The Greenhill Collective earthen cob oven is almost all finished! The last layers of cob (clay, sand, water and straw) were added last night under overcast skies.
Over the weekend, Luke was able to extract 5 gallons of clay from the site of the mother load clay jackpot on the bottom of Lake Winnipesaukee at our family camp in Moultonborough. The clay surpasses all other clays we have managed to come across in quality and mixability (if that's a word haha) as we added it to the final layer of plaster-like mix that will be the exterior layer of the oven.
Its only a matter of time before we begin its first firing and from there let the pizza, bread and pie making begin!
In other news...big news that is... all of the solar panels have been installed to the new array adding up to 8 in total and man are they BIG!! With the array being finished its now up to the electricians to wire in the components that will be in the house including the inverter/charge controller, batteries and battery box. I am still shocked that we will have clean renewable electricity in the next short few days and can't even wait for it....
The first of a series of Greenhill Collective BYOPizza Toppings parties are about to be announced so stayed tuned for dates and time!!
I will keep up my blogging with this new app I just got for my phone...hopefully it will allow me to post more.
Loving the pictures!
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