education and celebration. Eva will be leading the second year of a straw-clay retrofit at the Planet Repair Institute, including Larson truss framing, mixing and installing straw clay for both interior and exterior …
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