Tryon Life Community Farm

Tryon Life Community Farm A 7 acre sustainability education center nestled in the woods of SW Portland https://linktr.ee/tryon We also offer service-learning projects.

TLC Farm is a sustainability education center focused on making land and sustainability practices accessible to all people. To schedule an educational farm visit contact [email protected]. To schedule a workshop, retreat, or other event, contact [email protected]

Tryon Life Community Farm provides students of all ages with opportunities to connect with the natural world and each other to cr

eate a true sense of place and community. Our goal is to encourage people to develop a lifelong appreciation of the processes that support life, and to offer wisdom on how to steward them sustainably. To do this we offer this space for collaborative learning about social and ecological responsibility. The Hands-On Sustainability Program offers one-time and multiple visit field trip experiences for studentsof all ages to come and learn about applied sustainability and creating community in a participatory way. Activities include an interactive farm tour and seasonally appropriate hands-on activities and lessons on specific sustainability and ecology themes in these areas: ecological gardening, natural building, restoration and watershed ecology, and ecological living skills. All tours operate on sliding scale basis. Suggested donation of $5.00 per participant.

Join us this Saturday for a community potluck and song circle at Tryon Life Community from 6-9pm.We can’t wait to share ...
01/22/2025

Join us this Saturday for a community potluck and song circle at Tryon Life Community from 6-9pm.

We can’t wait to share dinner and songs with you.

Social justice history film nights at TLC Farm “Kilometer 0: The WTO Shipwrecks in Cancun”: Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 7p and “T...
01/12/2025

Social justice history film nights at TLC Farm

“Kilometer 0: The WTO Shipwrecks in Cancun”: Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 7p and “The Miami Model”: Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 7p

Even living movement memory can be lost to time, if we don’t make the space to remember. These movies provide an introduction to a recent highpoint of collective struggle, and how that generation faced its challenges. Join us to discuss what we can learn for our current moment of accelerated crisis.

Twenty years ago, the global justice movement period came to something of a close at the convergence against the FTAA in Miami. Many remember the coordinated and systematic police violence against the by-then standard “shut-it-down” playbook, which left many US activists bruised and battered into a feeling of defeat.

However, fewer remember the WTO ministerial just weeks before, in Cancun, Mexico, where a larger and more transnational convergence won a series of symbolic, tactical, and ultimately strategic victories. Cancun involved an encounter between the “summit-hopping” Northern activist scene, and a range of more deeply-rooted, spiritually-articulated, and generationally-committed movement cultures.

Several North American organizers in Cancun brought some of what we’d learned there to the organizing in Miami, and while the momentum towards a futile sortie against the police fortress was too strong to fully re-orient, Miami also included a focus on building local organizing and modeling the “other world we know is possible”, lessons drawn directly from our experiences in Cancun.

Join participants in these momentous events to discuss what they might mean for us today. In our first evening we’ll watch “Kilometer 0”, and then discuss what we learned in Cancun and how we brought it to Miami. In our second evening, we’ll watch “The Miami Model” and what we can learn from a previous experience of heavy state repression. And in both gatherings we’ll note that despite the feelings of defeat, the neoliberal agenda was largely stopped in its tracks by global grassroots organizing. The WTO expansions failed. There is no FTAA. Though only a small series of battles in the war against Empire:

We won.

We’ve got some great gatherings coming up this month (and beyond). We will be hosting a social justice movie night, begi...
12/31/2024

We’ve got some great gatherings coming up this month (and beyond).

We will be hosting a social justice movie night, beginning a new book with book club (Braiding Sweet Grass!), and will be gathering for our land tending work party followed by a pot luck and song circle.

***Regarding the book club - January is a wrap up of the book we just finished. The second sat in Feb is our start date for braiding sweet grass!

Dm us or just show up and invite any friends who may want to join.

We look forward to some rich exploration, conversation, and connection!

TLC Farm is hosting the Muppet Christmas Carol this Thursday night at 7 pm in the heated yurt.Join us!
12/19/2024

TLC Farm is hosting the Muppet Christmas Carol this Thursday night at 7 pm in the heated yurt.

Join us!

We had a great holiday open house filled with crafts, food, and the telling of the Tryon life community history.
12/18/2024

We had a great holiday open house filled with crafts, food, and the telling of the Tryon life community history.

Join us for a sweet afternoon together at Tryon Life Community Farm on December 15th for our annual holiday open house. ...
12/13/2024

Join us for a sweet afternoon together at Tryon Life Community Farm on December 15th for our annual holiday open house. Music, drinks, crafts, history telling, community building, and more!

With what actions do you say thank you?For all that you are grateful for?This morning At Tryon life community No filter
11/28/2024

With what actions do you say thank you?
For all that you are grateful for?

This morning
At Tryon life community
No filter

Save the date!Join us on December 15th for our TLC Farm Holiday open house from 1-3pm.Come for music, food & drink, and ...
11/20/2024

Save the date!

Join us on December 15th for our TLC Farm Holiday open house from 1-3pm.

Come for music, food & drink, and community!

Join us on Sunday, Nov 17th for an old time jam at Tryon Life Community Farm At 7pm-9pm.We will be in the yurt.This is n...
11/12/2024

Join us on Sunday, Nov 17th for an old time jam at Tryon Life Community Farm At 7pm-9pm.

We will be in the yurt.

This is not ADA accessible but dm us if there are questions and we will do our best to make this gathering accessible.

The Becoming People Of Place book club is on!
11/11/2024

The Becoming People Of Place book club is on!

“Becoming People of Place” book group.Hosted by the TLC Farm education team, this group will meet on the second Saturday...
10/23/2024

“Becoming People of Place” book group.

Hosted by the TLC Farm education team, this group will meet on the second Saturday of each month from 2-4 pm, starting November 9th.

We have three books planned to work through together: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley by David Lewis, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall
Kimmerer, and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado De Oliveira.

At our first meeting on November 9th, we’ll take time to get to know one another, discuss the aims of the book group and talk about the first three chapters of Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley (Decline of
the Tribes of Western Oregon through Encountering Removal).

Please contact Brenna at [email protected] if you are interested in joining.

Join us every month on the last Saturdays for@our community pot luck. This month, BYOP (bring your own pumpkin to carve)...
10/19/2024

Join us every month on the last Saturdays for@our community pot luck.

This month, BYOP (bring your own pumpkin to carve) and join us an hour earlier, at 5pm in the outdoor kitchen at Tryon life community.

See you there!

Join us every month on the last Saturdays for@our community pot luck. This month, BYOP (bring your own pumpkin to carve)...
10/19/2024

Join us every month on the last Saturdays for@our community pot luck.

This month, BYOP (bring your own pumpkin to carve) and join us an hour earlier, at 5pm in the outdoor kitchen!

See you there!

Thank you for the beautiful day and celebration of equinox this . Apple tastings, hard cider tastings, delicious apple ...
09/24/2024

Thank you for the beautiful day and celebration of equinox this . Apple tastings, hard cider tastings, delicious apple deserts, games, live music, and time spent catching up and connecting in the village green.

Join us this Saturday for a kids clothing and toy swap at Tryon Life Community Farm!
09/18/2024

Join us this Saturday for a kids clothing and toy swap at Tryon Life Community Farm!

Join us for this year’s Apple Festival happening at 1-4pm on Sunday, September 22nd.Apple tastings, cider pressing, game...
09/09/2024

Join us for this year’s Apple Festival happening at 1-4pm on Sunday, September 22nd.

Apple tastings, cider pressing, games, face painting, and more!

APPLE FESTIVAL! Save the date now so you are sure to not miss out!!
08/07/2024

APPLE FESTIVAL! Save the date now so you are sure to not miss out!!

🌿 Calling all community builders! 🌿 Join us this Sunday from 10 AM to noon at Tryon Life Community Farm to help construc...
08/07/2024

🌿 Calling all community builders! 🌿 Join us this Sunday from 10 AM to noon at Tryon Life Community Farm to help construct a new firewood shed in the village green. Your hands-on support will make a huge difference! Let’s build together and strengthen our community bonds. See you there! 🛠️💚

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11640 SW Boones Ferry Road
Portland, OR
97219

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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We have 3 BRAND NEW Volunteer Opportunities with our Workshops & Events Team: 1. Workshop and Events Programming Designer 2. Guest Experience and Hospitality Steward 3. Social Media Coordinator for Workshops and Events Check out our new opportunity to become the Workshop & Events Programming Designer at Tryon Life Community Farm below and email our Engagement Coordinator for further details about our other opportunities 🌱 Join the Tryon Life Community Farm Family! Be Our Workshop and Events Programming Designer!🌱 Are you passionate about land stewardship, community education, and aligning programs with the natural rhythms of the seasons? Do you have a deep appreciation for indigenous knowledge, social justice, and creating meaningful learning experiences? If so, we have the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! Tryon Life Community Farm is looking for a dedicated and creative Workshop and Events Programming Designer to lead our Workshops and Events Team. About Us: Tryon Life Community Farm is a unique urban farm and educational center nestled in the heart of Portland. We’re dedicated to fostering a sustainable and just world by empowering individuals and communities through hands-on learning experiences. Our workshops and events range from permaculture design and organic gardening to herbal medicine and community resilience. **What You’ll Do:** As our Workshop and Events Programming Designer, you’ll be at the heart of designing a robust schedule of workshops and events that are in tune with the rhythm of the seasons and rich in cultural significance. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, includes: - 📅 Developing a dynamic annual program that focuses on the harvest season, planting season, moon cycles, solstices, and social justice holidays. - 🌍 Centering radical and indigenous knowledge in our educational offerings. - 🤝 Working closely with our Workshops Coordinator to plan and execute engaging and informative workshops. - 🌟 I

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