Cob Oven at Nisse Farm, August 22nd, 2009

Building a Backyard Cob Oven

Learn how to build a cob bread or pizza oven

using clay, sand and straw.

Saturday - August 22, 2009 (Rain Date, August 23),

1-4:30 pm

Location: Nisse Farm, Manteno, Illinois

This is a hands and feet-on workshop so be ready to get down and dirty. The foundation will be in place and ready to begin work on the oven structure.

Topics covered:

  • Foundation
  • Sand Form
  • Clay Plasters
  • Thermal Cob Layer
  • Insulative Cob Layer
  • Roof Types

Cost is $45 for the afternoon and includes a brief tour and talk about constructing  Nisse Farm’s Straw Bale building in the picture to the right.

If you are planning to attend please register online, send us an email, or
call Julie at 708-828-4325.
–Thank You —