Here's the book on earth oven and cob construction that Joe recommended to me: www.amazon.com/...
If you want to bake bread, dehydrate herbs, cook off-grid, survive an EMP or lower your energy usage, why not consider building a cob oven? In today's in-depth presentation on cob construction, we learn some natural building techniques from Joe Pierce of the Mosswood Farm Store in Micanopy, Florida. Learn the proper cob mix ratios, how much clay to have in cob, how to keep cob from cracking, and how to use a wood-fired oven for everything from making sourdough to generating electricity. Cob construction has been used for thousands of years - and you'll see how easy it is! This is off-grid cooking with a permaculture and sustainability mindset that uses no electricity and nothing but invasive trees and reclaimed wood. That's some great survival food preparedness, particularly when you're relegated to cooking without electricity. Primitive skills might save your life... and if not, man alive... that sourdough bread still tastes amazing baked in a wood stove.
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