I’ve just completed another Lytefire Stove model based on the most recent early-adopter construction plans here at Surface Design Space in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It so happened that it was the birthday of local musician Mary Simon - what better occasion to inaugurate our solar concentrator? First-timer Marjonneke Grech immediately took to the Lytefire Stove stove and made delicious, yummy pancakes for all of us.
It was a beautiful day for a pancake. No trees were harmed in the making of this delicious breakfast.
Surface Design Space is a grassroots social enterprise, an ecological research and development facility and an institute of creative learning. Founded by Harry White, longtime Burlington, Ontario resident, Surface is a community of builders, artists, activists, craftsmen, entrepreneurs, farmers, mad scientists and others come together to create projects and engage in activities that foster sustainability, creativity, knowledge transfer, profitability and fun. Their mission is to create economic values, social values and protect the environment while having a great time.
A great time was had indeed, as you can see in the video: Using the Lytefire Stove solar concentrator for the first time to make pancakes, with Sarah Beatty, strumming the guitar.
Together with the members of the Surface community I built this Lytefire Stove based on the latest construction guide that is already available to our early-adopters. With a growing number of early adopters around the world we are setting the stage for builders, users and solar entrepreneurs to co-develop solar concentrators, co-promote each other, and to share their experience while making the tech increasingly more visible and accessible. The people here at Surface are really excited to be part of this and want to contribute all sorts of interesting and exciting customizations, which I will be honoured to document and present to you all.
