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
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.
2024 Events, Impact, Photos
2024 was an incredible and challenging year at the oven. For the 2nd year in a row we double partipation with average Thursday evening attendance of 120 people cooking together. Quick stats for all our events 2024 so far are 5500+ people cooking at events and 82...
Tamarack’s Institute Guide on Deepening Community Feat. Front St Community Oven
Thank you to Tamarack Institute for featuring us in this publication. We view Tamarack as one of the world's leading organizations in belonging and community development work to be featuring us in their publication and are super grateful they featured in 10 great...
Operations and Events Manager (Closed and Filled)
Front Street Community Oven is looking for a full-time Operations and Events Manager to support innovative co-cooking connection and belonging programming. This is a 1 year term position with a good possibility of renewal. Who we are and what we do: At the Front...
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
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.














