TLC Farm is many things, to many people - at its root, it is a place that changes lives.  The land itself, and the community that surrounds it, provide a tangible alternative for people looking to connect more with each other and the land.  Your support now is crucial to keeping this land open, and the experiences alive.
 
We asked many people who have experienced TLC Farm to reflect on what this place means to them - as we read their responses, we noticed some main themes:
 
1. TLC Farm, as a place, is an amazing educational, spiritual, and practical resource.
2. The lessons and skills learned at TLC Farm are important and transformative in people's lives.
3. The focus on becoming more sustainable through building more community resonates deeply with people
 
As you read these reflections, please know that we are an amazingly resourceful organization, and run with very little overhead, but your donations to TLC Farm are key to making these experience possible.  Please give now!

Heidi Smith, Permaculture Design participant and parent of two Mother Earth
School children:
A place of wonder, adventure, peace, and solace, TLC Farm has been all of these for me, in the
past year and a half. From the expansive gardens, winding paths through nooks and crannies of
changing vegetation, artsy stage and sauna, rustic outdoor kitchen, beehives, chickens, goats, and
the beautiful forest surrounding the farm, visiting the Farm always puts a smile on my face.

Both of my children have had the magical experience of attending the Mother Earth School on the
farm and surrounding forest. I took a 6-month long working permaculture class and my husband
attended a natural building workshop at the farm. We have participated in several TLC Farm
festivals with our children, and sometimes we simply come to the Farm just to play. I had no idea
TLC Farm would become such an important and regular part of our lives, and I hope to see its
vision as a community education resource grow!

Travis Bell, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Design, Portland State University:
As a professor of architecture, focused in sustainable design, I am always searching for models that I can offer my students as a framework from which to design beautiful, appropriate architecture. Tryon Life Community Farm is a unique attempt to provide just such a model.  It is particularly notable in that it is situated at the boundaries of city, farm and nature and can thus explore the relationships between each within a modest scale.
My students have been able, through their study of the TLC, to begin to formulate alternative visions of architecture that serve human need and desire while accommodating natural patterns. This kind of academic work would not be possible without the existence of places like TLC Farm They are rare and important and deserve public attention and continued thoughtful stewardship.
 
David Bronstein, from Generation Waking Up:
It was a gift to host the GenUp Leadership training at TLC Farm - a place with such rich history.  The TLC Farm community, rooted in the power of that place, helped our participants sink into this power as well.  I know that a big part of the deep and lasting connections formed at this training happened because of the enduring relationship between the stewards and this special piece of land.

Rabbi Debra Kolodny, P'nai Or congregaion:
There are so many things I love about TLC Farm. It was a perfect venue for the P'nai Or congregation to hold its celebration of the Jewish New Year of the Trees, with its mix of intimate groves, eclectic structures and open spaces. P’nai Or shares the TLC Farm’s love and respect for all of Creation, so it was easy to design and lead a ritual lifting up the intraconnectivity of All That Is. Everyone present could feel the blessing, poignancy and majesty of the natural world as we prayed, sang, meditated and danced our way through the Four Worlds.  TLC Farm is a treasure!

We are excited to announce the birth of a new venture from the Cedar Moon residential community of TLC Farm. Resident chef, Carrie Turner, is offering an opportunity to participate in a BREAD and CHEESE CSB. Similar to the “Community Supported Agriculture” (CSA) model where you pay a farmer in advance for a season’s share of sustainable produce, as a shareholder in our Autumn Season Community Supported Bakery (“CSB”), you will receive fresh bread and cheese every week from October to December 2012.
Breads are prepared in the European tradition with natural leavens and baked in an earthen, wood-fired oven. They may vary slightly from week to week. The cheese is produced from raw goat milk provided us by four Nubian and Toggenburg/Nubian goats that live with us at TLC Farm.

What does my CSB share entail?

Every week from Oct. 4 through Nov. 29, you will receive a three pound loaf of organic, naturally-leavened bread fresh from our wood-fired earthen oven, and a 4 ounce portion of soft raw goat cheese.
The cost for the program is $100, and registration will be open until October 2nd. We will be accepting a cash or check payment on the first day of pick-up. Shares are limited.

Where will I pick up my bread?

Because we are selling a raw milk product, the state of Oregon requires customers to purchase directly from the farm of origin, so the pick-up site is at TLC Farm,located at 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd. Shares are available for pick-up on Thursdays, between the hours of 2 and 7. While you are here, feel free to explore the land, as TLC is a public sustainability education center as well. Wander through our beds of annual and perennial food and medicine crops, and spend some time visiting the goats that make this CSA possible.
Please contact Carrie through email at tryonCSA@gmail.com to reserve your share today.
Although our CSB ends in November, there will be opportunities to place special orders during the month of December for all of your HOLIDAY needs.
We use local and organic ingredients at every possible turn and we strongly believe in sourcing all of our materials in a sustainable way.