Youth Education
Hands-On Sustainability
a youth education program
Tryon Life Community Farm provides youth of all ages with opportunities to connect with the natural world and each other to create a true sense of place and community. Our goal is to encourage young people to develop a lifelong appreciation of the processes that support life, and to offer wisdom on how to steward them sustainably. To do this we offer this space for collaborative learning about social and ecological responsibility.
The Hands-On Sustainability Program offers one-time and multiple visit field trip experiences for youth and students in preschool through college.
Our activities include an interactive farm tour and seasonally appropriate hands-on activities and lessons on specific sustainability and ecology themes in these areas: ecological gardening, natural building, restoration and watershed ecology, ecological living skills, and the arts. We also offer service-learning projects.
Facilities:
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"Village Green" open gathering area
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Outdoor kitchen (with earthen ovens)
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Ecological Living Demonstration Projects (gardens, animals, naturally built structures, etc.)
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Trail leading into Tryon Creek State Park (650-acre forest)
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Wood-heated yurt for indoor activities
Bring your youth out to the farm!
Field Trip Scheduling: TLC Farm offers field trips Wednesdays through Saturdays. The farm is open to the public Tuesday-Sunday between 9-6pm for self-guided tours, though is closed on Mondays.
Cost:TLC Farm runs on donations, and requests that visiting classes donate $10/visit plus $5 or more per student if at all possible.
Contact us: For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact Emily Wolcott , our PCC Campus-Community Ambassador and Links Americorps member, at hos [at] tryonfarm.org or by calling 503.245.3847.
Want to volunteer? We are now recruiting volunteer teachers to help lead youth field trips and activities at TLC Farm for winter/spring 2010. Our next volunteer training will be in late summer, date TBA. Click here for more info.
Groups served include: Portland area schools, Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon, Girl Scouts, Portland Impact, Head Start, YMCA, Pacific Crest Community School, Waldorf schools, International School, charter schools, Lewis and Clark College PSU, PCC, and homeschool groups. Click here www.tryonfarm.org/share/calendar for our calendar to see who's visiting us!
"The education programs [at Tryon Life Community Farm] provide invaluable opportunities for a broad array of youth and adults to get hands-on learning...these are experiences that can help our youth create positive futures."
- Portland Mayor Tom Potter
Resource Links:
Other local educational farms:
Zenger Farm - located in SE Portland in the Lents neighborhood
Sauvie Island Center - located north of
Organic Education Center at Luscher Farm - located outside
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