FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tom Knisely

Media Relations Specialist

763/694-7617

tknisely@threeriversparkdistrict.org

BUILD AND BAKE BRICK OVEN

GALE WOODS FARM

AUGUST 21, 2013 -- Join David S. Cargo on Saturday, September 14, from 9 a.m. 4 p.m., at Gale Woods Farm, Minnetrista, to learn how to build a portable stack-brick oven. After the oven is built, it will be fired up while students learn how to make dough for flatbreads, pizza, and bread. Bake all of these in the brick oven and then eat them. You will leave with knowledge about building stack-brick ovens, plans for three different sizes of ovens, and practice baking in the ovens.

Cost is $80 and reservations required by September 6. Call 763-559-6700 to make a reservation and reference activity number #437402-00. This program is for ages 14+.

http://www.threeriversparks.org/events/B/build-and-bake-brick-oven.aspx

About Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,

snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and farm education.

Three Rivers Park Districts mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than 27,000 acres and serves more than 9.5 million visitors a year.

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