Learn to build your own backyard earthen oven!
From foundation to finish, this two day workshop led by Joshua Klyber and Bonsai Matt will give participants a hands-on education in all they need to know to build their own ovens. Using earthen materials - sand, clay and straw - workshop participants will build a cob oven that is fantastic for baking and pizza!
Workshop runs from 10-4 on Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3. $75 for both days. Please pre-register by calling 503-245-3847 or email brenna@tryonfarmorg.
About the instructors: The two teachers bring a a great combination of skills in earthen building. Bonsai Matt has led cob oven workshops across the country and is a master pizza-baker in the ovens. Joshua Klyber is an expert with earthen plaster and related materials. See his handiwork at livingwallspdx.com.
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This Saturday, April 11; 10-4 pm.
This special Saturday work party brings in a local earthen plaster expert Joshua Klyber for a day of plastering. Participants will make and apply plaster for walls in all stages of plastering, from base coat to finish, and also learn about and use natural pigments. To view Joshua's handywork, visit .livingwallspdx.com
The King Stropharia Mushroom workshop will be held at TLC Farm on Saturday, April 11th from 2-5 PM. We will learn how to get these powerfully tasty garden allies to grow in our own gardens. We will also cover companion planting strategies and innovative permaculture applications. All participants will receive a resource and fact sheet.
We will have a limited number of King Stropharia kits for sale on the day of the workshop for $20 each, though advance purchase is recommended.
Workshop leader Jordan Weiss has been bemushroomed for decades. He is an active member of the Oregon Mycological Society and has talked to hundreds of people over the last four years about mycotechnology.
The workshop is on a sliding scale, $15-35. One work trade slot is available on a first come-first serve basis. Advance registration is required; register by calling Jenny at 503-245-3847 or emailing jenny@tryonfarm.org. Parking spaces are limited, so we encourage carpools, which can be arranged on our rideshare page.
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