Ever wonder just what you can do to help the medic inals in your garden thrive?  In this autumnclass we will get our hands dirty doing plant div isions and harvesting roots while diving into the details of what specific plants need to thrive andmultiply for the coming year.   Laura A ltvater has been growing medicinal herbs in Portla nd since 1999. Her study of plants began with her bachelors in Botany from Connecticut College. She came to Portland in 1997 to farm flowers and veget ables with Sauvie Island Organics. In 1998 she beg an working at Portland Nursery to develop her hort icultural skills. Since then she has been growing and studying medicinal herbs in her own gardens, at the Herb Pharm in Williams, OR and with many h erbalists and healers through out the US. After no ticing a lack of medicinal herb starts in the nurs eries she began Mostly Medicinals in 2005-2014. Mo stly Medicinals is currently not in operation. n $25 $20 if you register by August 30th! $15 if you become a monthly donor to TLC Tryon Life Co mmunity Farm​ Please pre-register by Aug ust 25th so we know you want to come and we don 9;t have to cancel! Scholarships are availab le for those who are restricted by cost. Please ge t in touch and we'll make some arrangements!

Many of us have an unspoken language with our mostsignificant others, our lovers, partners, chi ldren but how often do we really get to mine the d epth of non-verbal, body-based communication withour neighbors, our friends, our co-workers? Howoften do we really get to let loose and play? Thi s workshop is about creating strongly embodied rel ationships in community. Through experiential move ment, improvisation, dance, music, body work,conscious communication, play, and contemplativ e practice, we take a group dive below the thinki ng mind to experience ourselves as members of an e mbodied organism. This is a process of discoveringdirectly that we are actually connected and commu nicating all the time energetically and physically . Skillfully accessing this body intelligence deep ens our relationships and ability to live togetherwith authenticity and joy. It helps us be better listeners, better neighbors, and better friends by encouraging deeper bonding and trust. &nbs p; Elena Zubulake and Victor Warring are som atic (body based) intimacy, sexuality, and relat ionship educators. They enjoy bringing together mo vement, expression, primate play and empowerment . The vision that guides the way they teach is bas ed in shifting learned models of relating in an is olation-driven/nuclear-family centered culture to a village oriented/affection sharing/community nex us driven culture. Their work begins with the bodyand is eros-inclusive, since the body is the fir st platform from which we learn to relate to other , and the body is inherently erotic and creative.This work addresses intimate, community, and ec ological relationships, as well as our most basicrelationship with self. Their combined backgrounddraws from Somatic Psychology, Body-Based Sexual ity Education, Contact Improvisation, Bodywork,Permaculture, Indigenous Ritual, Anthropology,Theatre, and Contemplative Practice. They both g raduated from Naropa University in Boulder Colorad o, and they currently live and work in intentiona l community in Little Applegate, Oregon. They tea ch and offer one on one work together and separate ly.  

So whats Permaculture anyway? This one day class w ill provide curious minds with an introduction to permaculture principles, design philosophy and a variety of skills and techniques that can be appli ed in the farm and garden setting. Participan ts will have the opportunity to get hands on exper ience with soil building, water catchment, plantcultivation and more at one of the most establish ed permaculture farms in the Portland area.  Vegan, gluten free lunch will be provided. n   Ian Mae is gardener, herbali st, youth educator and land steward at Tryon LifeCommunity Farm.  He received a certificate in Permaculture Design through a course lead by To by Hemingway and has studied with Missy Rhoss and Gradey Proctor at the Arctos School of Botanical S tudies.   The cost for this cla ss is $50 Discounted cost for Friends of the Farm Monthly Donors: $35 Early Bird Special!:Register by August 10th and receive $10 off Scholarships are available! Please contact worksho ps@tryonfarm.org to make arrangements.   ; Please let us know if you'd like to us e our shuttle service which would leaving from Peo ple Cooperative Grocery Store in SE portland at 9: 30am. There is limited onsite parking.  Plea se carpool or bike!    This class is not a Permaculture Design Certification C ourse (PDC) nor do the class hours count toward a certificate.  

Drawing on Missy's background as a street med ic and clinical herbalist, this workshop will pro vide concrete skills for handling medical emergenc ies and basic information about select healing pla nts.  We'll be weaving lecture time, p ractice scenarios, and plant walks into the day.  Frequent hikers, community herbalists, an d anyone who wants to be helpful in emergency medi cal situations will find this class useful. No pre vious experience necessary. Be sure to bring: -A notebook and pen for taking notes -D ay pack or purse with sunscreen and water bottle -Lunch or a snack -Clothes for playing ou tdoors Missy Rohs is a community herbalist , kitchen witch, and forest lover.  She co -founder and instructor at the Arctos School of He rbal & Botanical Studies (http://arctosschool .org).  Her path to herbal teaching has take n her from grassroots organizing through the worldof being a street medic to providing care in freeclinics from Nicaragua to Portland.    ;A life-long lover of weeds as well as community e mpowerment, Missy reaches for remedies close to h ome that nourish the body, the ecology, and the community.   Cost of Workshop: $60 Discounted Rate for Friends of the Farm Mont hly Donors: $45 Early Bird Special! $10 off i f you register by July 4th! Some Scholarshipsare available! If this price is prohibitive to yo u, please e-mail workshops@tryonfarm.org to make arrangements.