Cooking pizza in a hand-made earthenware oven. An event for locals at Kyukataura Middle School/Odawara

Translated from the original article at: http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1202180023/

February 18, 2012

A participant cooks pizza in a hand-crafted earthenware oven=Kyukataura Middle School, Nebukawa, Odawara City

One hundred fifty local residents gathered to taste pizza cooked in a hand-made clay oven. The event was held on the 18th, at the Kyukataura Middle School of Nebukawa, Odawara City.

Event planning was handled by committee members of the city and local area non-profit body "Project for Locally Grown and Generated Foods and Energy." This is the 4th event since November of last year, created especially for local residents. A completed clay oven, 60 inches in diameter was placed in a corner of the school grounds.

On that day, each person was challenged to create a pizza. First they mixed together both strong and weak flour that was fermented, stretching it to a flat/thin shape and finally placing their favorite locally grown ingredients on top.

Eating the freshly baked pizza he skillfully created, a 10 year old boy from the 5th grade of Kataura Elementary School commented "Delicious" in satisfaction. Kiyama Yasuko (46) of the committee office said: "We would like to create a place for Kyukataura citizens of all ages to meet."

After the oven project, a workshop was held to create solar energy panels and compost trays.

Original text:

手作り土窯で焼きたてピザ、旧片浦中で地元住民らお披露目/小田原

2012年2月18日

手作りの土窯でピザを焼き上げる参加者＝小田原市根府川の旧片浦中

小田原市根府川の旧片浦中学校で18日、地元住民らが手作りした土窯のお披露目会が開かれ、集まった約１５０人が焼きたてのピザを味わった。

イベントを企画したのは、市や地元ＮＰＯ法人でつくる「食とエネルギーの地産地消プロジェクト」実行委。昨年11月から４回、地元住民らを対象にワークショップを開き、校庭の一角に半径約60センチの土窯を完成させた。

この日は参加者一人一人がピザ作りに挑戦。強力粉や薄力粉を混ぜ合わせて発酵させ、薄く伸ばした生地に好みの具材を載せて仕上げた。

できたてのピザを堪能し、片浦小学校５年の男児（10）は「おいしかった」と満足そう。実行委事務局の帰山寧子さん（46）は「旧片浦中を世代間を超えた交流の場にしていきたい」と話していた。

プロジェクトでは今後、小型太陽光パネルやコンポストトイレを製作するワークショップを展開していく。