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A number of '''solar restaurants''' have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises. |
A number of '''solar restaurants''' have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises. |
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+ | *'''December 2012:''' In the hot and dry village of Villaseca in central [[Chile]], the sun's rays are hard at work here at Delicias del Sol restaurant, cooking up delectable dishes in the eatery's 20 solar ovens. The ovens were originally introduced to the village as a trial project from the University of Chile and the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology. Delicias del Sol, which started out with a 16 person capacity, now seats 120. The future looks bright for Delicias del Sol. [http://ntdtv.org/en/news/world/asia/2012-12-10/chilean-solar-oven-restaurant-shines.html Read more...] |
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==Africa== |
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[[Image:Solar_Project_Gambia_bakery_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Solar Project Gambia]] writes: "The best examples of success is the bakery and the restaurant. They really make solar food popular. Through our daily presentations in the street with delicious cakes and cookies in the solar cookers we could make a lot of people interested and curious. The bakery sets an example of how it is possible to generate an income with Solar baking. Our products are to be found along the coast in different supermarkets, small shops and along the beach. The project's restaurant serves solar baked cakes and pastries in a natural environment. The project is also visited by tourists on city tours. The tours are a great opportunity for the visitors to get unforgettable memories of their holiday in Gambia and bring a small solar gift for their friends and relatives back home from the SPG. The feedbacks is very positive."]] |
[[Image:Solar_Project_Gambia_bakery_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Solar Project Gambia]] writes: "The best examples of success is the bakery and the restaurant. They really make solar food popular. Through our daily presentations in the street with delicious cakes and cookies in the solar cookers we could make a lot of people interested and curious. The bakery sets an example of how it is possible to generate an income with Solar baking. Our products are to be found along the coast in different supermarkets, small shops and along the beach. The project's restaurant serves solar baked cakes and pastries in a natural environment. The project is also visited by tourists on city tours. The tours are a great opportunity for the visitors to get unforgettable memories of their holiday in Gambia and bring a small solar gift for their friends and relatives back home from the SPG. The feedbacks is very positive."]] |
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[[File:Vendors_selling_fish_in_Morocco.jpg|none|thumb|300px|Vendors cooking fish with the sun on the beach south of Casablanca, [[Morocco]]]] |
[[File:Vendors_selling_fish_in_Morocco.jpg|none|thumb|300px|Vendors cooking fish with the sun on the beach south of Casablanca, [[Morocco]]]] |
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+ | [[File:SolarBakingStove.jpg|thumb|none|250px|This example shows a small bakery in the North of [[Namibia]]. The small scale bakery is able to bake up to 100 loaves of bread a day or about 300 little fish-tin rolls. For more info, contact [[Rolf Behringer]].]] |
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− | [[File:True_Vinyards_Ministries_photo_4-25-10.jpg|thumb|none|U.S-based [[True Vineyard Ministries]] provides sustainable opportunities for widows and children impacted by genocide, subsequent conflicts, and HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. Its “Bake the Cycle” project is helping to break the cycle of poverty by providing solar bakery jobs to 10 widowed women supporting families in Ruhengeri. The bakery provides a variety of breads to local businesses and families. The women use a commercial-sized [[Villager Sun Oven]]® that reaches temperatures in excess of 250°C and can bake hundreds of loaves of bread each day. It has a propane backup system for evening use and during inclement weather. According to True Vineyard Ministries, the project is already having an impact. “For the first time in the widows’ lives, they are able to consistently provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for their families.”]] |
+ | [[File:True_Vinyards_Ministries_photo_4-25-10.jpg|thumb|none|250px|U.S-based [[True Vineyard Ministries]] provides sustainable opportunities for widows and children impacted by genocide, subsequent conflicts, and HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. Its “Bake the Cycle” project is helping to break the cycle of poverty by providing solar bakery jobs to 10 widowed women supporting families in Ruhengeri. The bakery provides a variety of breads to local businesses and families. The women use a commercial-sized [[Villager Sun Oven]]® that reaches temperatures in excess of 250°C and can bake hundreds of loaves of bread each day. It has a propane backup system for evening use and during inclement weather. According to True Vineyard Ministries, the project is already having an impact. “For the first time in the widows’ lives, they are able to consistently provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for their families.”]] |
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+ | [[File:Gaudenziah Wedende pours sun cooked tea for a customer., 2-21-12.jpg|thumb|none|250px|[[Camily Wedende|Camily and Gaudenziah Wedende]] have started the Seeing is Believing Cafe in Eldoret, [[Kenya]]. They are cooking cakes, tea, and other solar-cooked goodies, and selling them in front of their [[Sun Cookers International]] business. Tanya Cothran, Director of [[Spirit in Action]], [http://godsspiritinaction.org/solar-cookers-cafe/ writes about their cafe] on the Spirit in Action's blog.]] |
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+ | <td>[[File:Sri_Lanka_solar_dinner,_1-7-14.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Sri Lankan restaurant owner promotes eco-friendly cooking''' - Down south on the beach in Induruwa, [[Sri Lanka]], chef Nelson Wimalasooriya, demonstrates how he can prepare his dinner late in the day without firewood or other fuels, except for the day's remaining energy from the sun. He uses a [[parabolic solar cooker]] originally designed by [[Dieter Seifert]].]] |
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− | [[Image:Solar_Creperie_Goetz_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[GloboSol]] has a |
+ | [[Image:Solar_Creperie_Goetz_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[GloboSol]] has a solar creperi built on a trailer that can be towed to large events. The solar creperie is run by [[ExSol]] and active members of [[GloboSol]]]] |
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Lapin_Kulta_Solar_staff.jpg|300px|none|thumb|The [[Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant]] travels through Europe summer 2011.]]</td></tr><tr sizcache08062713665038357="72.0.12" sizset="false"> |
<td valign="top">[[Image:Lapin_Kulta_Solar_staff.jpg|300px|none|thumb|The [[Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant]] travels through Europe summer 2011.]]</td></tr><tr sizcache08062713665038357="72.0.12" sizset="false"> |
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==Latin America== |
==Latin America== |
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+ | [[Image:Villaseca_solar_restaurant.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The [[Delicias del Sol]] in Villaseca,[[Chile]] uses a dozen or so [[box cookers]] and a few [[parabolic cookers]] to prepare food for their patrons. The restaurant is operated by the [[Association of Solar Artisans of Villaseca]].]] |
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<td valign="top">[[File:EcoAndina_reuters_2009.JPG|none|thumb|300px|[http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE59O1O520091025 Solar power gives Andean villages a new lease on life] - ''Reuters'' (Also a [http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/10310914 Reuters video] shows an [[EcoAndina]] project in the village of Misa Rumi in [[Argentina]] where everything is powered by the sun. Pictured above is the town bakery where 5 kg of bread are cooked every hour.)]] |
<td valign="top">[[File:EcoAndina_reuters_2009.JPG|none|thumb|300px|[http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE59O1O520091025 Solar power gives Andean villages a new lease on life] - ''Reuters'' (Also a [http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/10310914 Reuters video] shows an [[EcoAndina]] project in the village of Misa Rumi in [[Argentina]] where everything is powered by the sun. Pictured above is the town bakery where 5 kg of bread are cooked every hour.)]] |
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− | [[File:Solar_Women_of_Totogalpa_baking_photo_4-24-10.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Solar Women of Totogalpa]] using their solar box cookers to produce baked goods for sale in [[Nicaragua]]]] |
+ | [[File:Solar_Women_of_Totogalpa_baking_photo_4-24-10.jpg|300px|thumb|none|[[Solar Women of Totogalpa]] using their solar box cookers to produce baked goods for sale in [[Nicaragua]]]] |
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− | [[File:Solar_Women_of_Totogalpa_restaurant_1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Solar Women of Totogalpa]] |
+ | [[File:Solar_Women_of_Totogalpa_restaurant_1.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Solar Women of Totogalpa]] operate a solar restaurant in the small village of Sabana Grande, where they offer solar cooked foods, solar dried fruits and coffee.]] |
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− | [[File:Taqueria_Poncho_in_use.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Taqueria Poncho, solar street vendor]] cart is the first of its kind in Oaxaca,[[Mexico]].]] |
+ | [[File:Taqueria_Poncho_in_use.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The [[Taqueria Poncho, solar street vendor]] cart is the first of its kind in Oaxaca,[[Mexico]].]] |
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+ | [[Video:Cocinas Solares en San Pedro de Atacama Chile.-|thumb|300px|left|Solar cooking at Restaurant Ayllu in San Pedro de Atacama, [[Chile]].]] |
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− | [[File:DSCF1021.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Nicolau Bussolotti Francine]] of [[Pleno Sol]], a solar bakery located in Piracicaba, {{state|São Paulo}}, [[Brazil]].]] |
+ | [[File:DSCF1021.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Nicolau Bussolotti Francine]] of [[Pleno Sol]], a solar bakery located in Piracicaba, {{state|São Paulo}}, [[Brazil]].]] |
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+ | [[Image:Kiosco_SOLAR_cart,_2-27-13.jpg|none|thumb|300px|The [[Kiosco SOLAR]] solar powered street food carts are operating in several cities in northern [[Argentina]].]] |
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==Worldwide== |
==Worldwide== |
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− | <table style="width:50%;"><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Sun Ovens International bakeries.jpg|none|thumb|[[Villager Sun Oven]]s are currently in use in 40 countries around the world in bakeries. [[Sun Ovens International]] has developed an optional 150 piece Micro-Sun-Bakery package that enables the creation of a self-sustaining micro-enterprise to turn out fresh baked goods while creating jobs and eliminating the cost of fuel. This program helps to alleviate poverty and enhance the quality of life by empowering women to raise their standard of living through self-sustaining micro-enterprise. This enterprise will utilize the ultimate renewable resource, sunshine, to cost-effectively provide a needed food staple. Once funded, these bakeries can self-fund the expansion to additional locations.]]</td></tr></table> |
+ | <table style="width:50%;"><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Sun Ovens International bakeries.jpg|none|300px|thumb|[[Villager Sun Oven]]s are currently in use in 40 countries around the world in bakeries. [[Sun Ovens International]] has developed an optional 150 piece Micro-Sun-Bakery package that enables the creation of a self-sustaining micro-enterprise to turn out fresh baked goods while creating jobs and eliminating the cost of fuel. This program helps to alleviate poverty and enhance the quality of life by empowering women to raise their standard of living through self-sustaining micro-enterprise. This enterprise will utilize the ultimate renewable resource, sunshine, to cost-effectively provide a needed food staple. Once funded, these bakeries can self-fund the expansion to additional locations.]]</td></tr></table> |
==All articles about solar restaurants or bakeries== |
==All articles about solar restaurants or bakeries== |
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+ | * [http://www.hc-solar.de/ A large collection of documents and construction plans for various Scheffler Community Kitchens around the world] - ''[[Christoph Müller]]'' |
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* [http://cbsolaroven.blogspot.com/ Colorado Bob's Solar Oven: A Solar Oven for the Small Street Vendor] |
* [http://cbsolaroven.blogspot.com/ Colorado Bob's Solar Oven: A Solar Oven for the Small Street Vendor] |
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* [http://www.sunoven.com/international/sun-bakeries.php Sun Bakeries] |
* [http://www.sunoven.com/international/sun-bakeries.php Sun Bakeries] |
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A number of solar restaurants have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises.
Recent news and developments
- December 2012: In the hot and dry village of Villaseca in central Chile, the sun's rays are hard at work here at Delicias del Sol restaurant, cooking up delectable dishes in the eatery's 20 solar ovens. The ovens were originally introduced to the village as a trial project from the University of Chile and the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology. Delicias del Sol, which started out with a 16 person capacity, now seats 120. The future looks bright for Delicias del Sol. Read more...
Africa
See also
- New mobile solar bakery benefits the population of Méouane, Senegal
- Solar bakery at work in Zambia
Asia
[[Video:Solar Cooking |thumb|400px|left|A restaurant in Thailand grills with a Helios Array, October 2010.]] |
Europe
India
Latin America
[[Video:Cocinas Solares en San Pedro de Atacama Chile.-|thumb|300px|left|Solar cooking at Restaurant Ayllu in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.]] |
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Middle East
North America
Worldwide
All articles about solar restaurants or bakeries
- Solar Kitchen Restaurant
- Solar Association TILOO
- Bethel Business and Community Development Centre
- GloboSol
- Sol-Café
- Auroville Solar Kitchen
- Delicias del Sol
- Solar Global Gourmet restaurant
- Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa
- Taquería Poncho
- Solar Roast Coffee
- Pleno Sol
- Association of Solar Artisans of Villaseca
- Kiosco SOLAR
- Sun Bridge
- Bjorn Qorn
- Imani Women's Group
- Afghan Bedmoschk Solar Centre
- Fundación EcoAndina
- Crêperie Solaire
- Brahma Kumaris
- Infinity Bakery
- Le Présage
- NeoLoco
- Entre Cordillera Restobar
- Hilton Conrad Washington, DC
- Conrad Hilton, Washington D.C.
- Al-Wissam bakery
- Microbrasserie Hélie
See also
- January 2009: Solar community bakeries on the Argentinean Altiplano - Christoph Müller
- July 2006: Use of the Scheffler solar oven for the making of bread with kiwicha (Amaranthus C.) and quinua (Quenopodum Q. W.) in the North of Argentina - Armando Alvarez
- Cooking for large groups
- Scheffler Community Kitchen
- Income generation
- Solar food processing
External links
- A large collection of documents and construction plans for various Scheffler Community Kitchens around the world - Christoph Müller
- Colorado Bob's Solar Oven: A Solar Oven for the Small Street Vendor
- Sun Bakeries
- Setting up small-scale solar bakeries
- Bakery Co-Operative San Antonio
- Solar-Trough-Baking-Oven, Leshoto, Germany