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!

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

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Mini Moon

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the Mini Moon

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Apple Fest, September 23, 2-5 pm

When:

Sep 23 2017 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Join us to celebrate that best of fruits - t he APPLE! For our fourth annual Apple Festival, we'll explore many wonderfulways to engage with apples - including: apple tastings of our many heirloom apple varietal s, apple cider pressing, apple-themed cock tails, an apple pie contest (bring your best p ie!), and sharing songs to sing to apple trees . We'll also have a tour of TLC Farm , with a special emphasis on the orchard, and mus ic and activities for all. This is a f undraiser for TLC Farm's educational programswith a suggested donation of $10-20, but n o one turned away for lack of funds. &nbs p; As always, there is no onsite parking ! Ride your bike or organize carpools and catch the shuttle at Riverdale High Sch ool (9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd.)

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Apples

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Learn more about Willow Creek Forest School

Willow Creek Forest School is TLC Farm's outdoor, place-based preschool for children 3-5 years old.

Children enjoy a consistent daily rhythm in which they can allow their imaginations to blossom and be immersed in the magic of the forest, while learning to be good stewards to the land and each other. The flow of the day includes: crafts, homesteading skills, plant medicine-making, snack time provided by the school (including bread baked in the cob oven!), circle time, plenty of time in the forest and special festival days – all guided by songs and stories inspired by the changing seasons on the land.

School runs for 9 months, Tuesday-Thursday from 9:30am-1:30pm, with an option to add aftercare each day until 3:00. Visit WillowCreekForestSchool.org for more information and to enroll.

About Teacher Hindi: Hindi has been working with children in various settings for 20 years, and has been living on the land at TLC Farm for two years. For the past two years, she worked with Montessori preschool programs while dreaming about starting her own program. She loves sharing this magical land with children!

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Annalee duganier

Wed, 07/19/2017 - 10:18am — Anonymous

Offering or Requesting?:

Requested

Departure time:

Wed, 07/19/2017 - 2:30am

Meetup location:

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

Spaces:

Contact details and notes:

Annaleeduganier@gmail.com

Bloom: Saturday May 20, 2-11 pm

When:

May 20 2017 - 2:00pm - 11:00pm

Tryon Life Community Farm is hosting its annual sp ring festival, Bloom! Join us in brin ging this land to life with live musical performan ces, skillshares, presentations and activities f or kids and adults, including hands-on natural bu ilding, tending fruit trees, medicinal plant wal ks and more! We'll also be sharin g something that's been blooming strongly her e on the land recently: engaging communities of co lor with the land as core stewards in our work tog ether. We'll invite fellow Bloomers to engagein conversations and share skills for decenteringwhiteness and bringing communities together in so lidarity; we'll support POC-only spaces duri ng the event for those that feel called; an d we'll have specific people available to med iate hard or awkward moments that may arise. This work will be full of life, the bursting of feelin gs in this moment of renewal, rebirth, and rejoi cing amidst these difficult times! Als o new this to Bloom this year: technical tree clim bing and a late night silent dance party! E ver wanted to climb high into the canopy of our bi g trees? We'll be joined by a professional tr ee climber who will be guiding folks safely into t he trees with ropes and harnesses. Silent Dan ce party from 8pm-11pm! A new way to turn up the v olume and raise the roof without disturbing the bl issful peace of the forest at sundown. DJ sets wil l be broadcast over radio, so dancers can rockouton headphones. Something even the owls and coyote s of the Tryon Forest can get on board with! We'll also have a bonfire and welcome folks t o play acoustic music together around the fire. Wh at! Playing acoustic music by the fire right in th e middle of a rockin DJ set?! The magic of the sil ent dance party! Food will be available, andwe invite dishes and snacks to share. ****PA RKING*** As always, we have NO ON SITE PARKING&nb sp; We'll be running a shuttle from a near by parking lot (likely to be Riverdale High School ). Stay tuned for details! ****Volunteer Oppo rtunities** Bring your skills and and passions andlet us know if you would like to offer something at the event.Volunteer to help us put on this even t! Email brenna@tryonfarm.org to see h ow you can get involved. ****This is a FUNdra iser for TLC Farm****Entrance is by donation and o n a sliding scale of $10-20 per adult (kids are fr ee!)