The Homestead Life: Natural Building (Pizza Oven)

🎉 Natural Building Workshop: Build a Cob Pizza Oven! 🍕

Join us for a full-day, hands-on natural building experience as we create a functioning cob pizza oven from the ground up! Whether you’re a sustainability enthusiast, DIY builder, or just curious about working with natural materials, this is a fun, muddy, and unforgettable way to learn the ancient art of cob construction.

What You’ll Learn:

- The history, benefits, and modern use of cob (clay, sand, and straw)

- Anatomy of an earthen oven: foundation to finish

- Techniques for mixing cob (yes, barefoot stomping included!)

- Shaping, sculpting, and personalizing your oven

- Tips for curing and firing, so you can host your own pizza party!


Hands-On Activities:

- Mixing and applying cob

- Building a sand dome mold

- Layering insulation and thermal mass

lunch will be provided.

We’ll wrap up with a group reflection, resources, and a commemorative photo!

All materials provided

You may also like the following events from The Farmstand at Highwall:

• This month, 31st May, 09:00 am, The Homestead Life: Permaculture Gardening in Red Jacket
• This July, 26th July, 09:00 am, The Homestead Harvest: Food Preservation through a Permaculture Lens in Red Jacket

Also check out other Workshops in Red Jacket, Arts events in Red Jacket, Parties in Red Jacket.