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SUMMARY:fire\, earth and water - a cob pizza oven workshop by the ocean
DESCRIPTION:Cob Pizza Oven Workshop\n10–14 September · Ericeira\, Portugal\n5 days of hands-on natural building\, earth\, community and pizza — in a beautiful rustic setting near Praia de São Julião. \nWhat does it actually take to create something from nothing? \nIn this 5-day hands-on workshop\, we’ll build a functional cob pizza oven from scratch\, taking the project through the different stages of turning an idea into a finished\, usable structure. \n🌿 What we’ll explore\nThroughout the workshop\, you’ll get practical experience with: \n\nUnderstanding what makes a good clay soil for cob building\nTesting and preparing natural building materials\nLearning how to mix cob and understand its proportions\nWorking with clay\, sand\, straw and water\nLearning about insulation\, heat flow and thermal mass\nBuilding and shaping the oven with your hands\nMaking decisions about the design as the building progresses\nUnderstanding the logic behind each construction step\nsculpting with cob\nLearning how natural building principles can be applied to other cob structures and projects\n\nYou’ll experience the satisfying progression from raw materials → mixing → building → shaping → finishing → fire → pizza. \n👐 Learn by doing\nThere is no substitute for getting your hands in the material. \nRather than sitting through a theoretical course\, we’ll learn through the actual building process. You’ll be encouraged to participate in every stage\, ask questions\, experiment\, make decisions and understand why we do things the way we do. \nBuilding with natural materials is inherently responsive. The soil varies\, the material behaves differently from one place to another\, and the design sometimes needs to adapt as you go. Learning to work with these realities is one of the most valuable skills you can take home. \nNo previous building experience is needed. \n🌎 More than an oven\nA big part of the workshop is the community experience. \nWe’ll share meals\, work together\, stech\, solve problems together and exchange practical knowledge. There is something special about learning real-life skills alongside other people — not just talking about sustainability\, but actually spending five days making something tangible with your own hands. \nYou’ll leave not only knowing more about cob ovens\, but with a better understanding of how to approach a natural building project from idea to finished structure. \n🌊 The setting\nThe workshop takes place in a beautiful\, rustic natural setting just a short distance from Praia de São Julião\, one of the spectacular beaches near Ericeira. \nAfter a day of building\, you can head to the ocean\, swim\, surf\, walk along the coast or simply relax in the landscape. \n🍕 And we’ll make pizza!\nBy the end of the workshop\, the oven will be ready to meet its true purpose. \nThere’s something particularly satisfying about building the oven yourself and then sitting around it with the people you built it with. \n📅 Practical information\nDates: 10–14 September 2026\nLocation: Ericeira\, Portugal\nDuration: 5 days\nLevel: Beginner-friendly — no previous experience required\nGroup: Small and hands-on \n€250 Early Bird\nRegister before 15th August \n€300 Regular Price\nFrom 15th August \nIncluded\n⛺ Camping\n🍴 Food during the workshop\n🧱 Building materials\n👐 5 days of hands-on instruction and collaborative building \nSpaces are limited. \ncontact via email: lea.zdarsky@gmail.com \not whatsapp/telegram: +4915752448742
URL:https://cobworkshops.org/event/fire-earth-and-water-a-cob-pizza-oven-workshop-by-the-ocean/
LOCATION:re-para\, re-para\, ericeira\, Portugal
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ORGANIZER;CN="ecoarthomes":MAILTO:lea.zdarsky@gmail.com
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