In March and April of 2015, Eva led the finishing of a cob cottage at Deck Family Farm. The clay, straw, wood, manure, and milk for these finishes all came from onsite at this beautiful 320-acre organic farm in Oregons Willamette Valley. The main construction of this building was designed and led by Ali Maggio […]
In 2011, I taught a 3 week workshop and gave a presentation at the Natural Building Extravaganza in NC. A student in the course, Max Livingstone, was intrigued by the pallet building projects I had worked on and consulted with me on how to build his own. In 2015, after Livingstone had completed the main
I am excited about these recent results from the metal shop. I’d like to make more of these for this holiday season and have them both in stock and as something of value that I can take to fairs, exchanges, etc. Shelf brackets are a great way to mount shelves and so many of the
In our quest to live smartly and well, Eva and I have resisted the urge to use an electric dryer to dry our clothes. Although this common appliance certainly offers some conveniences, it seems a gratuitous use of electricity and energy that is otherwise available to us in free and smart ways. We had been
We built this wood-fired earth oven at Wise Acres Farm, a beautiful place and home to Dr. Sharol Tilgner, author of Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth! The beautiful brick oven base was built by Max and the earth oven project was led and finished by Eva during a workshop. The clay, sand
The Barrel Oven at Sweet Briar Farm! Jeanna and Sebastian got married this summer. We built this oven with them to be a part of their wedding celebration and for it live on to cook meals for their family and friends.
Sebastian and Jeanna are getting married! This oven will be a part of their wedding celebration and then will live on to cook meals for their family and friends. COME LEARN HOW TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL AND EFFICIENT WOOD-FIRED OVEN, AT THIS BEAUTIFUL HOMESTEAD, IN WHICH TO BAKE DELICIOUS BREAD AND SO MUCH MORE! Join
A practical and wood-efficient oven built by hand from local clay, river sand and recycled red clay bricks. Project is evolving into a fully developed outdoor kitchen with counter tops, a wood-fired griddle, a sink and more! The whole area will be roofed as well. Stay tuned for more good times and stories of this
Eva led a workshop in April to build this oven at the Duckpond Pottery, Nick Friedman and Jennifer Kelly’s retail pottery shop and venue for live original music. Nick had an awesome idea to make an oven in the shape of a jazz hollow body guitar! We harvested clay from just down the street and
Important note: I have preserved this post as-is for archival purposes. On-going development of the Cabin Stove is documented at The Cabin Stove Page. A good part of the month of August has been dedicated to the research, development and construction of a small multi-functional masonry heater I have been calling “The Cabin Stove”. Eva
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
