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Community Potluck & Bonfire, April 26, 6-9 pm

When: 
Apr 26 2025 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Come on over, experience spring on the farm and join in a community potluck.  Friends, neighbors, volunteers, and farm-curious folks are all welcome to come get to know the folks and the land. Every month is different, but it's always a good time!

During our spring cleaning we unearthed a lot of old wood from various projects, so we're going to end the evening with a big bonfire to selebrate spring and the coming of May Day/Beltane. You are invited to bring songs and stories to share around the fire. 

 

Social justice history film night: Pickaxe, April 24, 7-9 pm

When: 
Apr 24 2025 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Our Earth Month Social Justice History Movie is Pickaxe - a documentary following the 1995-96 campaign to save the Warner Creek watershed from lawless logging.

 

In this moment when the Trump Administration is undermining bedrock environmental laws and issued an Executive Order to increase logging on National Forests, it feels important to remember the fights that have gone before and take inspiration from them. 

 

We'll be joined by an activist who was part of the Warner Creek fight to talk more about that campaign and what we can do now to protect forests. All movie nights are in the yurt - donations welcome. 

Join a TLC Farm Volunteer Team!

Kids in Greenhouse with Education Intern Alycia Bouyanan
We have multiple ongoing Volunteer Teams that need more volunteers! 
 
The next general Volunteer Orientation is Saturday, April 27 from 4-6 pm (right before the Community Potluck, which you are welcome to stay for!)
 
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, come to 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 Workshop Team: helps plan and organize educational workshops at TLC Farm. Tasks include outreach and communication with workshop teachers, organizing and planning the logistics of the workshop and hosting the event. 
 
TLC Farm Outreach Team: helps promote workshops, events, and the TLC Farm in general. Tasks include outreach, distributing fliers, posting on websites, tabling, fundraising, and more. 
 
Tasks can be divided up among team members depending on your capacity, interests, and schedule. If you're interested in the Workshop or Outreach team, contact our Engagement Coordinator at engagement@tryonfarm.org 
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Become a Friend of the Farm!

Mon, 04/15/2019 - 11:43am — brenna
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We're in the midst of a campaign to grow our Friends of the Farm  - the committed, generous, creative people who sustain TLC Farm through monthly donations - with a goal of rasing $100 more per month. This could look like 10 people giving $10 per month, or 4 people giving $25, or all the other possible combinations!

TLC Farm is committed to keeping our land and programs econimically accessible, which means our programs are offered on a sliding scale and we work to make use of the land available to all groups, regardless of ability to pay. Our generous donors help make this approach possible. Become a Friend of the Farm today!

It makes a difference to become a Friend of the Farm!

Stability: Our program income and other fundraising is cyclical, ebbing and flowing throughout the year; regular contributions from Friends provide a reliable source of income each month to meet our financial obligations.

Joy: It feels great to give, and it feels great to receive – generosity makes everyone involved happier.

Leverage: Honestly, it looks good to foundations and major donors to have a solid base of regular financial supporters. Providing stability helps us obtain larger donations.

Demonstration of the Grassroots: As witnessed with the “Save the Farm” campaign, thousands of people each giving what they can really does add up to significant numbers. TLC Farm is an inspiring demonstration of the spirit of community, part of which is regular giving.

Help us meet our goal: become a Friend of the Farm and THANKS!

Feedback and participation welcome! Please send bug reports to web@tryonfarm.org

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