Gauging Interest in a Mini Workshop
We are considering doing a workshop on setting up a green house. This would be mostly for locals, I doubt many would travel very far for this but you’d be welcome to if you wanted to. This would possibly be around Dec. 6th and likely cost say 100 dollars. It would be an all day class and hang out. If anyone really wanted to crash here we likely would sort that out.
We would supply lunch and dinner that day, likely cap it at 12 and need at least 8 to make it worth doing. We are not sure about doing this so right now we are just gauging interest.
We would likely have the green house partly assembled prior to the class. The shop would be on pluming, setting up in house beds, running power and just a great day of hanging out. Of course it will likely be cold as shit and rain or snow or ice or something we don’t want, but it will be fun anyway if we do it.
That sounds like a blast. You can count us in for 2 from Rhome.
Definitely interested for 1 person, if I can get the day available. (may have schedule have conflicts)
Im very interested. $100 and 1 day is right in my budget and time frame. I would be driving in from Houston and I have family close to the area for a place to stay.
Hey sterling if this happens and we both end up going, would you be interested in splitting gas? I’m local houston area too.
Yeah I’m definitely okay with that.
Jack, I’m local (NE Tarrant County), and interested in your mini workshop. I look forward to seeing further details.
I am in for a day workshop. I would like to bring my son (9) he is a big fan too. Any discount for kids? He is great at fetchin’ stuff.
For something like this kids could come free, up to a limit that is.
My hubby and I would like to come down from the Denton area.
I wish I could come, I believe I know which greenhouse you are going with, I am looking at sourcing one locally for myself (Sand Springs, OK). What size did you decide to go with?
Seems like a 12×20 matches my requirements best. My requirements are biggest I can get, that I can also afford.
I’d be interested too, and it is something I can afford.
I’d be interested. I stay around Saginaw.
If it’s on another day other than the 6th, I would definitely be interested. I’ll be driving up from Arlington.
Just so people know, on most big construction sites, a lot of glass gets mis-measured and thrown away. If you want cheap glass, buddy up with a glazer and have him get some for you. Most of the time glass can not be cut down, (either insulated units or tempered) so it can be changed to fit. When people mis-measure glass they usually mis-measure a lot of it, so there will be a lot of the same size that is wrong.
meant to write, “can not be changed to fit”
Thanks for holding these workshops for folks. I’m not in your area, so I won’t be able to attend. I’d point out to the MSB readers that we can all be doing the same thing in our own areas. Case in point… we have a local group who hold occasional workshops hosted by one member or another to work on some skill set or project.
If it’s on the 6th, I’d definitely be interested. I have been thinking about setting up a greenhouse for awhile now but just didn’t know where to start. (mostly a $$ issue) I would be driving up from Austin and have family in Celina so could kill two birds with one stone.
Wife Said OK ,I would be coming from New Braunfels and would like to crash before the return trip. What tools could I bring to help the process?
I would love to come if my schedule will allow it.
$100 bucks for a day on the Spark Homestead, I’m in for +1.
Spirko. Autocorrect…
Just built mine! 17 x 32… weird dimensions but it was sized to fit where I had a fenced area. Jack, you were my inspiration on doing it!
Hey Jack,
You might want to listen to Diego’s latest podcast on passive solar greenhouses. It is definitely more geared toward very cold climates, but it gets very deep into the technical issues of amount of glass, what type of glass, vs solid walls with insulation.
I’m in Michigan, so I won’t be able to come; but $100 is an absolute steal, and if I was within a couple hours of you I would be there in a heartbeat. If you could post a video someday of the finished product I would really love to see it!
Shame, I’m not home until January. Wish I could catch this one!
I am interested if Dec 6th is the date.
Forgot to mention that I’ll be coming from Coppell, TX
I’m in if there is a spot and barring any unforseen events. I’ve cleared the calendar and will be looking out for the announcement if it goes forward! Would be coming from E. TX.
I am most definitely interested and most definitely local, but not available on 06 Dec.
I will watch for future mini-workshops though…
I would sign up! I haven’t been able to make any of the workshops in the past.
Would love to come Jack! Can I park my Motor Home? I have a couple of ideas on building a green house too…how’s 32′ by as long as you want sound? I have architectural/engineered plans for a 32′ arch truss made from plywood segments, can go 2′ on center.
If we do it it will be more like Jan/Feb certain other priorities have moved up the budget requirements above my green house. As to motor homes on my property. There is one now and one is enough. We have a standing order during large events NO TRAILERS OF ANY SORT OR KIND. My land takes enough abuse from cars and trucks and with events we are now 7 of 8 with lots of rain and mud.
I hear ya on the abuse…these things are HEAVY! 🙂 I was thinking the property next door that you thought used to be a mobile home park! 😉 I’d even pay the dude some kinda rent