Cook together
Eat together
Be together
accessible programs offered
people cooking and connecting
meals cooked together in community
volunteer hours
Come on down
The oven is a warm and inviting community space for people to cook, eat, and come together in the park.
Community Events
Join Us for a community cookout or workshop at the oven
Make a Donation and See the Impact the Oven Has
We work very hard to ensure everyone is able to cook, connect, and participate. We couldn’t do this without a generous community of supporters.
Special Events
Let’s “cook up” some creative ways to connect, cook, eat, and be together in community
ABOUT THE OVEN
“The oven”, as it’s fondly called, is a warm and inviting community space for people to cook, eat, and connect together in the park. From free community events, to slow food cooking workshops, to co-cooking events that bring people together to connect, the oven is a place for all to meet, connect, and build deep relationships with each other and the land. The Front Street Community Oven Society is a not-for-profit social enterprise located at:
Robie Tuft’s Nature Centre, 160 Front Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
(The grassy area between the Wolfville Library and the NSLC)
Our Mantra
We are all connected
Our Vision
A community where everyone finds belonging
Our Mission
Our mission is to create a joyful space to cook together, eat together, and share stories. Through the magic of food and fire we re-imagine what it is to connect to each other and the land.
GET INVOLVED
Come join a group of people passionate about bringing people together to cook and connect.
Join Our Volunteer Community
Come cook and community build with us. There are many ways to volunteer at the oven. Hosting, firecooking, food coaching, jam sessions, dance mini classes, cultural food sharing, background coordination, photography, social media and more.
Make a Donation and See the Impact the Oven Has
We work very hard to ensure the oven is as inclusive and accessible as possible, so that it’s easeful for everyone in the community to connect and belong. We couldn’t do this without a generous community of supporters.
Join Our Email Community
Be the first to get notified about upcoming events at the oven by joining our email community. There is a 3% chance you will see our Facebook or Insta posts, there’s a 90% chance you’ll see our email.
Where & when is it open?
Robie Tufts Nature Park, 160 Front Street, Wolfville, NS
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What people are saying
While food nourishes us, many of us also have a rocky relationship with food. For me, the Oven has been a place to work on repairing that relationship. When people come together with their own foods and recipes, it’s a chance to try new dishes and explore new flavours. When I bring food I’ve made to share during events like Taco night, it let’s me take pride in how far I’ve come with my cooking and my relationship with food. Each time I show up to the oven I find a beautiful community where I can challenge myself to step out of my comfort zone while connecting over incredible food experiences.
My name is Sarah and this is my third year as a fire master. I love the whole idea of the oven–a place where everyone in our community is welcome to come together, to cook and to share food, to meet new people, to experiment and to learn, all in a very relaxed, fun and supportive environment. Don’t know how to cook pizza in a wood-fired oven? Don’t worry; neither did I when I first volunteered to be a fire master. We learn by doing and the fire masters are there to guide you. So come on over–I hope to see you soon!
I have experienced the oven as a warm place to connect and build relationships in community. Food and a hot fire bring people together like nothing else, and I’ve had the pleasure to meet so many people at the oven, coming together to learn and share. The oven facilitates the public park space as being one of community connection, and these relationships always centre on sharing and learning together. Every time I’m at the oven, I learn something new, and often get to share something – a trick to handling dough, a pita technique, a delicious recipe idea, a piece of fresh pizza, a borrowed knife, etc. The oven builds community connection and local food knowledge, and helps encourage relationships based on sharing and being in community together. The oven is one of my favourite places to be, and it reminds me that accessible community food hubs like this are vital for community resilience.
what’s coming up
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Updates and Recipes
Grand Opening
Come Celebrate this new communal gather place! Our Grand Opening event will be on Sunday, August 11 from 11:30 to 2 pm. There will be lots of fun planned, including food, music and events for the whole family including a Pizza Circus led by Brian Riley. Kensley...
Chapati Recipe
For preparation in a wood-fired oven Prep Time 15 minutes | Cook time 10 minutes | Total time 1.25 hours Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat flour or all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 2 tablespoons wheat flour, for rolling and...
Glutenous Pizza Doughs
Food Processor Pizza Dough by Bon Appetit
Recipes from Flatbreads of the World – Naan, Pita, Barbari, Roti/Chapati, Crumpets
Pita Bread: https://www.playinwithmyfood.com/home/2016/6/25/wood-fired-pita-bread Roti (Chapati): https://rasamalaysia.com/chapati-recipe/ Naan Bread: https://rasamalaysia.com/naan/ Crumpets: https://www.daringgourmet.com/traditional-english-crumpets/ Barbari...
Front Street Community Oven Update June 2019
Dear Oven Community, We’re getting close. We had a lovely impromptu volunteer firemaster gathering and volunteer recruitment event down at the oven on Saturday, June 8. As we stood in the park, welcoming people and sharing tastes of various pizzas, scones, fresh...
Spring 2019 Update- Front Street Community oven
Hello friends, As winter ends and spring begins, our thoughts are moving toward the exciting progress and construction of our Front Street Community Oven project. We soon will be sharing a working wood-fired oven with you all! On May 21st 7pm (see Facebook event)...
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