Tryon Life Community Farm

Schedule:

- - Check the calendar for specific events!
  - ANY DAY: Host your own event! See here for details.
  Saturday: Open to the public daytime to drop in, bring a picnic, take a self-guided tour, etc.
  Landwork workparties 4th Saturdays. Call ahead with questions: 503.245.3847
Sunday: Open to the public daytime to drop in, bring a picnic, take a self-guided tour, etc.
Skillshares and workparties some Sundays. Call ahead with questions: 503.245.3847
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Scheduled class visits and events. Open to the public after 3pm until dark to enjoy the land.
Wednesday: Scheduled class visits and events. Open to the public after 3pm until dark to enjoy the land.
Thursday: Scheduled class visits and events. Open to the public after 3pm until dark to enjoy the land.
Friday: Open to the public daytime to drop in, bring a picnic, take a self-guided tour, etc.
SOME DAYS will be closed for private events. Check the calendar!

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Movement Movie Night Aug 30

When:

Aug 23 2023 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Movement Movies and Memory: films + discussions for deep-rooted change. This will be a series of movie nights featuring different films.

First session: Wednesday, Aug 30 at 7:30pm in the yurt

Everything is changing. We are in a whiplash of exhilirating possibility and dispiriting powerlessness. What does it mean to seek to (help) "change the world"? Is it helpful to look to the past? How do we link generations of struggle?

In this series, participants in radical movements will introduce and facilitate discussion around radical movies -- in particular, documentaries or "propaganda" films that were made during or immediately after the historical epochs discussed. We will start with the period of the "global justice" movements, approximately 1994 - 2004 -- recent enough that many deep participants remain all around us, yet long enough ago that much has been forgotten.

"Fourth World War" (1h 18m)

On this full moon, we'll kick off with one of the most beautiful and comprehensive tales of the global struggle of the period, situating the uprisings of the "global North" in the context of ongoing anticolonial struggles in the "global South". Weaving rare first-hand footage of struggles in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine, Korea, and "the North", the film sees the movements as led by the self-declared "Fourth World" of indigenous peoples calling for the end of Empire and the emergence of "a world where many worlds fit."

Hosted by participants in several of the struggles depicted, one of whom helped with production of the film.

"Peak" (34m)

This pivots from the global to the regional, focusing on the forest defense movement in Oregon. Unlike more prominent (and also awesome) works like "Pickaxe", "Peak" takes a more intimate look at what it was like to be part of a heartbreaking and heart-opening struggle of humans connected to land and each other. Hosted by a filmmaker and a participant in the struggle.

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Movie Night: Hoot on Aug 23

When:

Aug 23 2023 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

After a long pandemic break, we're excited to restart TLC Farm's monthly movie night in the yurt!

On Wednesday, August 23rd, we'll show the kids vs. corporate greed classic "Hoot" followed by a short walk in the forest to listen for owls.

Doors open at 7 pm, movie starts at 7:30 - donations very welcome :)

More movies to come! Have a favorite that you want to see? Contact brenna@tryonfarm.org with suggestions.

Join a TLC Farm Volunteer Team!

Kids in Greenhouse with Education Intern Alycia Bouyanan

We have multiple ongoing Volunteer Teams that need more volunteers!

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, drop by 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 Events Team: helps plan and organize workshops, performances, and other events at TLC Farm. Tasks include outreach and communication with community partners, organizing, and planning the logistics of the workshop, publicity, and hosting the event.

TLC Farm Engagement Team: This new and expanding team helps build and nurture new and existing relationships with community members through outreach, record keeping, and more.

Tasks can be divided up among team members depending on your capacity, interests, and schedule.

Volunteer Orientations are held on many last Saturdays from 4:30-5:30 pm (right before the Community Potluck, which you are welcome to stay for!). See our Google calendar for exact dates. Feel free to drop by, no registration required.

You are also welcome to contact our Engagement Coordinator at engagement@tryonfarm.org,

503-245-3847.