I’m now convinced I need to live on a homestead.
Over the years, 
Although I can't own one now, I can sure rent one.
Thankfully I have a thoughtful girlfriend (Kath, 
Here’s a teaser of the pizza we made in a cob oven.
This homestead was unique because it's a Permaculture Farm. That means the owners are using permaculture practices to rejuvenate the land.
It used to be an orchid nursery containing eight massive greenhouses. We stayed in one where the owner built a mini town inside including four huts, a cob oven and stove, fire pit, and a bar!
Kath loved the hanging swing. Usually, from this seat, you can see the ocean which is a five-minute walk to a private beach. As a surfer, this would be a dream.
Back when I was living in San Francisco, my friend Lexi wanted me to build her a cob pizza oven in their backyard. Unfortunately, due to our schedules, we couldn't make it happen. When I saw that this place had one, I was stoked! I sent her some pictures of it and now the project is back on for 2018.
The real question was...could I make a pizza with it?
I won’t kid around...it wasn’t intuitive right off the bat. Thankfully, YouTube University helped set me on the path toward success.
The secret is how to set up the wood to catch fire easily. I won't go into detail, but there are some great videos you should check out online.
Soon your oven will be scorching. After about 40 minutes, you’ll start to see some white ash on the wood. That’s when it’s time to push the coals near the back and insert your pizza.
Don’t forget to brush the ash near the front of the oven so you don’t end up eating it!
Here’s pizza number one. I used Trader Joe’s cauliflower crust, some red sauce, mushrooms, chicken sausage, and some kale from my home hydroponic garden.
Not bad for my first attempt!
The second pizza was made from the Trader Joe’s wheat pizza dough. It was a little tricky because we forgot the flour which made the pizza stick to the baking wand.
I just found this to be beautiful!
Here’s attempt number two.
Although it didn’t come out pretty, it was delicious.
After we got our fill of pizza around the fire pit, we ended up hitting the hay early. I slept soundly, but Kath ended up staying awake because she was scared of all the random noises around us.
Turns out our greenhouse was next to all the animals. The inconsiderate alpaca, chickens, turkeys, and pigs sure gave her a fright.
Now if only the ducks had some fresh eggs to make up for the disturbance…
If you have a chance to stay on a farm, I highly recommend it! It was such a treat.
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By the way, I’m Jon. Most of my time is spent on my AI company and meeting new people on Steemit. I have lots of hobbies like traveling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, gardening, cooking, reading and crypto - which I plan to share here. If any of these topics interest you, please let me know so we can chat more!
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Jon
P.S. Where do you recommend I visit next?