Update

What happened at TLC Farm in 2024?

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It was a busy year at TLC Farm  - we hosted many happenings this year and look forward to many more in 2025!  

 

A place to Gather

  • Monthly movie nights

  • Potlucks and song circles

  • Ofd time music jams

  • Hosting meetings and conversations: Oregon Humanities, Jewish Voice for Peace, Red Machete, Pacific NW Forest Climate Alliance

A place to Learn

  • Willow Creek Forest School – pre-school & summer camps

  • TLC Farm’s Hands-on outdoor education program hosted field trips from Cottonwood School, Rvierdale School, Carpe Mundi, University of Portland, Lewis & Clark College, Girl Scout troops and more!

  • Skillshares and workshops 

  • Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine classroom

  • Becoming Poeple of Place book club

A place to Celebrate

  • Annual Apple Fest – with over 200 people!

  • Tu B’shvat Seder with Havurah Shalom 

  • Ten birthday parties – from thre years old to 37

A place to Grow

Many work parties focused on removing invasive species and tending the ecosystem. Joining our awesome land tending volunteers were our partners at the Tryon Creek Watershed Council, and the awesome goat herd!

 

 

Holiday Events at TLC Farm

When: 
Dec 15 2024 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Snowy farm

Holiday time is coming and we invite you to come celebrate at TLC Farm. We have two fun events:

1) Annual Holiday Open House, Sunday, December 15th fron 1-3 pm

Our longest standing event has been on Covid-pause for a few years, but we're brining it back and hope that ou can brave the weather, share good cheer and hear about the last 20 years of TLC Farm and exciting plans for the future. 

2) Movie Night: Muppet Christmas Carol, Thursday, December 19th 7 pm.

A new annual holiday tradition, we'll be showing the best adaptation of Charles Dicken's classic Christmas ghost story in the yurt. We'll provide snacks and hot spiced cider.  Donations welcome, but not needed. 

Hope to see you here. 

Join a TLC Farm Volunteer Team!

Kids in Greenhouse with Education Intern Alycia Bouyanan
We have multiple ongoing Volunteer Teams that need more volunteers! 
 
The next general Volunteer Orientation is Saturday, April 27 from 4-6 pm (right before the Community Potluck, which you are welcome to stay for!)
 
TLC Farm Land Tending Team: responsible for the care of the grounds and physical structures on the land. This year, we'll be hosting work parties to remove invasive species, build a new structure in the Village Green, and maintain the gravel path that crosses the land. We have a few new projects we'd love to launch if we find volunteers! These include an Adopt a Plot program, starting a TLC garden plot, invasive/aggressive species inventory, and reaching out to local colleges to be included as a potential site for capstone/research projects. 
 
If you want to join in the fun, come to our regular monthly Land Tending work party from 10 am-12 pm on the last Saturday of each month, then stay for our Land Tending Volunteer Team meeting from 12-1pm.
 
TLC Farm Outdoor Education Team:
 
Do you like working outdoors with kids? Are you passionate about teaching youth a range of sustainability topics including gardening, natural building, or restoration?
 
Join our Outdoor Education Volunteer Team! This team helps lead youth outdoor education tours and events at TLC Farm. Our program engages youth from preschool through college in an interactive farm tour and hands-on activities and lessons on specific sustainability themes such as gardening, permaculture, natural building, restoration, medicinal plants, forest ecology, and more.
 
Volunteer Educators help lead youth field trip activities at Tryon Life Community Farm using activities from TLC Farm's curriculum. Training will be provided. No experience is necessary, although previous experience working with youth is a huge bonus. 
 
TLC Farm Workshop Team: helps plan and organize educational workshops at TLC Farm. Tasks include outreach and communication with workshop teachers, organizing and planning the logistics of the workshop and hosting the event. 
 
TLC Farm Outreach Team: helps promote workshops, events, and the TLC Farm in general. Tasks include outreach, distributing fliers, posting on websites, tabling, fundraising, and more. 
 
Tasks can be divided up among team members depending on your capacity, interests, and schedule. If you're interested in the Workshop or Outreach team, contact our Engagement Coordinator at engagement@tryonfarm.org 

Become a Friend of the Farm!

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We're in the midst of a campaign to grow our Friends of the Farm  - the committed, generous, creative people who sustain TLC Farm through monthly donations - with a goal of rasing $100 more per month. This could look like 10 people giving $10 per month, or 4 people giving $25, or all the other possible combinations!

TLC Farm is committed to keeping our land and programs econimically accessible, which means our programs are offered on a sliding scale and we work to make use of the land available to all groups, regardless of ability to pay. Our generous donors help make this approach possible. Become a Friend of the Farm today!

It makes a difference to become a Friend of the Farm!

Stability: Our program income and other fundraising is cyclical, ebbing and flowing throughout the year; regular contributions from Friends provide a reliable source of income each month to meet our financial obligations.

Joy: It feels great to give, and it feels great to receive – generosity makes everyone involved happier.

Leverage: Honestly, it looks good to foundations and major donors to have a solid base of regular financial supporters. Providing stability helps us obtain larger donations.

Demonstration of the Grassroots: As witnessed with the “Save the Farm” campaign, thousands of people each giving what they can really does add up to significant numbers. TLC Farm is an inspiring demonstration of the spirit of community, part of which is regular giving.

Help us meet our goal: become a Friend of the Farm and THANKS!

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