Tryon Life Community Farm

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events.

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!

Media

TLC Farm has received a great deal of media coverage, both during the drama of the eviction proceedings and as human interest stories and photos covering our programs. The following is a sampling of newspaper articles; we have also been on both KBOO and OPB, several TV stations, and public access cable.

Lake Oswego Review, June 11, 2009:
On website: about our summer education programs
KOIN Channel 6 News, Sep 30, 2008:
video on website
Lake Oswego Review, Jan 24, 2008:
Review website
Willamette Week, Jan 16, 2008:
WWeek website. This is the most positive Rogue of the Week report ever; check the exceptional comments, including kudos from the DEQ! Also see the followup WWire web-only story on our ReCode meeting.
Portland Tribune, Jan 4, 2008:
Tribune website, including lively comments.
Lake Oswego Review, Aug 9, 2007:
Review website
Oregonian, Aug 1, 2007:
Oregonian website
Lake Oswego Review, July 20, 2006:
Review website
(Please note that despite the second paragraph, TLC Farm did not raise twice the necessary amount but just barely enough to save the land.)
Portland Tribune, June 22, 2006, Southwest section:
Tribune website (section titled "Farm, community thrive together" near end of article)
in business: creating sustainable enterprises and communities, May/June 2006
in business website
Oregonian, January 4, 2006, editorial:
Oregonian website
Oregonian, January 2, 2006, front page Metro section:
Oregonian website
Multnomah Village Post, December, front page:
Post website
Portland Tribune, November 29, 2005, page A2:
Tribune website
Lake Oswego Review, November 17, 2005, front page:
Review website
Oregonian, October 27, 2005, Steve Duin's column on front page Metro section:
Oregonian website
Portland Tribune, March 29 2005:
scanned article or Tribune website.
(This article contains several factual errors.)
street roots, March 17 2005, cover story:
street roots website
Lake Oswego Review, March 3 2005, front page:
scanned image or Review website (teaser only)
Oregonian, March 1 2005, page B2:
scanned image
Oregonian, January 19 2005, page C2:
scanned image

About Us

Land acquisition overview

Land Plan, v. 1

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Organizational Structure painting

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OSALT

The Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust (OSALT) is a non-profit trust that holds land in various ways to ensure that it is used for research and education into sustainability. OSALT holds title to the land TLC Farm occupies, and enforces a 99-year ground lease that ensures that activities on the land support sustainability research and education purposes. Their website provides information about the various properties they hold title to, announcements of upcoming events, and information about educational activities, as well as other useful material.

Social Ecology meeting

When:

Jul 3 2007 - 4:00pm

Discussing the communication, decision-making, and organization of TLC Farm.

Meeting

Cultivated Ecology (Garden)

The garden working group is focused on coordinating the care and expansion of the permaculture gardens, the food forests, and the orchards. It meets fairly regularly on Thursday mornings. Matt Gordon and Bonsai Matt are currently coordinating the gardens, and point people for this group.