Gathering (public)

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!

Ursula Le Guin Birthday Bash October 18 12-3 pm

When:

Oct 18 2025 (All day)

Celebrate the life and works of Portland's beloved author, Ursula K. Le Guin, with us! There will be birthday cake and snacks, music, ice-breakers, spontaneous discussion circles, books by local authors for sale, and a book swap: bring an old read, find a new one.

For more information or if you would like to sell books, contact engagement@tryonfarm.org.

FREE event, donation appreciated

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Family-Friendly Ecstatic Dance October 5

When:

Oct 5 2025 (All day)

Family-Friendly Ecstatic Dance 10 am - noon: dancing! noon - 1 (or beyond): brown bag picnic lunch Free We are so excited to be inviting DJ Bambi back to the farm for our fall family-friendly ECSTATIC DANCE. October 5th 10am - noon. You are invited to stay and enjoy a BYOB picnic lunch and be on the land through the afternoon. The dance is free though donations are accepted and will go to our DJ. This dance is open to all. We have composting toilets, an outdoor kitchen, a heated yurt (if it's cold or rainy) and a beautiful village green outdoor space where we plan to dance! Parking is limited so place carpool if possible. We are not an ADA accessible site at the moment. If there are access needs please email us so we can support! No registration required

Becoming People of Place Book Club

When:

Sep 13 2025 (All day)

TLC Farm's Education Team hosts the "Becoming People of Place" Book Club on the second Saturday of every month. Our new book is Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, a brave look at the profound changes we must make to move beyond our current destructive culture. If you are interested in joining the book club, please contact the Education Team coordinator at brenna@tlcfarm.org.

Volunteer Orientation

When:

Jun 14 2025 - 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Learn about the history and mission of the farm, as well as the many ways you can join in as a volunteer. Activities include land tending, education, events, engagement, and more, single events and recurring work groups.

Apple Fest, September 23, 2-5 pm

When:

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

Join us to celebrate that best of fruits - the APPLE!

For our fourth annual Apple Festival, we'll explore many wonderful ways to engage with apples - including:

apple tastings of our many heirloom apple varietals, including Spitzenberg, Liberty, Brown Russet, Gold Rush, Tompkin's King, Calville Blanc D'Hivre, and more!
apple cider pressing,
apple-themed cocktails,
an apple pie contest (bring your best pie!), 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 music and activities for all.

This is a fundraiser for TLC Farm's educational programs with a suggested donation of $10-20, but no one turned away for lack of funds (kids are free!).

As always, there is no onsite parking! Ride your bike or organize carpools and catch the shuttle at Riverdale High School (9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd.)

Tenth Anniversary Celebration & Bloom! Sunday, June 19th

When:

Jun 19 2016 - 2:00pm - 9:00pm

Tryon Life Community Farm has been sowing and harvesting community for 10 fantastic years! The summer solstice is right around the corner! Dads are great! There are so many marvelous reasons to join us on Sunday, June 19th for our Bloom Festival. Let's celebrate!

This year's Bloom will be a Festival of the Collectival: an opportunity to bring your creativity, your performance, your favorite dish, and your loved ones together on the land to share in one anothers' gifts.

From 2 pm to 9 pm, the land will be alive with different activities and offerings, including:

Medicinal Plant walk
Theater games!
Earthen Plaster workshop
Visiting with the baby goats
Open mic (share music, theater, jokes, etc!)
Opportunities to offer and enjoy workshops
Good food - we'll provide some, and ask you bring a dish to share
Bonfire and dance party, with Owl Antique and Medicine Web

It's the Collectival that makes the Festival fabulous! Would you like to perform/present/bring something or volunteer? Please contact Brenna at brenna(at)tryonfarm.org and let me know! Check out our Facebook Event, and invite your friends.

Suggested Donation: $10 (or more!) No one turned away for lack of funds ♥

There is no parking at the farm. Please carpool; bike, or catch the continuous shuttle running from Riverdale High School at 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219.

Village Building Convergence, June 3-7

When:

Jun 3 2016 (All day) - Jun 7 2016 (All day)

It's Cob Time again at TLC Farm!

Village Building Convergence: June 3rd-7th greenhouse entrance redesign
Once again, we'll get muddy together as we participate in our 11th VBC; this year, we'll be hosting natural building work parties to transform our greenhouse using cob and other building techniques to create both a beautiful community gathering place and also a sturdy thermal mass wall to help regulate the greenhouse temperature. This addition complements our new ethnobotanical educational garden/ gathering area.

Join us for work parties Friday June 3rd through Tuesday June 7th,

10:00 am – 4:00 pm every day.

No natural building experience necessary! As always, parking is very limited so please carpool or bike, or catch the shuttle that will be leaving from the VBC central venue (The Refuge, 116 SE Yamhill St, Portland OR 97214) a half hour before work parties begin and returning in time for the evening events. A simple, delicious, nutritious lunch will be provided!

Visit the City Repair site to get more information about VBC projects citywide and the evening events.

Apple Festival, Saturday October 10th, 2-6 pm

When:

Oct 10 2015 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Yes - it's even happening in the rain!!
Join us to celebrate that best of fruits - the APPLE! For our second annual Apple Festival, we'll explore the many wonderful ways to engage with apples - including apple tastings of our many heirloom apple varietals, apple cider pressing, bobbing for apples, an apple pie bake-off and sharing songs to sing to apple trees.

We'll also have a tour of TLC Farm, with a special emphaisis on the orchard, and music and activities for all.

This is a fundraiser for TLC Farm's educational programs with a suggested donation of $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds.

As always, there is no onsite parking! Park at Riverdale Highschool, 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd. (which is 1/2 mile away) and catch our shuttle - which will run every 15 minutes. You're welcome to drop passengers off at TLC Farm and return to Riverdale to park and catch the shuttle.

Harvest Festival and Skillshare, October 2, noon-midnight

When:

Oct 2 2010 - 12:00pm - 11:55pm

Come celebrate the season by sharing skills, music, food and community for TLC Farm's annual Harvest Festival - so much is happening! Check out the detailed schedule is below.

There will be snacks, treats, and cob oven pizza for purchase, and a silent auction to raise money for the non-profit education work we do, so bring some funds for that!

Transportation (note: no onsite parking, and shuttle stop has changed)
1. Hike or bike to 11640 SW Boones Ferry Road in Portland
2. Take the #12 bus or drive to Barbur Transit Center -- 9750 SW Barbur Blvd -- and be picked up by TLC Farm's biodiesel shuttle running on the half hour and the hour

Cost: Sliding scale $10-20 per adult. Children under 12 are free. Worktrade available if arranged in advance - contact maralena@tryonfarm.org to volunteer.

Schedule of Workshops, Music and More!:

12noon: Traditional Dance Ceremony

12:30: Wool Felting with Samantha Backer of Tinctoria, Making Natural Paint with Joshua Klyber of Living Walls; Omiza River plays at the main stage

1pm: Opening Circle

2pm: Sewing Circle, Food Preservation workshop with Connie Van Dyke, Herbal Medicine with Judy BlueHorse Seklton; Hope Medford drumming workshop at Main Stage

3pm: Water Ceremony with Robert Van Pelt, Tracking with Tony Deis from Trackers NW, Music Jam; Hope Medford and Tre Arrow play at main stage

4pm: Non-visual Plant Identification with Becky Lerner, Winterizing your Beehive with Jackie Friedman;O Horizon plays at main stage

7pm: Meddle plays at the Main Stage

8pm:The Dapper Cadavers play at the Main Stage

9pm:Lynnae Griffin performance at Main Stage

10pm - Midnight:TLC Farm All Stars Music Jam

Any questions? Give us a call (503)245-3847 or email farm@tryonfarm.org!

Potluck - Last Saturday of the Month at 6 pm

When:

Aug 30 2025 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Cornucopia 2007: eating, drinking, making merry!

Bring a dish or just yourself and share good food and good company. We'll meet at the farm's Outdoor Kitchen, down the path from the parking area, 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Portland, OR 97219. Please drive down the farm's driveway at the south end of the Tryon Creek State Park parking lot and park in the parking spaces to the left.

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

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