TSP 2020 Workshop – Final Reminder Ticket Sales Go Live at 10AM Central Tomorrow
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 – The first day the morning sessions are dedicated to tours of the property. Nick Ferguson will manage the food forest tour and I will manage the gardens and aquatics tour. We will split in two groups and each present twice due to size and the challenges being heard in a group of 40-50.
` - Hydroponics – I am currently retooling the indoor farm and we will be doing a session on indoor hydro.
` - Ham Radio and Light RV Boondocking – John Pugliano will be doing a two sessions on each and bringing his very cool and extremely light weight RV to teach you all about it, I mean you can two this thing with a 4cyl car. Of course he will have cool coms gear too.
` - Solar Pumping Systems – Farmer Hogeye will be showing you how to set up a full pumping system using 100% solar power.
` - Shawn Mills in the House – Shawn will be doing an update on the state of solar energy and options available to you for off grid living.
` - Dr. Ken Berry – Confirmed just today! Ken will be here and be an awesome guy to hang out with. He will of course be teaching about living the keto lifestyle in his session called “the proper human diet”. The same lifestyle I used to drop almost 70 pounds in the past year.
` - 3D Printing – Looks like we will have a full session on this along with a 3D printer on site you can see in action.
‘ - Dome House Construction and Karaoke – Okay not at the same time but same guy is gonna be helping with both. Karaoke Tim will be teaching all about how they built their dome home and pitching in with Hatch and Nicole for night time Karaoke Fun.
` - Hands On Build – We will be retooling one of my aquaponics systems and adding some wicking beds to it. This will be a simple build of about an hour in length. You will learn my new fool proof method of ebb and flow in it.
` - Makin Cheese with the Sauce – Nicole Sauce will be doing a session and making cheese on site. It will be a quick and easy cheese you can even try before the event is over.
` - Building Freedom Cells and Intentional Community – ULG Gaggle Member John Bush will be in the house and he will also be doing Kratom samples and some work in content as well.
` - Work In Sessions – I have some more sessions to finalize, all in there should be 14-15 sessions that are formal sessions, depending on the time it takes to do the aquaponics build. This leaves and open hour each evening where you guys and the instructors are free to do work in sessions on anything you want. We will have a board for posting them.
` - Cost – Deposit 150 due at sign up, balance of 350 due the first day of the event.
“ - Date of Ticket Sales – Tickets will go on sale on Sept. 12th, 2020 which will give plenty of time to make flight reservations, etc. The sale will open at 10:00 AM CST on the 12th. I am not going to do MSB only this time. Most often anyone who really wants to come can, the fastest we ever sold out was just under an hour. The issues sometimes with MSB login failures is a pain in the ass. I figure most folks willing to pay 500 bucks to come spend a week here are likely MSB anyway. Reserving a spot will be 150 bucks, Paypal or Credit Card will work. Balance due by cash upon arrival or by crypto upon or before arrival.
` - Location – Our farm, between Azle and Lake Worth Texas about 30ish minutes from DFW Airport. Excact location given after sign up.
` - Food – I got the cost of the pig roast idea and scratched it. I really didn’t want to increase ticket prices and I would have had to if I did it. But this year will be off the hook with food as always. We are going to have an amazing catered meal on Thursday of fire roasted tacos and all the fixings with a Margarita bar that I will personally be tending. We will also be doing a lot of other cool stuff including a salad bar with produce from our hydro set ups and gardens. Some amazing lunches and the last meal of the event will be brisket, black pepper sausage and some amazing surprises as always.
` - Accommodations – We allow tent camping on site, no RVs, no trailers, no exceptions. We also have a group rate for students of like 80-85 bucks a night are a really nice hotel about 10 minutes away. About 70% of attendees camp on site.
That is all for now, set a reminder for the 12th, early.
This one is going to be way the heck off the hook.
P.S. – The new TSPC Telegram Channel for show announcements is here, https://t.me/tspcbroadcast if you are on it you will get the signup link 10 minutes before it goes public. In the past we have sold out every event sometimes in a day, some times in less than an hour. If you don’t have telegram I highly recommend it, you can get it here. https://telegram.org/. I will be talking more about this new way to stay in touch with TSPC on the show today.
Where is it going to be?
Our farm, between Azle and Lake Worth Texas about 30ish minutes from DFW Airport.
have you decided on a price? i’d really like to be at this one for the solar pumps part. as someone that was in water wells for awhile, very few did anything with solar pumps and it would be a learning experience for sure.
Lyle, no but just assume 550 if it ends up being 500 then call it a win. Dorothy is still getting bids from caterers. Either way trust me, you won’t consider the cost over priced. Just ask anyone who has been to a few.
What time will things wrap up on the 14th? I’m trying to figure out what time to fly out of DFW.
Okay well Saturday is a hell of a good day and we have our best dinner and usually some sort of tasting of adult beverages that night. MOST people stay over till AM on Sunday and fly out pretty early.
Last session ends about 6, dinner is at 7, so it is up to you. About 20-25% leave some time Saturday evening. A lot also get a hotel near the Airport and fly out in the AM, but leave a bit later to do so and take Uber or Lyft.
Gonna say if you fly in and don’t plan on doing other things and staying longer then just the event it makes NO SENSE to rent a car.
Unless you are hybrid camping to stay nice and toasty warm.
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Willing to pay plenty of extra for food!
For camping onsite – are there shower facilities available?
Yes but
1. You won’t be taking 20 minute hot showers reflecting on life, you got to get in and out. There is one shower for you to use in our house. One hot water heater for it. Think army showers.
2. Due to number one, don’t plan on taking one every day. LOL
That, and being able to fly, is the reason why I’m considering the hotel instead of camping for my first one.
My wife and I are excited to have spots and look forward to meeting everyone!