Half-Assed Holidays at Wheaton Labs: Day of Fire

Day of Fire


Typical for a bunch of permaculture goofballs, Wheaton Labs has a bunch of half-assed holidays! This year the Day of Fire half-assed holiday is the Thursday after Christmas.  You might still be recovering from your relatives and over stuffing yourself at dinner, but at Wheaton Labs, they are playing with fire!

The Day of Fire is generally celebrated by improving upon all the fire - related stuff at Wheaton Labs (and enjoying it too!).  Some of the things that will be done include:

Building indoor and outdoor firewood racks like this one:



Making sure all rocket stoves have:
        o a kindling cracker
        o a poker
        o an ash bucket
        o ample fire starting paper and a propane torch
        o a nearby fire extinguisher
        o good firebricks for the wood feed


Find quick and easy ways to upgrade rocket mass heaters



Making improvements to the bun warmer space



An evening with the bun warmer
       o plus a tiny camp fire in the middle (with our little camp fire contraption)
       o s'mores
       o hot dogs
       o hot drinks (tea, spiced cider, etc.)


Last year the Day of Fire was held on November 26th. Here's some pics from Will's Bootcamp Experience of it.



From Dez:



Magdalene Bootcamp 'Day of Fire':




I wonder what this year's Day of Fire will bring?