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Carbon Free Cooking: Designing, Building and Using Solar Ovens

Sustainable Living

David/Lise Abazs

It tastes so sweet and feels so good, but don't forget it can burn you. Solar cooking is used around the world and is now making heat waves here in the Midwest. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge, craftsmanship, basic skills and techniques to build your own solar oven. Learn design & material considerations, walk through the building process and actually build your own oven. During breaks from building you will find yourself cooking some meals using different solar ovens (if sunny.) Even Minnesota winters can't stop the solar oven! We begin this workshop by examining numerous solar ovens from around the world, studying a variety of designs and materials. We'll start a group lunch in a solar oven as we begin building. The design for your solar ovens built in the class uses tempered glass for the front panel that opens so that you can put the pots in.

Dates

No classes currently scheduled

Course Details

Length in days:

Hours:

9am-5pm

Tuition:

$170.00 per student (May 1-Oct 31)
$150.00 per student (Nov 1 - Apr 30)

Materials:

Varies (approx. $90-$95)

Levels:

Beginner to Advanced

Age with adult:

16+ (Review age guidelines/policy)

Making it happen:

When should I enroll?
We can't hold classes without students! Decisions regarding course cancellations (as related to minimum enrollment) are made three weeks before the class starts--so if you've got a course in mind, plan ahead and sign up at least three weeks in advance! That way we'll know you're coming, courses are more likely to meet minimum enrollment numbers, and then they'll actually take place.
Also watch for the words "nearly full" next to course dates. When that notation appears it means there are only one or two spots left--so sign up soon!
Do you take last minute registrations?
Of course! Although it's important that courses meet minimum enrollment three weeks before their scheduled start dates, we know that life doesn't always allow for prior planning. As long as there are still spots left in a course we're happy to accept your registration last minute.
When will new course dates be posted?
New course dates are posted both in the spring and fall to coordinate with our course catalog release dates. All the new dates are opened for enrollment on the same day and at the same time, so that everyone gets a fair crack at a spot in the courses they're interested in. As that time rolls around we announce when the new dates will "go live" in our e-newsletter. (sign up here!)

Carbon Free Cooking: Designing, Building and Using Solar Ovens