Melina Kelson, of Skokie, and her husband Pete Podolsky work on their backyard oven that is being built to serve the community. The couple are seeking donations to complete the project. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Melina Kelson, of Skokie, pulls out wooden supports from the brick oven in her backyard garden. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Melina Kelson, of Skokie, pulls out wooden supports from the brick oven in her backyard garden. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Jordan Kelson, of Skokie, writes her name on the top of the brick oven now under construction in her parents' backyard garden. Melina Kelson and Pete Podolsky want the oven to become a source for uniting the community. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Jordan Kelson and his father, Pete Podolsky, of Skokie, pick wild strawberries in their backyard garden. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media

Melina Kelson, of Skokie, pulls out wooden supports from a brick oven in her backyard garden. Kelson and her husband, Pete Podolsky, have started a Kickstarter project to build an oven to serve the community. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media