| After the first day of the cob workshop, I pause to reflect; what all did I do today? Before today the garden and cob folks collected many materials that have come to serve us well, such as straw hay, clay, sand, pavers, cement rubble, and especially people. So, thinking back on my day….. To begin today all of us “cobians” mixed 6 parts sand with 4 parts clay into a fine mixture, and then water was added.  The Pharoh says "Dance!".  Four batches of cob being prepared.  Creating the perfect space for inside the cob oven. Even though the cob workshop seems to be a priority on the list, it is by no means the only thing going on in the garden. Many of you may have noticed the huge load of compost that was delivered and eventually went toward fertilizing (and then mulching) the tree food forest.  Also, the keyhole garden has been completed with new vegetables, and (thanks to Tom!) the aisles leading throughout the garden are weed-free and are taking on beautiful shape with some new pavers. |  Kaiden and Aiden discuss the aspects of clay and sand mixing. After that the fun began as we all took off our shoes and pranced about trying to create the perfect texture and substance of the natural mixture. Finally we added the straw hay, also with our feet, which works to reinforce the wet mass we just smoothed out.  The foundation of the "Rocket Ship" bench takes shape. With all the building materials we were able to create a great foundation for the bench as well as get quite far on the cob oven. It was a day of truly playing in the sand!  The macho men are celebrating moving the bricks......in case you were wondering.  Tom is edging today while the rest of us cob. |
It’s all so glorious, and since the summer has burst forth with sunshine what else is there to do but soak up the rays and get our gardening and cobbing on!
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