Solar Cookers that Work - The Global Sun Oven!
As you may be aware deforestation is a major problem around the world. What you may not be aware is how big a problem it is or that you can help with! We have become the Australian distributer for Sun Ovens International - a company devoted to helping alleviate the problem of deforestation around the world. Many cultures rely on wood, charcoal or dung for cooking . This has and is causing large amounts of pollution, depletion in firewood availability, soil erosion (sometimes putting whole villages at risk of downslides and avalanches) and decreases freshwater availablility. There is also a worldwide effect as oxygen is produced by forests and the climate is severly altered (the occurance and strength of floods & droughts increase) when forests are eliminated. Sickness, disease and womens hardships (including the risk of rape) are also by-products of this wide-spread and increasing problem. This is where Solar Cooking comes in. It is not a new concept and has been around for quite some time. The there are a number of ways of making a cheap solar cooker - but they often don't cook at very high temperatures, don't last very long and can be unhygienic - especially when flies and parasites are a problem. Now welcome Sun Ovens International! They have designed and now produce comercially a very high quality unit that addresses all the down-falls of solar cooking design in it's 'Global Sun Oven'.		The pages from here are designed to give you further details on  Solar, Wind, Auto & Spiritual matters. We will be adding to these pages continually so check back often. If you have questions or articles to submit please contact us at info @ bonzabuy.com Living on Solar  A quick guide to the basics A Solar Skeptic Converted!  What changed my mind? Your backyard - chefs delight! Solar Cooking - Fast & Easy! Fly Blown - End it now! The truth about Fly Traps! Product List  A list giving $/watt & details for common items       ENTER STORE   BonzaBuy! Po Box 10 Coorow W.A. 6515 Phone 0411-111-343 (9am-5pm Perth Time)

SUN OVENS INTERNATIONAL is committed to providing an alternative to cooking with wood and charcoal in deforested developing countries that have been blessed with an abundance of sunshine. SUN OVENS can have an enormous impact on the everyday life of millions of people by: 1. Reducing the demand on forests. 2. Reducing health hazards. 3. Improving women's conditions 1. Forests are dwindling at a more rapid rate than ever before. One third of humanity, over 2.4 billion people, depends on wood and charcoal to prepare food and the worldwide supply of wood is rapidly decreasing. The demands of massive population growth and the inefficient conversion of wood to charcoal have outstripped much of the world's forest's ability to regenerate, creating a phenomenon known as deforestation. Deforestation is the gravest environmental crisis facing the world today. Its far-reaching effects include: The decreasing availability of firewood. Removing the trees from an area is to remove its source of life. (Deforestation has left more than 25% of the continent of Africa almost useless for cultivation.) Forests protect the soil against erosion and reduce the risks of landslides and avalanches. Forests increase the rate that rainwater recharges groundwater as well as control the rate that water is released in watersheds, helping sustain freshwater supplies. Forests affect the climate. The occurrence and strength of floods and droughts increase when they are eliminated. Forests are an important source of oxygen. Forests store large amounts of carbon that are released when trees are cut or burned. The use of SUN OVENS can eliminate the use of up to 70% of the wood which is currently being consumed for household cooking. Making Charcoal 2. The acrid smoke from cooking fires subjects women and their children to levels of smoke that at times are often 100 times above the international safety standards. This results in 3 deaths a minute, totaling over 1.6 million deaths each year. Bio-mass smoke has many harmful effects which can cause or contribute to: Acute respiratory infections (Respiratory infections are one of the world's leading child killers. A child is two to three times more likely to contract acute lower respiratory infections when exposed to smoke than an adult.) Pneumonia Tuberculosis Lung Cancer Asthma Lower birth weights Cataract Nervous and muscular fatigue The use of SUN OVENS reduces the amount of acrid smoke from cooking fires by up to 70%. 3. In many deforested communities, the gathering of wood is no longer a simple matter. As the supply of wood decreases, women must travel great distances to find wood. Many women in developing countries must spend several hours each day collecting fuel-wood. As women and girls travel increasing distances gathering firewood, they are forced to expose themselves to greater risk of beatings and rape. Once wood is gathered, women spend many hours stirring food. Food cooked in a SUN OVEN does not require stirring, freeing up time for income generation and other more productive activities. The use of SUN OVENS can dramatically improve the quality of life for women and girls.