You are invited to BLOOM at TLC Farm!

Bloom 2009: Tryon Life Community Farm's 5th Annual Spring Benefit - - - - - - - THIS SATURDAY, May 9th, 1:00pm-MIDNIGHT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Music - Workshops - Food - Community - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.tryonfarm.org/share/bloom-2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -THIS IS A BENEFIT FOR TRYON LIFE COMMUNITY FARM - - - - - - Join us on THIS 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.

**MUSIC Schedule**

• 1:00- Doors 2:00 - Childrens-Sing-A-Long with Omiza River - www.omizariver.com/
• 3:45 - 4 On The Floor - http://www.myspace.com/4onthefloorsb
• 5:15 - Myshkin - www.myshkinsrubywarblers.com/
• 6:30 - * Break *
• 7:00 - SaraTone - www.ssearthcollective.org/saratone
• 8:30 - Medicine for the People - www.myspace.com/nahko
• 10:30 - Off The Grid - www.myspace.com/offthegridportland

**Workshops**

• 2:30-3:30pm 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.
• 3:45-4:45pm Medicinal Herb Walk around TLC Farm and Tryon Creek State Park, with Judy BlueHorse Skelton: An acclaimed native educator and herbalist, Judy will introduce many native and cultivated herbs and discuss their healing qualities.
• 5:00-6:00pm Educational Tour of TLC Farm with Jenny Leis: Our most enthusiastic and informative tour guide, Jenny will teach 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 with 50 varieties of herbs, flowers, and edible plant starts! **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 This is a family friendly / alcohol-free event; food and drink not included in admission price. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Special Thanks to Rob Pellicer for design and love. – robpea.com) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -