Tryon Life Community Farm

Upcoming Events

Artist’s Alchemy; Textile Upcycling
May 13th, 2025
A two part skillshares to upcycle tshirts into sewable patches and a history (more...)

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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Offering or Requesting?:

Requested

Departure time:

Sat, 12/30/2017 - 10:00am

Meetup location:

Peoples Food Co-op (SE 21st & Tibbetts)

Spaces:

Contact details and notes:

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Sewing in the forest

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Making Elderberry Syrup

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#AccessTLCFarm Fundraising Campaign

Tryon Life Community Farm is a rare jewel in a changing Portland - it's a farm, in a forest, in the city. It's a classroom, event space, refuge, and so much more! Right now, it needs your help.

We're halfway to our goal of raising $22,000 to improve access to our land and program in the following ways:

Wandering along paths in the gardens and orchards is delightful, as long as you are very sturdy on your feet.
Path Improvements: $4,000

Attending an event in our yurt is awesome, except when it's cold.
Yurt Insulation: $3,000

Arriving on the land is a breath of fresh air - then it gets really bumpy.
Driveway/Parking Redesign Plan: $5,000

Everyone needs access to land - no matter what their income! Keep all our workshops and events on a donation basis.
Year-round financial accessibility: $10,000

In short - it's hard to get here and hard to get around. Most classes and events are limited to warm weather months, as the indoor gathering space is not yet insulated. And even with volunteer labor and donated materials, land maintenance costs are real. With your support we can remove those barriers to access!

This is where you come in: Join the #AccessTLCFarm Campaign with your donation today and spread the word! mail a check to TLC Farm, 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Portland, OR 97219, or donate online.

Cypher Cure Fire Magic

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#AccessTLCFarm testimonials

Testimonials from events at TLC Farm

Click here for info on hosting your own event.

Click here to see our awesome video for our #AccessTLCFarm Campaign!

----YOUTH HIP HOP RETREAT----

Tryon Life Community Farms generously welcomed us to be on their land and provide the perfect environment for a workshop for the youth we work with. Our organization is called Cypher CURE and we are a group of hip-hop artists and educators who gather to provide an environment of equality and respect where everybody has the opportunity to express themselves in the hip-hop cypher (circle) in both freestyle and written form. We believe this is a a way for the younger generation to experience community, mentorship and explore hip-hop as a positive, empowering and healing form of expression.

This workshop was our first ever Nature-cypher / Song-catching / Fire-making workshop. We participated in an intention-setting circle in Tryon’s beautiful yurt and then we all walked into the forest to individual “sit-spots” to connect with nature and “catch a song.” This gave some of the youth experiences they may have never had before - being away from the frequencies of the city, cell-phones and over-stimulation, to connect with something deeper within themselves and in nature. After we returned, the good folks at ReWild Portland guest-taught a fire-making workshop where we learned how to fire with a bow-drill and natural materials. We ended the day with a freestyle session and sharing of our lyrics around the campfire. Our time on the land was a wonderful and healing experience, full of laughter and good energy.

Thank you Tryon Life Community Farms for having us.
Much love, respect & gratitude,
Quincy of Cypher CURE

Enchanted Farm and Forest Tour

When:

Oct 21 2017 - 11:00am - 3:00pm

The Enchanted Farm and Forest Tour Brought to you by Willow Creek Forest School A delightful, family-fri endly Autumn adventure and a perfect alternative t o trick-or-treating - best enjoyed by children age d 2-6 and their adult guardians. ; June 21st, 2017 11am-3pm At Try on Life Community Farm 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd Portland, OR 97219 $8.00per person, infants free, advance ticket purcha se required Connect on Facebook n This event is a fundraiserfor Willow Creek Forest School's scholarshipprogram and TLC Farm. Thanks for your support! Come visit the Enchanted Far m and Forest - where magic awaits around every cor ner! Children and adults will be lead by a costume d tour guide along winding forest and garden paths . On the way they will meet whimsical characters -like a sleepy bear or Grandmother Cedar - who wil l offer them gifts and special messages as they tr y to solve a mystery. Parking: Please drop off your passengers at TLC Farm and park at Riverdale High School lessthan a mile down the street and hop a ride on the'mystery mobile' back to the farm site. Childcare will be provided by Willow Creek Forest School for the brief trip to and from the p arking lot. You can also transfer your carse at into the 'mystery mobil', if you pre fer. No onsite parking. Riverdale High school is located at 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Po rtland, OR 97219. Pleasenote: - Sign up for a time slot when you pur chase tickets. Each tour is about 45min. long.&nbs p; - Coming in costume is welcome and encouraged - Please no masks (keep it f riendly for the youngest ones) - Bring a bag or basket to collect treasures - Tickets must be purchased beforehand in order to a ttend. Buy Tickets Here. - Accessibilit y notes: slippery, uneven ground, wear sturdy sh oes