What is the Front Street community oven?
It is a warm and inviting community space for people to cook, eat, and gather together in the park. A firemaster lights the fire and heats the oven, and you arrive later in the day to cook and bake your food.
Head over to our Volunteer page to learn more about becoming a firemaster!
Where & when is it open?
Robie Tufts Nature Park, 122 Front Street, Wolfville, NS
Please note: the Oven is closing for the season on Oct 4th, 2021
We’ll be back in 2022!
what’s coming up
Be the first to get notified about upcoming events at the oven by joining our email community.
Updates and Recipes
Operations and Food Planning Coordinator
About the Oven At the Front Street Community Oven, we believe that everyone deserves connection and belonging. We build peace and understanding across diversity through the process of baking and breaking bread together. Our vision is a community where everyone...
Lead Facilitator (9 hour/week contract)
Role Description: Lead Facilitator (independent contractor) At the Front Street Community Oven, we believe that everyone deserves connection and belonging. We build peace and understanding across diversity through the process of cooking together. Our vision is a...
The Art of Careful Listening – Workshop Series
You are drawn to learning in person, through reflection, practice and group coaching. You would love to cook, eat and practice skills together in a low-pressure social setting. You may have training or work in a care profession (social work, facilitation, counseling,...
Move & Groove: Tai Chi, Yoga, & Cooking for Ages 60+
Come move, breathe, and cook with us! Move & Groove is a joyful 6-week series designed just for folks aged 60 and up. Each session starts with gentle movement — yoga with music led by Sarah Pound or Tai Chi with Declan King-depending on the week — and always...
Thank you Kirk at Postmedia/Saltwire for this Article
Thank you to much to Kirk Starratt and the Postmedia/Valley Register team for writing about our community oven and coming out to our Dry Run Cookout! We really appreciated their attention to detail in the interviewing process and sharing an update about what we're up...
2024 Oven Video by Wes Booth at Orchard Avenue Studios
Huge thank you to Engage Nova Scotia, Sustainable Development Goal Funding from the Government of Canada, and Wes Booth at Orchard Avenue Studios for putting this together.
our guiding Values
Our values were prepared by our 8 founding board members based on what we heard in conversations with community members. Everything we do will be lead by our values.
Community
We strive to bring people together; generosity and gratitude are at the heart of what we do. We believe our web is stronger when we are connected. We aim to provide opportunities to share food and space, while slowing down and being present.
Inclusion and Diversity
We believe in wellness for all, including those who may feel under-served within our community. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and participate at oven events. Our space is a place of kindness, respect, cooperation, and connection.
Accountability
We believe in being accountable to each other, those we serve, and those who support our efforts – from financial transparency to staying true to our values and principles. We strive for order, effectiveness, and efficiency, with clear communication and organization at all levels.
Lifelong Learning
Fun and adventure are intertwined with how we function as a community organization. We aim to provide opportunities for people of all ages to make and learn about food, so it can be incorporated into their daily lives. We value experimenting, expanding horizons, and trying new things; this can be exciting but also intimidating, so we’ve incorporated fun into all aspects of learning.
Things you can do at the wood-fired oven
Tacos and Homemade Tortillas
Food and Fire Magic
Picnic in the Park
Bake Bread
Naan and Curry
Wood Fired Pizza
Cook Together
Birthday Party
Intense Moments of Joy and Connection
Cook Anything in a Pan
Flatbreads: Barbari, Naan, Roti Etc
Join our volunteer team! Sign up to become a “Fire Master”.
what’s coming up
Be the first to get notified about upcoming events at the oven by joining our email community.
Inspiration for the Idea
This is the Park Avenue Community Oven in Dartmouth. Ours will be similar in that it’s in the park, but a different design. Our volunteer architect is working on it and we’re working with the Wolfville architectural committee to ensure it fits aesthetically with the town.
Want to learn more about sponsorship and donation options?
the backstory
This community oven started as a dream of Adam Barnett & Duncan Ebata, inspired by the magic of bringing people together to cook together, eat together, celebrate and share stories. Amazing volunteers and community support made the dream come true.
Founding Board Members & Community Builders Who Started the Community Oven
Duncan Ebata
Adam Barnett
Anne Stieger
Travis Mills
Builder
Brian Riley
Brian McKibbin
NSAA Professional Architect and Amateur Winemaker
Nancy Saul-Demers
Eleonora Ebata
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