Bread Ovens of Quebec Free e-book

January 7, 2014

Appropriate Technology, Bread, Food, How-to, Resources, Water and Power

...incantations, and omens” associated with ovens. I’m really happy with the adobe oven we have in our backyard–it has produced many a tasty pizza and I look forward to having people over to give me an excuse to fire it up. Ovens, in Quebec households were associated with life itself and I understand why. If you’re interested in more information on DIY ovens, I’d recommend The Bread Ovens of Quebec along with Kiko Denzer’s Earth Ovens and Alan Scott...

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Summer Solstice Celebration at Holy Nativity

Mr. Homegrown

June 18, 2015

Events

Photo by Paul Morgan. Come see the new adobe community oven and celebrate the summer solstice! Here’s a note from Joanne of Environmental Change-makers: Want to learn about all the fun stuff that goes on at the Community Garden at Holy Nativity, and the Holy Nativity campus? This Saturday, June 20, there will be a Summer Solstice Open House across the entire campus. I will be speaking about saving water and greywater (three 15-minute talks, at 10...

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I Made a Little Library

Mr. Homegrown

October 28, 2021

Design

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...id the best I could do to make the little library look like a southwestern adobe. A neighbor gifted me a nice new piece of 3/4 plywood and most of the rest of the components came from scrap wood I had laying around. The universe kinda came together to make this project happen. I used simple rabbet joints done on the tablesaw to create the plywood box. For the doors I used mortise and tenon joints. I picked up some piece of metal flashing material...

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Picture Sundays: Backyard, Midsummer

Mr. Homegrown

August 10, 2014

Picture Sundays

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...A view of our backyard taken July 1, 2014. The adobe oven is in the foreground and a monster, rogue squash dominates the background. Chicken run is on the left. The flattering viewpoint of this photo obscures much work that still needs to be done!...

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