Join us to celebrate that best of fruits - t he APPLE!  For our fourth annual Apple Festival, we'll explore many wonderfulways to engage with apples - including: apple tastings of our many heirloom apple varietal s, apple cider pressing, apple-themed cock tails, an apple pie contest (bring your best p ie!), and sharing songs to sing to apple trees . We'll also have a tour of TLC Farm , with a special emphasis on the orchard, and mus ic and activities for all.   This is a f undraiser for TLC Farm's educational programswith a suggested donation of $10-20, but n o one turned away for lack of funds.  &nbs p; As always, there is no onsite parking !  Ride your bike or organize carpools  and catch the shuttle at Riverdale High Sch ool (9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd.)  

Tryon Life Community Farm is hosting its annual sp ring festival, Bloom!  Join us in brin ging this land to life with live musical performan ces, skillshares, presentations and activities f or kids and adults, including hands-on natural bu ilding, tending fruit trees, medicinal plant wal ks and more!  We'll also be sharin g something that's been blooming strongly her e on the land recently: engaging communities of co lor with the land as core stewards in our work tog ether. We'll invite fellow Bloomers to engagein conversations and share skills for decenteringwhiteness and bringing communities together in so lidarity; we'll support POC-only spaces duri ng the event for those that feel called; an d we'll have specific people available to med iate hard or awkward moments that may arise. This work will be full of life, the bursting of feelin gs in this moment of renewal, rebirth, and rejoi cing amidst these difficult times!  Als o new this to Bloom this year: technical tree clim bing and a late night silent dance party!  E ver wanted to climb high into the canopy of our bi g trees? We'll be joined by a professional tr ee climber who will be guiding folks safely into t he trees with ropes and harnesses. Silent Dan ce party from 8pm-11pm! A new way to turn up the v olume and raise the roof without disturbing the bl issful peace of the forest at sundown. DJ sets wil l be broadcast over radio, so dancers can rockouton headphones. Something even the owls and coyote s of the Tryon Forest can get on board with! We'll also have a bonfire and welcome folks t o play acoustic music together around the fire. Wh at! Playing acoustic music by the fire right in th e middle of a rockin DJ set?! The magic of the sil ent dance party! Food will be available, andwe invite dishes and snacks to share. ****PA RKING*** As always, we have NO ON SITE PARKING&nb sp; We'll be running a shuttle from a near by parking lot (likely to be Riverdale High School ). Stay tuned for details! ****Volunteer Oppo rtunities** Bring your skills and and passions andlet us know if you would like to offer something at the event.Volunteer to help us put on this even t! Email brenna@tryonfarm.org to see h ow you can get involved. ****This is a FUNdra iser for TLC Farm****Entrance is by donation and o n a sliding scale of $10-20 per adult (kids are fr ee!)