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TLC Farm December 2011 Monthly Update: celebrating the liberation of land

“You never know who you’ll meet at TLC Farm”… You may meet ... core organizers from Occupy Portland, a city commissioner, a renowned green builder, local musicians, TLC's volunteer educators, staff from Tryon Park, forest defenders, lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild, children from the Mother Earth School, gender-bending anarchists, professors and students from Lewis and Clark College, members of TLC's Cascadia Collective, our many friends and neighbors, and more!

So come on over this month to our Holiday Open House, our mushroom workshop, or just drop in to say hi to the goats, sheep, sleeping garden, sacred trees and whoever else you might meet in your journey.

In this update:

1. You're invited: TLC Farm's 8th Annual Holiday Open House, Sunday Dec. 11th
2. Mushroom Cultivation workshop, Friday, December 16 

8th Annual Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 11th from 2-5pm

Please join us for a warm and cozy, wonderful time at TLC Farm's 8th annual Holiday Open House, during which  time you can:

• Enjoy homemade goat cheese and wine in the beautiful common house of Cedar Moon, the intentional community at TLC Farm
• Meet some of both the intimate and the broader community of TLC Farm
• Take a guided tour of the land, visit our furry creatures, and hear stories -- filled with fun and laughter even on this typically cold, rainy day!
• Enjoy the warm ambience of cello music by Anna Fritz of the Portland Cello Project
• and much more!

We always have a sweet time at our Holiday Party. Hope to see you there!

And now in this time of sharing holiday generosity, we invite you to give generously.

Why give now?

1. We teach practical and transferable skills, building leaders of all ages for a localized, sustainable culture, which are more important now than ever!
2. We are a secure place for new ways of exploring sustainability. Every dollar you give directly goes into the long term stability of this incredibly special place, and your generous donation will help us offer land tours to school groups, trainings to brand-new and seasoned activists, and support to newly invigorated social movements.

Thank you for being an important part of TLC Farm's family.   Hope this winter season is warm for you.

Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Friday, December 16, 1-3pm, Outdoor Kitchen at TLC Farm

Join us for a workshop on low-technology, large-scale mushroom cultivation. We will discuss a number of approaches to home cultivation of medicinal and edible fungi, and get hands on practice with the wood chip bed approach. Bring boots, warm layers, and work gloves. 

$5-20 sliding scale suggested donation. Contact workshops@tryonfarm.org with questions.

Ongoing Events at the Farm (FREE!)

We recommend calling in advance: 503.245.3847

On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays we are open for the public to come enjoy the land, volunteer, take self-guided tours. We are closed on Mondays. If you'd like to stop by another time, please make an appointment.

"Try on life, it fits like a glove,
and feel what it's like to be free.
Try breathing and seeking to be an instrument of love
and encourage one another on the journey.
Give thanks for the land and the sky up above
and pour your energy into building a community."
--from our songwriting friend, Jes Karper

TLC Farm, 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Portland, OR 97219
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