Contribute to TLC Farm

Make a donation now to support our ongoing capital campaign -- this year we are repaying $55,000 of bridge loans without which we would not have been able to save the Farm.

Or, please make checks to Tryon Life Community Farm. Send to:
11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97219.

For more information, contact: gro.mrafnoyrt@nuf or 503-245-3847

Your donations are tax-deductible! TLC Farm has received its 501(c)3 determination letter from the IRS (view it here) confirming that all donations since April 2004 are fully deductible. Our EIN is 20-1887272.

On March 31, after months of hard work and negotiations, TLC Farm successfully finalized acquisition of the purchase option for the land it occupies from Brownstone Homes, a development firm that planned to build 23 luxury homes on this sensitive site.

TLC Farm is now in a contractual agreement to buy this land and hold it in trust as a community resource for all to enjoy. Our first major milestone has been met; now, we turn to the next task: raising the funds necessary to complete the land purchase.

Over the next months we will be fulfilling the terms of the purchase agreement, paying $4000 per month towards the purchase cost of $1.425 million, due in January 2006.

There are a variety of opportunities for organizations and individuals to get involved:

• Adopt-a-Month. Take on responsibility for fundraising one month's $4000 earnest money, and we'll make sure to call that month by your name in your honor. This is a great way to make a big difference right away.
• General donations. Your generosity keeps our operations going. Send a check made out to "TLC Farm" to 11640 SW Boones Ferry Rd, or donate online. (TLC Farm has filed for 501(c)(3) recognition from the IRS, and tax-exemption is retroactive to donations made since we organized in April 2004.)
• Friends of the Farm. Our sustainer program -- from as little as $10 a month -- verifies our ability to depend on regular community support, a key element of our long-term budget. And with our convenient online registration system, it's easier than ever to join in!
• Equity as security. Equity in property (and other assets) can be used as security to allow us to get low-interest loans from sympathetic foundations.
• Contacts. Real estate transactions are about relationships. We need to build a solid team of well-connected, experienced allies willing to engage with the variety of institutions, financers, and stakeholders involved, with the success of our long-term vision as their collective aim.

We can do all this because of the broad support you've demonstrated. Hundreds of volunteers, participants, and donors have proven that this is truly a grassroots effort with wide-ranging appeal. That translates directly into financial capacity: TLC Farm's land acquisition campaign already includes both public and private partners. For example, Metro's Greenspace Acquisition Program and the Friends of Tryon Creek State Park have both expressed interest in financially supporting TLC Farm's land acquisition. Combined with individual contributions and loans great and small, we are moving forward with increased community involvement.

This beautiful land tells its own story. We invite you to come walk through the herb and vegetable gardens, visit our naturally built structures, and see the inspiring potential for furthering ecological sustainability. Call to schedule a tour!