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Join a TLC Farm Volunteer Team!
Community Potluck Sat. April 27
Join us for our next monthly TLC Farm Community Potluck! (You are also invited to attend the TLC Farm Council meeting at 4:30 pm in the TLC Farm Office before the potluck. The meeting is open to anyone and each action team gives an update on what they have been doing, budget/financial status is reported on and decisions are made that affect the entire organization.)
We’ll gather in the Outdoor Kitchen at 6 pm. If the weather is nice, we'll eat outside, if not, we'll move to the yurt where it’s warm and cozy for dinner. Please bring a dish to share if you are able and we’ll provide eating utensils.
The farm gets quite dark at night, so bring a light for your steps.
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What happened at TLC Farm in 2023?
TLC Farm hosted many happenings this year and looks forward to many more in 2024!
A place to Gather
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Monthly movie nights
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Potlucks and song circles
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Monthly anti-social socials
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Hosting meetings and conversations: Oregon Humanities, Jewish Voice for Peace, an evening with legendary activist Ben Morea, Pacific NW Forest Climate Alliance
A place to Learn
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Willow Creek Forest School – pre-school & summer camps
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TLC Farm’s Hands-on outdoor education program hosted field trips from Catlin Gabel School, Sabin School, Audubon Summer Camps, Renaissance Arts School, Carpe Diem, University if Portland, Lewis & Clark College, Girl Scout troops and more!
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Workshops on native food sovereignty and basket making
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Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine classroom
A place to Celebrate
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Annual Apple Fest – with over 200 people!
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Tu B’shvat Seders with Havurah Shalom and Forest Defenders
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Seven birthday parties – from one year old to 45
A place to Grow
Many work parties focused on removing invasive species and tending the ecosystem. Partners included Tryon Creek Watershed Council, Village Building Convergence, and Connecting Canopies, and the awesome goat herd!
And, if you prefer a month by month breakdown:
February: Tu B'shvat Seder, Land tending workparty
March: Watershed-wide Restoration Day, Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine starts its eight-month program, baby goats born
May: Potluck & Song circle, Fry Bread & First Foods event; Educational tour and service projects with students from Carpe Diem, Catlin Gabel & Sabin schools.
June: T-Whale deconstruction work parties; Village Building Convergence restoration project, TLC Farm tour & volunteer orientation, educational tour and service projects with Renaissance Arts school students, conversation with Ben Morea
July: Willow Creek Forest School summer camps; Get Plastered: Natural building work party; Land tending work parties, Audubon farm & forest camp; Pride movie night.
August: 3 Land tending work parties; Farm tour & volunteer service project; Apple cider pressing; Hoot movie night.
September: Willow Creek Forest School pre-school starts; Movement movie night for social justice.
October: Apple Festival! Scout field trip and service project. No Ivy Day!
November: Community potluck; Invasive species identification, clearing, and basket weaving work party!
December: Another invasive species clearing & basket weaving work party!
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Learn more about Willow Creek Forest School
Willow Creek Forest School is TLC Farm's outdoor, place-based preschool for children 3-5 years old.
Children enjoy a consistent daily rhythm in which they can allow their imaginations to blossom and be immersed in the magic of the forest, while learning to be good stewards to the land and each other. The flow of the day includes: crafts, homesteading skills, plant medicine-making, snack time provided by the school (including bread baked in the cob oven!), circle time, plenty of time in the forest and special festival days – all guided by songs and stories inspired by the changing seasons on the land.
School runs for 9 months, Tuesday-Thursday from 9:30am-1:30pm, with an option to add aftercare each day until 3:00. Visit WillowCreekForestSchool.org for more information and to enroll.
About Teacher Hindi: Hindi has been working with children in various settings for 20 years, and has been living on the land at TLC Farm for two years. For the past two years, she worked with Montessori preschool programs while dreaming about starting her own program. She loves sharing this magical land with children!
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Become a Friend of the Farm!
Mon, 04/15/2019 - 11:43am — brenna
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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