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Well, it’s finally done!  We had our first small fire in the cob oven on Saturday.  It worked beautifully.   On Sunday we fired it up again and made four beautiful loaves of earth fired cob oven sourdough bread.  What an amazing crust.

Carbon Neutral Patio Materials:

Foundation:  Rocks

Benches and oven:  clay, sand, straw

Finish on benches and oven:  3 coats Boiled linseed oil.  Top coat of product called WoodPal (linseed oil, tung oil, and bees wax, oxide UV stabilizer).  Product info states that it is carbon neutral as it is crop based rather than petroleum based.

Finish on greenhouse wall:  earth plaster and painted with lime paint pigmented with iron oxides.

Hey Everyone, the time has come (due to lots of requests) for another public tour.  We checked the weather for this weekend and all looks good for Saturday.

*** TOUR FULL***

Date: Saturday October 1, 2011

Time: 10am to noon (actually more like 12:30 or 1pm)

What: Tour of our home and all the systems starting right at the off-grid chicken coop, the root cellar, woodworking shop, food gardens, and of course our home and the solar technologies and energy efficiencies.  Check out our newest addition…our carbon neutral patio (almost) with new bread oven.

Where:  3295 Compton road (Highlands).  See link for map and directions.

Cost:  $20 collected on tour day (cash or cheque)

Details: Please wear walking shoes.   There is lots of parking at the lower garden and we can all walk up the hill together.  There is parking up top for those with mobility challenges.  Please also note that our home is Fragrance Free, so please refrain from wearing scented products.  Much appreciated!  Also, for those with EMR, wifi, or other electrical sensitivities you should be fine in our home.

Thanks,

Ann and Gord