Events
Rocket Stove Build Workshop with Deanne Bednar of the Strawbale Studio
Date and Time
Monday, March 20, 2017 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
You may be thinking, "what's a rocket stove?" Rocket stoves
are heating and cooking stoves constructed from bricks in a way that
allows maximum energy to be captured from burning wood. The new rocket
stove coming to the SAP will be used to create meals from fresh
produce grown on the SAP farm! It may also be used in the future to
create maple syrup from local maple trees.
Interested in learning more? Join us for this fun, hands-on,
informative workshop! The workshop has been LIB 100 approved.
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The workshop:
This unique and practical workshop will focus on
creating useful heat efficiently from local materials. Special guest
Deanne Bednar of The Strawbale Studio in Oxford, MI will lead the
workshop, teaching students about rocket stoves and providing guidance
through the construction of a rocket stove on GVSU's Sustainable
Agriculture Project (SAP) Luce St. farm site (located 1 mile South of campus).
What you will learn:
Upon completion of the event,
participants will gain heightened awareness of the impacts their
energy choices make across an array of contexts: farmers, their
community, their family, themselves, developing nations, and/or the
environment. Rocket stoves have been used as a heat and cooking source
by many cultures pre-dating historical documentation; as such, this
workshop is a chance to explore traditional human culture and
technologies.Participants will also gain appreciation for and
awareness of producing sustainable, efficient heat energy.
This event is co-sponsored by the GVSU Office of Sustainability
Practices, Environmental Studies, Biology and Natural Resource
Management, and Anthropology.
About the guest:
Deanne Bednar is a natural builder and
educator with her own teaching and building studio located in
SouthWest Michigan. You can learn more about her and view her website here:
https://testdsw.wordpress.com/deanne-bednar/
Information
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