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Annual Solar Oven Bakeoff
SummaryDate: September 20, 2008

Venue: The gorgeous Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

About: This annual cooking competition, now in its second year, will show a range of solar oven designs and the delicious meals which can be prepared in them. Award categories include oven design and use of local bush foods. Overall winner receives the Green Spoon Trophy. Judges include respected food writer and cook Stephanie Alexander.

If you're in Central Australia in September, come and say hello! We loving meeting other solar cooker enthusiasts.

Contact: Kat Taylor, Project Manager, DKA COOLmob dka.coolmob@coolmob.org
Author Address Ms. Kat Taylor
Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob (Arid Lands Environment Centre)
PO Box 2796
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
0871
Australia
AffiliationNGO
Status[Ongoing Implementation]
CategorySolar Cooking, Roasting, Baking
Implementation Date 9/08
Detailed Description

 Entry forms for the Solar Oven Bakeoff will be available soon. Prizes and judges are also being finalised.

 

Other Alice events: The Bakeoff is part of  Olive Pink’s Sustainability Fair,  an event of the Alice Desert Festival. The morning of September 20th is also the final of the Bushfoods/ wild foods competition.  On September 17th is the Sunchase 2008 Model Solar Vehicle Challenge.

Did you know: …That Alice Springs has on average 300 sunny days per year?... That Alice Springs has recently become a Solar City?

Organizer: Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob is an information hub assisting Central Australians to live more sustainable lifestyles. It consists of a network of over 500 households in Alice Springs committed to saving on energy and water bills and reducing our environmental impact by using less electricity, water, and petrol. Through simple changes in their daily habits and purchasing decisions these household are leading the way in cool solutions for desert living.

The DKA COOLmob is a joint initiative of Desert Knowledge Australia and the Arid Lands Environment Centre The project originally started as part of the Australian Greenhouse Office national Cool Communities program in 2002 and has been assisting Alice Springs residents ever since.