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Episode-2770- Thoughts on Running Workshops

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Today I am doing a down and dirty style podcast, no intro segments, or promo or song of the day, just strait content and I am doing that specifically to get in some new content during this week while we are running the TSP – 20 Workshop on Nine Mile Farm. So getting right to it here are today’s bullet points… We are talking “work shops” not trade shows here We are also talking multi day events What you should likely not expect to do End up with a large turnout unless you have a market or access to an … Continue reading →

TSP 2020 Workshop – Final Reminder Ticket Sales Go Live at 10AM Central Tomorrow

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Yes we are going forward with it and not everything is pinned down but here is what we know so far… Dates – Nov. 11 – 15, actual days of classes are the 12th-14th, the 11th is for setting up with an evening reception, we let you sleep over on the 14th and kick you off the property by about 10:30 on the 15th. ` Theme – Have fun and Improve Your Homestead/Prepper Skills – Not all sessions are set but we have some lined up  but everything will be about skills and knowledge this year. ` Property System Tours … Continue reading →

My Food Forest Presentation from the Recent Earthworks Workshop

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The Power Point Deck for this workshop is available here. This Presentation on Establishing a Food Forest was given by Jack Spirko at the Spirko Homestead on Nov. 23rd, 2013. You can track a write up of the entire project at Permaculture Global here. The Nursery Mentioned in East Texas is Bob Wells Nursery. The Tree Source mentioned for the Stuff I can’t get from Bob Wells is Raintree Nursery To see the swales installed during this workshop, see this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM0p1kbu1fU Here is our tentative design for the property as a whole showing an inlay of the forest we … Continue reading →

3 Spots Now Open for the Urban Permaculture Design Class

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UPDATE ALL SPOTS CLAIMED IF ANY MORE OPEN I WILL POST ABOUT IT THIS POST IS NOW FOR INFO PURPOSES ONLY As previously announced we had filled up the Urban Garden Permaculture Workshop with 30 students.  That said there is an old saying that “life happens” and did for 3 people who had signed up.  That means there are now 3 spots open. Since I took down the sign up form, I am just going to handle these three manually.  If you want a spot, email me and put urban gardens in the subject line.  I will take the first … Continue reading →

Urban Design Permaculture Course is Now Full

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We have sold the final seat at the Urban Permaculture Design course.  I have taken down the sign up form to avoid any confusion.  All in all we have 30 students and 2 helpers for this event, the largest we could allow on our relatively small property. I am already planning the “Fun and Skills Event” for likely November.  If there are specific skills or activities you would like to see at that event let me know.  Largely the November event is planned to be more about food storage, cooking techniques, blade skills, primitive skills, and general homesteading type things.  … Continue reading →

Episode-1175- Nick Burtner on Permaculture in Action

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Nick Burtner is a permaculture practitioner, advocate, consultant, and teacher. After a greater calling in 2011, permaculture found Nick and infused him with an endless passion that has led him to travel many places learning, spreading, and practicing permaculture and natural living and healing ever since. Nick has attended internships at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia under the leadership of Geoff and Nadia Lawton. He has also obtained a permaculture design certification from Geoff Lawton and Bill Mollison. And he has attended the Earthship Academy for natural and recycled building techniques in Toas, NM under the guidance of Michael … Continue reading →