BLOOM 2009 @ TLC Farm - Saturday May 9th!!!
Location
Bloom 2009
Official Press Release
www.tryonfarm.org/share/bloom-2009
Bloom 2009: Tryon Life Community Farm's 5th Annual Spring Benefit
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Join us on Saturday May 9th at Tryon Life Community Farm for an all
day benefit celebration! At the forefront of turning vision into action,
we will educate, celebrate, demonstrate, and co-create in this
Permaculture haven and seven-acre preserved green space within the
city of Portland. This is a No Alcohol Event
Sliding Scale: $10-$30 (worktrade available-chad@tryonfarm.org)
Biking & Carpooling strongly encouraged. Shuttle Provided:
Please Park @ Riverdale High School - 9727 SW Terwilliger-PDX-97219.
**Event Sponsors**
KBOO - www.kboo.fm
Earth Abstract Project - www.aep.com
Tastebud - www.tastebudfarm.com
LuLu's Raw Chocolate Alchemy - www.luluschocolate.com
The American Center for Sustainability - http://sustainableshift.org
**Music**
* Earth inspired Childrens sing-along with Omiza River - http://omizariver.com/
* SaraTone - Acoustic Soul Expression and Mystical Dub - www.ssearthcollective.org/saratone
* Medicine 4 The People - Soulful Indie Americana - www.myspace.com/nahko
* Myshkin - Gypsy Folk Goddess - www.myshkinsrubywarblers.com/
* Tapwater - World Twang - www.tapwatermusic.com
* Off The Grid – Electronic/NuJazz - www.myspace.com/offthegridportland
**Workshops**
Medicinal Herb Walk around TLC Farm and Tryon Creek State Park,
with Judy BlueHorse Skelton, acclaimed native educator and herbalist. Judy will introduce many native and cultivated herbs and discuss their healing qualities.
Backyard Chicken Workshop with Sue Romas:
Been thinking about getting chickens? Now is the perfect time! Find out
the basics about backyard chicken keeping and get your questions answered. We'll visit all of TLC Farm's awesome DIY chicken set up, from homemade incubator to chicken tractor to layer-house-on-wheels.
Educational Tour of TLC Farm with Jenny Leis,
our most enthusiastic and informative tour guide. Learn about TLC Farm's history, education programs and innovative approaches to sustainable building and community.
**Plant Sale**
The Portland based non-profit, The American Center for
Sustainability's Plant Project will be supporting Tryon Life Community
Farm this Spring at Bloom! For the past two years, the ACS Plant Project
has supported garden sites throughout the Portland community and
surrounding areas by providing over 50,000 free plant starts.
In 2009, the ACS Plant Project has expanded our region of service to
include garden sites throughout Oregon. In neighboring cities and
rural communities, from Portland to Medford and out to Pendleton, ACS
has the privilege of supporting projects who are committed to achieving
sustainability through healthy food production.
ACS is excited to grow our partnership with Tryon Life Community Farm
at this year's Bloom event. Please come and support the farm
and ACS through a bountiful Plant Sale filled wtih 50 varieties of
herbs, flowers, and edible plant starts!
This is a family friendly / alcohol-free event; food and drink not included in admission price.
Tryon Life Community Farm
11640 SW Boones Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97219
www.tryonfarm.org
503.245.3847
(Special Thanks to Rob Pellicer for design and love. – robpea.com)
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