Tryon Life Community Farm

What Tryon Life Community Farm does

Tryon Life Community Farm (TLC Farm) is a seven-acre non-profit land project and event center located at 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd in Portland, Oregon, fully surrounded by Tryon Creek State Park. The farm operates a public Village Green that includes a large yurt, outdoor kitchen, tea house, bonfire area, earthen buildings, a stage, and Portland's first public composting toilets. The balance of the land is open space encompassing gardens, orchards, chicken and goat areas, and fields, with on-site houses hosting two independent residential collectives, Cedar Moon and the Sacred Lands Alliance. Its core technology is community land stewardship and sustainable agriculture; the underlying infrastructure is purpose-built for outdoor gatherings, environmental education, and ecological demonstration.

The farm's product portfolio is built around five interconnected offerings: event hosting (workshops, retreats, weddings, birthdays, meetings, and parties), educational field trips for schools and groups, the Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool for children ages 3-5 running September to June, recurring land-tending workparties and community events (skillshares, monthly potlucks), and specialized programs such as the Foraging School hosted in collaboration with Robin Greenfield.

TLC Farm monetizes through a multi-stream non-profit model: facility rental and event fees, Wild Sprouts Preschool tuition, field-trip and workshop fees, and recurring donations through the "Friends of the Farm" campaign. Pricing is sliding-scale, with donations explicitly used to subsidize access for participants who cannot pay full fees. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with distribution via the farm's physical location, its Drupal/CiviCRM website, email newsletter, and organic social channels. Customer segments are horizontal: general public, schools and educational groups, families with young children, event organizers, and volunteers. The farm explicitly positions its work around land-justice and decolonization, integrating that mission into programming and partnerships.

Name

Tryon Life Community Farm

Legal name

Tryon Life Community Farm

Website

https://tryonfarm.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tryon Life Community Farm is a seven-acre non-profit land project and event center in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by Tryon Creek State Park. It runs outdoor event hosting, educational field trips, the Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool (ages 3-5), workparties, and community events, funded by fees and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Farm and Event Center

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor / Nature-Based Nursery & Forest Playgroups (EDACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community farm events
• Nature education programs
• Outdoor preschool
• Sustainable agriculture
• Event venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Hosting: Rental fees for hosting workshops, retreats, weddings, birthdays, meetings, and parties at the farm's village green facilities including a large yurt, outdoor kitchen, tea house, bonfire area, earthen buildings, and stage.
2. Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool: Outdoor, place-based farm and forest preschool program for children ages 3-5, running September to June.
3. Donations (Friends of the Farm): Monthly recurring donations from community supporters (Friends of the Farm) providing financial stability. The farm runs campaigns to grow this donor base with a goal of raising $100 more per month through grassroots giving.
4. Educational Field Trips: Fees for organized group educational visits to the farm for learning about nature, farming, and ecology.
5. Program Fees: Fees for workshops, skillshares, and other educational programs hosted at the farm.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TLC Farm is a seven-acre non-profit land project and event center in Portland, Oregon, offering event venue rentals (workshops, retreats, weddings, birthdays, meetings, parties), educational field trips, the Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool for ages 3-5, and recurring community events and workshops. Operations are supported by community donations, volunteer labor, and program fees.

Product overview

Tryon Life Community Farm operates as a seven-acre land project and non-profit event center offering a portfolio of interconnected programs: event hosting services for workshops, retreats, and celebrations; educational field trips; Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool for children ages 3-5; regular land-tending workparties; community events including potlucks and skillshares; and specialized programs like Foraging School. The farm serves as a community-created venue and educational hub centered around sustainable living and land stewardship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool: Outdoor, place-based farm and forest preschool for children ages 3-5, operating from September to June.
• Wild Sprouts Preschool

Products and services

• Event Hosting A community-created venue for public and private events including workshops, retreats, weddings, birthdays, meetings, and parties. Facilities include a large yurt, outdoor kitchen, tea house, bonfire area, earthen buildings, stage, and public composting toilets.
• Educational Field Trips Organized educational visits for groups, primarily schools and youth organizations, to learn about the farm, forest, ecology, and sustainable practices at Tryon Life Community Farm. Visits are typically scheduled Tuesday through Thursday.
• Wild Sprouts Forest Preschool An outdoor, place-based farm and forest preschool program for children ages 3-5, running from September to June. Provides nature immersion and early childhood education at the farm.
• Foraging School Educational workshops teaching responsible foraging for food around Portland ecosystems, taught by Robin Greenfield, with proceeds supporting the One Million Community Fruit Tree initiative. Scheduled event on June 21, 2026.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cedar MooncoreOthersIndependent residential collective housed on the TLC Farm land. Cedar Moon residents are part of the broader farm community and participate in land stewardship and community activities.
• Sacred Lands AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collective created by and for people of color that has taken root on TLC Farm land. Working with TLC Farm volunteers to make the land and programs more accessible for frontline communities who have been alienated from their lands. Represents the farm's commitment to equity and addressing historical colonialism.
• Tryon Creek State Natural AreacoreOthersAdjacent state park that surrounds TLC Farm, providing the forested setting for the farm's operations and programming.
• One Million Community Fruit Tree InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity initiative supported by Foraging School events at TLC Farm. Robin Greenfield's Foraging School event on June 21, 2026 will have proceeds supporting this initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Shelburne Farms: Vermont nonprofit educational farm with public programming, school visits, and workshops on a large working landscape. Shelburne's model of using farm assets for education, events, and community engagement maps directly to TLC Farm's combination of working farm and public programming.
• The Farm School: Massachusetts nonprofit farm combining working agriculture with year-round education, teen and adult programs, and public events. The Farm School's educational-farm-and-events structure and nonprofit land stewardship approach are comparable to TLC Farm's operations.
• Zenger Farm: Portland-based urban farm combining sustainable agriculture, educational field trips, and community events on a similar nonprofit, community-created model. Zenger Farm's CSA, school programs, and public gatherings closely mirror TLC Farm's education-plus-events structure within the same metro market.
• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: New York-area nonprofit educational farm hosting events, workshops, school programming, and public farm experiences. Stone Barns' combination of venue hosting, food/agriculture education, and public access is structurally similar to TLC Farm's event-plus-education model.
• Hidden Villa: Los Altos Hills, CA nonprofit farm and wilderness preserve operating a forest preschool, summer camps, educational programs, and public events on multi-use land. The combination of on-site preschool, environmental education, and community programming parallels TLC Farm's portfolio.
• Caretaker Farm: Small Massachusetts nonprofit farm operating a CSA alongside educational programming and community events on a modest acreage. Caretaker Farm's scale, educational mission, and community-centered operations closely resemble TLC Farm's small-farm, nonprofit, multi-program structure.

Broad incumbents

• Tinkergarten: National outdoor-education provider offering curriculum-driven nature programs for young children across many U.S. markets. Tinkergarten addresses overlapping demand for nature-based early childhood experiences, but operates at much greater geographic scale and as a broader incumbent rather than a single-site nonprofit.

Regional players

• Forest Park Conservancy: Portland nonprofit supporting the adjacent Forest Park with stewardship, education, and volunteer programs. Forest Park Conservancy shares TLC Farm's volunteer-driven land stewardship and nature-education model in the same metro region, with strong thematic overlap.
• Leach Botanical Garden: Portland public garden offering nature-based education, events, and community programming on a managed natural site. Leach operates in the same Portland metro market as TLC Farm with overlapping educational and community audiences, but its focus is horticultural display rather than working farm.
• Bird Alliance of Oregon: Portland-based nonprofit (formerly Audubon Society of Portland) operating wildlife sanctuary, nature education, school programs, and community events. The organization's public-facing nature programming and education-focused mission are thematically aligned with TLC Farm's outdoor learning focus in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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