Join local grower and master gardener Sacha Gee Burns to talk organic growing! Informal Q&A. Gets tips and tricks. Learn about natural fertilizers and pest control. Inside dirt on farmers’ markets too!
[past] Coffee with a Farmer! April 28, 2012
2024 Year In Review
Click the link below to check out our accomplishments in 2024 and what is on deck for 2025. If you’d like to consider us in your charitable giving, go here: https://tfinstitute.org/giving/ Thanks so much!
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2024 Year In Review
Click the link below to check out our accomplishments in 2024 and what is on deck for 2025. If you’d like to consider us in your charitable giving, go here: https://tfinstitute.org/giving/ Thanks so much!
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Tryon Farm Race Day! Saturday 9/20 – 4 Miler/8 Miler/25k/50k and 2-mile Fun Run/Walk
Come join us for a fun day of trail running! We have multiple distances for all runners. https://raceroster.com/events/2025/95375/tryon-farm-4-miler8-miler25k50k-and-2-mile-fun-runwalk
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Tryon Farm Race Day! Saturday 9/20 – 4 Miler/8 Miler/25k/50k and 2-mile Fun Run/Walk
Come join us for a fun day of trail running! We have multiple distances for all runners. https://raceroster.com/events/2025/95375/tryon-farm-4-miler8-miler25k50k-and-2-mile-fun-runwalk
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2022 Year In Review
Click the link below to check out our accomplishments in 2022 and what is on deck for 2023. If you’d like to consider us in your charitable giving, go here: https://tfinstitute.org/giving/ Thanks so much! https://tfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tryon-farm-institute-2022-23.pdf
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2022 Year In Review
Click the link below to check out our accomplishments in 2022 and what is on deck for 2023. If you’d like to consider us in your charitable giving, go here: https://tfinstitute.org/giving/ Thanks so much! https://tfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tryon-farm-institute-2022-23.pdf
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Head Start – Imagination Station Collaboration
TFI is excited to announce that we have officially begun a relationship with Michigan Cities Head Start and Imagination Station programs to provide nature opportunities for the students. We have had field trips this year and are planning a big
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Head Start – Imagination Station Collaboration
TFI is excited to announce that we have officially begun a relationship with Michigan Cities Head Start and Imagination Station programs to provide nature opportunities for the students. We have had field trips this year and are planning a big
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Barn Raising
In 2019, we formally kicked off the Barn rehabilitation project. On the heels of our successful bid to add the historic 1892 barn and barnyard to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, we began fundraising and applied for
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Barn Raising
In 2019, we formally kicked off the Barn rehabilitation project. On the heels of our successful bid to add the historic 1892 barn and barnyard to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, we began fundraising and applied for
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Tryon Farm Institute Film Series
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5/13 7pm – Indiana Wildlife Federation Presentation – Why Wildlife Friendly Habitat Is Important
Join TFI and IWF for a 60 minute presentation on the benefits of wildlife friendly habitat. Learn how to attract Monarchs and why invasive species need to go! When: Thursday May 13th, 7pm centralWhere: Zoom meeting, see details below Join
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5/13 7pm – Indiana Wildlife Federation Presentation – Why Wildlife Friendly Habitat Is Important
Join TFI and IWF for a 60 minute presentation on the benefits of wildlife friendly habitat. Learn how to attract Monarchs and why invasive species need to go! When: Thursday May 13th, 7pm centralWhere: Zoom meeting, see details below Join
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2020 Year In Review
2020 was a challenging year and an amazing reminder of the importance of connecting with nature. Not even a pandemic could slow the work at Tryon Farm Institute (TFI). Thank you so much to TFI’s volunteers (board members, governing members
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2020 Year In Review
2020 was a challenging year and an amazing reminder of the importance of connecting with nature. Not even a pandemic could slow the work at Tryon Farm Institute (TFI). Thank you so much to TFI’s volunteers (board members, governing members
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Indiana Wildlife Federation Designates TFI’s 5k trail Certified Sustainable!
Check out latest IWF newsletter here: https://www.indianawildlife.org/lib/uploads/files/pdfs/Publications/Hoosier%20Conservation%20Newsletter_11_2020.pdf?blm_aid=46343169
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Great Gifts For The Holidays
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Great Gifts For The Holidays
Purchase online here through our partner’s site Beverly & 3rd Purchase online here through our partner’s site Beverly & 3rd
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2020 Spring
The TFI Board is extremely proud of the amount of work that continues at Tryon Farm Institute. In difficult times, connections with nature are an amazing salve to the upheaval around us. Thank you for all those who continue to
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2020 Spring
The TFI Board is extremely proud of the amount of work that continues at Tryon Farm Institute. In difficult times, connections with nature are an amazing salve to the upheaval around us. Thank you for all those who continue to
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2019 Year In Review
2019 was a very fun and productive year at Tryon Farm Institute. Hats off to TFI’s volunteers (board members, governing members and friends) who put in countless volunteer hours to produce wonderful programming and land restoration efforts. Education and outreach efforts put
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2019 Year In Review
2019 was a very fun and productive year at Tryon Farm Institute. Hats off to TFI’s volunteers (board members, governing members and friends) who put in countless volunteer hours to produce wonderful programming and land restoration efforts. Education and outreach efforts put
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Hunters Moon Dance Happening 2019
Thank you to all of those who participated in this year’s Hunters Moon performance. It was amazing! Dance, music and color permeated the meadow with a finale at the barn. Hunters Moon and Kristina Isabelle Dance Company showcase what a
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Hunters Moon Dance Happening 2019
Thank you to all of those who participated in this year’s Hunters Moon performance. It was amazing! Dance, music and color permeated the meadow with a finale at the barn. Hunters Moon and Kristina Isabelle Dance Company showcase what a
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Tryon Farm Institute and Kristina Isabelle Dance presents – ART IN NATURE
The Tryon Farm Institute in partnership with Kristina Isabelle Dance presents Art in Nature, a once a month performance series featuring dance, film, music and art experiences at Tryon Farm in Michigan City. Join us and bring a picnic to
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Tryon Farm Institute and Kristina Isabelle Dance presents – ART IN NATURE
The Tryon Farm Institute in partnership with Kristina Isabelle Dance presents Art in Nature, a once a month performance series featuring dance, film, music and art experiences at Tryon Farm in Michigan City. Join us and bring a picnic to
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Spring Has Sprung!
We’ve had a lot going on with TFI over the past several weeks and wanted to update and thank everyone who has helped out recently. Some pictures are attached from of our activities. Very successful beginning of the garden talk
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Spring Has Sprung!
We’ve had a lot going on with TFI over the past several weeks and wanted to update and thank everyone who has helped out recently. Some pictures are attached from of our activities. Very successful beginning of the garden talk
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2019 Garden Talk Series
Tryon Farm Institute is Growing! 2019 marks a new era for TFI with a new board energized to connect people with nature through responsible land use, diverse educational programs, an exchange of ideas and research opportunities. Please join us as we educate, explore, createand
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2019 Garden Talk Series
Tryon Farm Institute is Growing! 2019 marks a new era for TFI with a new board energized to connect people with nature through responsible land use, diverse educational programs, an exchange of ideas and research opportunities. Please join us as we educate, explore, createand
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Tryon 5K Recreation Trail
THE TRYON FARM RED DIAMOND TRAIL Tryon Farm’s Red Diamond Trail is a 5.0 Kilometer (3.1 mile) long permanent recreational trail that begins at the Chicken Coop adjacent to the original Farmhouse. The pathway winds itself through a series of
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Tryon 5K Recreation Trail
THE TRYON FARM RED DIAMOND TRAIL Tryon Farm’s Red Diamond Trail is a 5.0 Kilometer (3.1 mile) long permanent recreational trail that begins at the Chicken Coop adjacent to the original Farmhouse. The pathway winds itself through a series of
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