September 2012
NEWS
Tryon Life Community Farm
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began accepting graywater permit
applications in April 2012.
Graywater originates from bath-
tubs, bathroom and kitchen sinks
and clothes washers, not toilet water
or garbage wastes.
“Reuse of graywater reduces the
demand on other sources of water,
such as potable water, surface water
and groundwater,” says the DEQ
website.
The farm plans to use graywater
to irrigate its gardens, but it needs
to make changes to the pipe system
first, Bell said.
The farm uses rain water on its
gardens, some of which are culti-
vated within a forested area, creat-
ing biodiversity in the same manner
Native Americans did, and it is a
successful technique, Bell said.
“It’s not your typical southwest
front yard,” she said. “But, there’s
a lot more food here than in your
typical southwest front yard.”
Another recent development at
the farm is Saturday work parties,
which began in February. Projects
have included removing invasive
species, improvements to livestock
areas and building an eight-person,
wood-fired hot tub, made of a live-
stock water trough.
The school year for the Waldorf-
style Mother Earth School begins
this month, serving nine preschool-
ers and 12-15 kindergarteners. One
slot is open for kindergarten, and
there’s a waiting list for the pre-
school.
“If people are interested, there’s
always the possibility of cancella-
tions if they want to apply,” Bolger
said.
Field trips and day camps bring
hundreds of children to the farm
each year.
Through workshops, adults can
learn about a host of topics. Past
events have covered sustainable
building, raising chickens and gar-
dening.
People are welcome to hold re-
treats and other events at the farm,
using its various amenities, such as
an outdoor kitchen, outdoor stage,
tea house, barn classroom and ovens
made of cob, an adobe-like material,
Bell said. Venue-users are encour-
aged to make a donation, but no one
is turned away.
The farm needs $3,000 per month
to stay open, most of which comes
from community support in the
form of individual donations and
education program revenue, Bell
said.
The community has backed the
farm from the beginning. Originally
a family farm, then a rental, a group
of environmentalists, including Bell,
halted a 23-house development on
the site. The group kept the land
by raising $1.6 million in 2006 with
support from thousands of local
residents, the city of Portland and
Metro.
The farm, which falls within Ar-
nold Creek Neighborhood Associa-
tion boundaries, has gotten plenty
of support from the association. Its
members wrote letters of support
and spoke out at meetings during
the effort to save the farm from de-
velopers, Bell said.
“I think the neighborhood agrees
that a community center that in-
cludes a school and community is
far more desirable than, shall we
say, 20 McMansions,” said Michael
Dexter, Arnold Creek chairman.
Arnold Creek secretary Sharon
Keast said the farm offers something
special.
“Not speaking for the neighbor-
hood association, but for myself, I
think it is wonderful and enriching
to have the farm in our neighbor-
The Southwest Portland Post • 5
Snapshot
Community activists Don Baack, Frank Rudloff, Susan Rudloff and Rick Nitti stir
up trouble at the Multnomah Days Festival, August 18. Normally one of the hottest
days of the year, it was wonderfully cool and misty. (Post photo by Don Snedecor)
OHSU Farmers Market
hood,” Keast said. “I like diversity
and appreciate the farm’s educa-
tional programs and am happy they
are advancing to a more sustainable
urban farm.
“I visited the farm with my two
sons when the farm was just starting
out. From the beginning, they have
had some very bright, passionate,
dedicated leadership.”
Dexter’s daughter attended Moth-
er Earth School, and he said he val-
ues his unique neighbors and their
hard work.
“They’re slowly but steadily
growing, and we welcome that,”
he said.
LEARN MORE Drop-in visits are
welcome 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday
through Sunday; scheduled visits and
events take place Tuesday-Thursday;
closed Monday. Location: 11640 SW
Boones Ferry Road. For more informa-
tion, call 503-245-3847 or visit www.
tryonfarm.org.
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Copen said. Its success prompted
the first season in 2007.
Food and Nutrition Services di-
rector Steve Hiatt said the market is
now firmly ensconced. “The market
has become a part of the institution,
so it’s not going anywhere,” Hiatt
said.
IF YOU GO When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays through Oct. 30. Where: In
front of Mackenzie Hall, 3181 SW Sam
Jackson Park Road. For more informa-
tion on the market, call (503) 494-8792,
email farmmkt@ohsu.edu or visit www.
ohsu.edu/farmersmarket. For parking
information, call OHSU Parking at
503-494-8283.
Consumers also can purchase baskets
of fruits, veggies, breads and hummus
from Connect2Fresh and pick it up from
3 to 4:30 p.m. at the OHSU campus.
For more information or to place an
order, visit www.connect2fresh.com.
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