Workshop
Basic pruning of fruit trees and grapes Workshop - Saturday January 5th - 1:00-3:00
Basic pruning of fruit trees and grapes.
with Bernard Bach
Saturday January 5th
1:00 -> 3:00
Bernard will be walking us through the basic ideas of pruning to keep trees in their optimum health.
Please bring tools you like to use.
Dress appropriately for the weather.
Bernhard Bach received a degree in horticulture in 1990, completed a Master woodland Manager course with the Yamhill Co. Extension Service in 1994 since then he managed small apple orchard and worked for a local retail nursery.
Sliding Scale: 10-$30
Three Farm Animal Work Parties and Workshops
Come join us for three Farm Animal workparties and workshops at TLC Farm this spring:
March 13 from 10am - 4pm
Muck the goat barn (this is really fun - and a little smelly!). No registration required. Please bring a lunch.
March 27 from 10am - 4pm
Chicken Tending. Learn how to integrate chickens into a garden landscape, including building some chicken tractors. No registration required. Bring a lunch!
April 24 from 10am - 3pm
Raising a Small Flock of Sheep. A workshop with Brenda Searle including hands-on shearing. $50 (some partial scholarships available, please inquire if needed). Pre-registration is required! Please contact Kelly @ 503-944-9312 or talo...@gmail.com
Beginning Knitting Workshop - Sunday December 9th - 1:00-5:00pm
Beginning Knitting (ages 10 and up)
Sunday December 9th
with Sue Romas
1:00 -> 5:00pm
For beginners or those who want a refresher. Knitting is fun, relaxing, easy, and a great way to keep your hands busy on the bus or in meetings! Learn to knit a scarf or a dish cloth, just in time for the holidays. We'll cover casting on, basic stiches, color changing, casting off and a few fun tricks.
Taught by Sue Romas, farm resident, homemaking expert, and fiber artist. Sue's been knitting for twenty years and taught knitting at Urban Arts and Crafts in Kansas City, Mo.
this is a 4 hour class. Please bring a snack to share. Tea will be provided. Yarn and needles provided as part of the class fee.
Family friendly: Polite, non-disruptive children welcome. Others will be given chores to do.
***PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED***
ON-LINE:
http://tryonfarm.org/share/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=13
on-line registration cutoff is Saturday December 8th @ 5:00pm.
after that, please call: 503-245-3847
OR EMAIL:
workshops@tryonfarm.org
Cob Oven Workshop, May 2-3
Learn to build your own backyard earthen oven!
From foundation to finish, this two day workshop led by Joshua Klyber and Bonsai Matt will give participants a hands-on education in all they need to know to build their own ovens. Using earthen materials - sand, clay and straw - workshop participants will build a cob oven that is fantastic for baking and pizza!
Workshop runs from 10-4 on Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3. $75 for both days. Please pre-register by calling 503-245-3847 or email brenna@tryonfarmorg.
About the instructors: The two teachers bring a a great combination of skills in earthen building. Bonsai Matt has led cob oven workshops across the country and is a master pizza-baker in the ovens. Joshua Klyber is an expert with earthen plaster and related materials. See his handiwork at livingwallspdx.com.
Embodying Gaia Women’s Circle series
Embodying Gaia Women’s Circle
An Outdoor Yoga Series Connecting Body, Earth & Spirit
Gather in this sacred women’s circle to awaken and deepen the intimate exchange between your body and the earth. Through a blend of breathing, creative movement, yoga, sensory expansion, land and seasonal awareness and meditation we will directly and deeply participate with the animated life and elements around us.
***May 14th -June 18th, every Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 pm***
Week 1 - May14th: The Land is Alive! Spring Rejuvenation Through Breath
Week 2 - May 21st: The Dance of Giving and Receiving: Finding Balance Through the Exchange Between Body & Earth
Week 3 - May 28th: Mystery, Imagination and Wonder: Experiencing Life Anew in Nature’s Birthing Season
Week 4 - June 4th: The Healing Power of the Earth: Finding Solace Through Slowing Down
Week 5 - June 11th: Earth & Body as Teachers: Walking the Path of Wisdom
Week 6 - June 18th: Earth & Body as Home: Aligning your Body to the Earth’s Body
Location: Tryon Life Community Farm - 11640 SW Boones Ferry Road - Portland, Oregon - 97219
Cost: $120
Pre-registration required, class limited to 10 students
For more information and to register contact:
Megan Hubbs, 503-473-7982
greenfarmmama@gmail.com
About the instructor: Megan Hubbs, M.S.
Megan designed this circle inspired by her own sacred connection to the land. Drawing from her 9 years of experience in the sustainable agriculture field as well as running an educational farm in SE Portland, Megan aspires to share with others the connection between ecology and health. Megan is also a certified Hatha Yoga instructor and draws from her 10 years of practice and teaching to create an avenue by which to expand the experience of the earth and body connection. In addition, Megan recently received a Master’s degree in a Leadership in Ecology, Culture and Learning focused in garden-based education. Ultimately, Megan hopes a renewed connection to our bodies and the earth can help direct us towards a more sustainable future.
King Stropharia Mushroom Workshop
The King Stropharia Mushroom workshop will be held at TLC Farm on Saturday, April 11th from 2-5 PM. We will learn how to get these powerfully tasty garden allies to grow in our own gardens. We will also cover companion planting strategies and innovative permaculture applications. All participants will receive a resource and fact sheet.
We will have a limited number of King Stropharia kits for sale on the day of the workshop for $20 each, though advance purchase is recommended.
Workshop leader Jordan Weiss has been bemushroomed for decades. He is an active member of the Oregon Mycological Society and has talked to hundreds of people over the last four years about mycotechnology.
The workshop is on a sliding scale, $15-35. One work trade slot is available on a first come-first serve basis. Advance registration is required; register by calling Jenny at 503-245-3847 or emailing jenny@tryonfarm.org. Parking spaces are limited, so we encourage carpools, which can be arranged on our rideshare page.
Kombucha workshop - CLASS IS FULL!!!
There is 1 remaining Kombucha class scheduled here at The Farm this summer
Saturday September 20th 10:00am-noon
***THIS CLASS IS FULL***
***REGISTRATION IS CLOSED***
(((((!!!!! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED !!!!!)))))
sliding scale donation: $15.00-$25.00
To pay in advance with Pay-Pal please register through this site.
Or to pay with cash or check at class time please email: chad@tryonfarm.org
Learn to make your own kombucha with water, tea, sugar, and a culture! Taste kombucha made with different kinds of tea!
Gretchen Westlight will present instructions on how to make this
enzyme-rich healthful tonic, and offer tastings to demonstrate a
variety of flavors. Commercial kombucha brands will be provided for
taste comparison.
Kombucha culture is a SCOBY: Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast
(it's often called a "mushroom," but there is no fungus involved).
Every batch of kombucha that you ferment will grow a second culture,
so you'll be able to make your own for as long as you like, and soon
be giving your culture "babies" away, too! Each participant will
receive their own culture and set of instructions.
Living with the Gifts of the Seasons - June 13th
Educator and herbalist, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, shares traditional uses of native plants for food, medicine, craft and ceremony to nourish, heal, and regenerate personal, family and community well-being. With Tryon Creek Farm and Forest as our classroom, we’ll explore the gifts each season offers and learn how to integrate ancient knowledge and contemporary nutritional/lifestyle research into our daily lives.
Drawing from the Medicine Wheel and indigenous gathering cycles and calendars, we’ll develop a seasonal living plan that resonates with the rhythms of our region. As we Re-Member and deepen our relationship with the elements, the un-seen world, and our ancestors, we heal historical trauma and recognize the Green Path to well-being.
Each of the 4 seasonal workshops offers:
- Plant walks to identify and meet our Plant relations;
- Medicine-making activities, from teas and herbal salves, to
distilling essential oils from our native trees
- Edible and medicinal garden design & education, blending
permaculture principles with traditional ecological knowledge
- Practices to strengthen intuitive and energetic healing skills
- Healing power of color, aroma, water, touch, stones, song
9am – 1pm. Herbal tea served. Class limited to 15. $50 for each 4-hour workshop or $175 for entire series. To register please email workshops@tryonfarm.org, or call (503)245-3847.
SUMMER – Saturday, June 13th
FALL – Saturday, October 3rd
WINTER – Saturday, December 5th
SPRING – Saturday, March TBA
About the instructor:
Judy BlueHorse Skelton (Nez Perce/Cherokee) has worked with Indian Education programs throughout the Northwest for 15 years, creating cultural activities focusing on traditional and contemporary uses of native plants for food, medicine, ceremony, and healthy lifeways. She served as herbal consultant and guest lecturer at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine for 10 years. In 2002-03, Judy wrote and recorded segments on Health & Healing for Wisdom of the Elders radio programs. She received an MA degree from PSU in Leadership in Ecology, Culture and Learning, where she teaches Environmental Education Through Native American Lenses and Theory and Practice of Sustainability. Judy’s work, Green Paths to Health and Healing, is centered in Indian Country and shares stories that serve as inspiration and guidance in the design and creation of gardens and communities for nourishment, learning, and healing, feeding the spirit as well as the body.
Living with the Gifts of the Seasons with Judy BlueHorse Skelton - rescheduled to Feb. 20th
Native educator and herbalist, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, shares traditional uses of native plants for food, medicine, craft and ceremony to nourish, heal, and regenerate personal, family and community well-being.
With TLC Farm and Tryon Creek Forest as our classroom, we’ll explore the gifts each season offers and learn how to integrate ancient knowledge and contemporary nutritional/lifestyle research into our daily lives. This is the third in a four-part seasonal series, but each class is also a stand-alone experience.
Drawing from the Medicine Wheel and indigenous gathering cycles and calendars, participants will develop a seasonal living plan that resonates with the rhythms of our region.
This seasonal workshop will focus on the coming of Spring, including:
Plant walks to identify and meet our Plant relations;
Medicine-making activities focused on spring tonic greens, including nettles & chickweed; and
Permaculture approaches to herbal gardening.
Sliding scale, $30 -$50, for the 3-hour workshop, with a $10 deposit.. Herbal tea will be served, and bring your own snack/lunch as needed. To register please email workshops@tryonfarm.org or call (503)245-3847.
Making Soft Cheese: a Workshop - Saturday March 15th - 10am-12:30pm
Soft Cheese making with Sue Romas - #3
Ages 10 and up.
March 15th, 2008
10am-12:30pm
Cheese making is an ancient and simple way to preserve fresh milk. We'll make two kinds of fresh, soft and delicious Farmer Cheese from scratch, taste a variety of homemade cheeses, and in the end you'll get some cultures to make your own. Why buy expensive imported chevre when you can make it yourself from local milk?
Taught by Sue Romas, farm resident and homemaking expert. Sue's only been making cheese for a little while but she's really, really excited to share the joy of homemade cheese with everyone. Crackers for tasting and tea provided.
Registration for the cheese classes is limited to 6 folks.
Preregistration is required.
Sliding Scale donation for this class: $20.00-30.00
Family friendly: there will be childcare available during the workshop for a small fee, although no small children will be allowed in the kitchen due to space and safety concerns. please let us know in advance if you are needing childcare during classtime.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRIED:
please email: workshops@tryonfarm.org
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