Our Team

Our Vision and Practices

Healthy, happy, and well nourished animals is what we are all about. Everyone is welcome to visit to see the animals and their accommodations and to learn about them. While the grass is growing, animals are moved onto fresh pasture regularly. In the wet season, we keep the animals close to the barn for shelter and supplemental feed while the grass is dormant. All of our ruminants (Cows, Sheep, and Alpacas) are on a grass/hay only diet. Our non-ruminants (Chickens, Ducks, Turkeys, and Pigs) are fed a premium Non-GMO feed from a local family-run feed mill about one-hour away. Each batch of feed is made “fresh to order”, so it maintains high nutrient content. We believe that “You Are What You Eat” and we want you to “Know What Our Food Eats”!

Organizations We Support through Membership and Philanthropy

♦  Metropolitan Business Association

♦  North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce

♦  Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory/Clackamas County Office of Tourism

♦  Friends of Family Farmers & Oregon Pasture Network

♦  Pacific NW CSA Coalition

♦  Food Animal Concerns Trust

♦  Coalition of Communities of Color

♦  The Hough Foundation

TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU AGREE TO WHEN VISITING OUR FARM

FULL RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF RIGHT TO SUE

READ THIS FULL RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF RIGHT TO SUE (“RELEASE”) CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING:  IT HAS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES AFFECTING YOUR RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR ABILITY TO BRING LEGAL ACTIONS.  IF PARTICIPANT IS UNDER 18, A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF PARTICIPANT MUST ALSO READ AND SIGN THIS RELEASE.

ChamBurn Farm, LLC (“Operators”) offers a unique experience hosting and catering private and public events in a farm/ranch setting that allows guests to view or enjoy rural activities, including farming, ranching and interaction with live farm and domestic animals (the “Event”).  Participant desires to participate in the Event and therefore, in consideration of Operators allowing Participant to participate in the Event, agrees to the following:

1. RISKS. PARTICIPANT VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO ACCEPT ALL RISKS OF THE ACTIVITIES (DEFINED BELOW) AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS, HER OR THEIR OWN HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY.  IN PARTICULAR, FARMING, RANCHING AND INTERACTING WITH LIVE ANIMALS INVOLVES A HIGH LEVEL OF RISK AND SERIOUS INJURIES ARE A COMMON AND ORDINARY OCCURRENCE.  PARTICIPANT’S ACCEPTANCE OF RISKS INCLUDES THOSE THAT ARE KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, AND THAT ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE CONNECTED WITH THE ACTIVITIES, EVEN IF CAUSED PARTLY OR ENTIRELY BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF A RELEASED PARTY OR PARTIES (DEFINED BELOW).  Participant understands and accepts that there are a variety of inherent dangers and risks related to the Activities that, due to the nature of the Activities, cannot be entirely controlled or eliminated; and that by engaging in the Activities, he, she or they could sustain damage to property or the property of others and serious injuries resulting in disability, paralysis, or death.

Risks and dangers of the Activities include but are not limited to those caused by or resulting from interacting with farm and domestic animals that are unpredictable and kick, spit, bite, run and can cause personal injury.  In addition, the Event offers the experience of touring a working farm and ranch, which includes the risk of slipping, tripping and falling on slippery, variable or uneven surfaces, terrain, vegetation, rocks and other obstacles including, but not limited to, holes and crevices that may cause broken bones and traumatic brain injuries.  Exposure to pesticides, fertilizers and anhydrous ammonia can cause acute poisoning or long-term respiratory issues.  During periods of high heat, Participants may be exposed to heatstroke.  Machinery and equipment used on a farm/ranch can cause injury, including rollovers and entanglement leading to loss of limbs or death as well as loud noise that can result in hearing loss.  Additional dangers include weather, wildlife, poisonous plants, actions of and collisions with other people and the negligent actions or omissions of other Participants or Released Parties.

2. RELEASE, WAIVER, AND INDEMNIFICATION. BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE, PARTICIPANT (FOR HISSELF, HERSELF AND THEMSELVES AND FOR EACH RELEASING PARTY (DEFINED BELOW)) FULLY AND FINALLY RELEASES, EXONERATES, WAIVES, AND DISCHARGES RELEASED PARTIES (AND EACH OF THEM) FROM ANY CLAIM (DEFINED BELOW) ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT OF RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY BODILY INJURY, DEATH, DISABILITY, PARALYSIS, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR THEFT, OR OTHER LOSS OF ANY KIND CAUSED BY OR ARISING FROM THE EVENT OR ACTIVITIES.

PARTICIPANT FURTHER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD RELEASED PARTIES HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM ASSERTED BY ANY THIRD PARTY AND ANY RELEASING PARTY ARISING FROM THE EVENT OR ACTIVITIES.

3. WARNING. Under Oregon law, there is no liability for an injury to or the death of a participant in an agri-tourism activity conducted at this agri-tourism location if the injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agri-tourism activity.  Inherent risks of agri-tourism activities are risks of injury inherent to land, equipment and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death.  You are assuming the risk of participating in this agri-tourism activity.

By signing this Release, Participant acknowledges that Operators have posted the above WARNING in black letters at least one inch in height at the entrance to the agri-tourism site and at all locations where agri-tourism activity takes place.

4. INSPECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT. Participant will inspect the grounds, facilities, property, and equipment that he, she or they will use for the Activities and, if he, she or they believes any condition is unsafe at any time, he, she or they will immediately avoid that condition, advise Operators of that condition, and refuse to participate.
5. FITNESS REQUIREMENT. The Activities may include rigorous recreational activities. Participant is in good health and physically and mentally able to participate in the Activities; has sufficiently prepared and trained for participation in the Activities; has not been advised by any medical professional not to participate in the Activities; and has no health-related conditions precluding his, her or their participation in the Activities.
6. SAFETY REQUIREMENT. Participant will comply with all Event rules and recommended safety precautions, instructions, and procedures. If Participant has any questions about the Activities or whether he, she or they are physically or mentally capable of participating, it is Participant’s sole responsibility to do whatever research or inquiry is necessary to make that determination, including but not limited to consulting with his or her own medical provider.
7. ALLERGIES. Participant has alerted Operators of any allergies that he, she or they have, including food allergies. Participant is solely responsible for providing any medicine necessary to deal with an allergic reaction.
8. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. While participating in the Activities, immediate rescue and access to medical facilities or expertise necessary to deal with injuries and damage may not be available.  In the event of an injury, Participant consents to Released Parties rendering medical treatment and authorizing transportation, hospitalization, and medical treatment on Participant’s behalf.  Participant acknowledges that any injuries he, she or they receive may be compounded or increased by negligent rescue efforts by Released Parties. Participant has current medical insurance coverage and agrees to be responsible for all billings and debts incurred with respect to any medical-related transportation, treatment, hospitalization, or other services.
9. PUBLICITY RIGHTS. Released Parties may photograph or videotape Participant during the Event.  Participant grants Released Parties a perpetual, non-exclusive, and royalty-free license to use his, her or their image and likeness (in photo, video, or other format) to promote any Released Party, their products or services, and any other farm or ranch events.
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“Activities” means all Event activities, including among other things interacting with live, unpredictable animals and touring the farm and ranch which may include encountering obstacles and hazards associated with farmland and agri-tourism.

“Claim” includes any claim, cause of action, demand, suit, loss, obligation, cost, expense, damage, or liability whatsoever (including without limitation attorney and expert fees).

“Released Parties” include (a) Operators and their respective members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, insurers, equipment suppliers, and volunteers;  (b) Event sponsors, organizers, advertisers, and promoters; (c) owners, lessors, and lessees of property where any Activities take place; and (d) any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies, licensees, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, insurers, equipment suppliers, and volunteers of any of the foregoing.

“Releasing Parties” include Participant and Participant’s spouse, partner, children, parents, guardians, heirs, next of kin, and any legal or personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, or anyone else who might claim or sue on Participant’s behalf.

11. CHOICE OF LAW. This release and Participant’s participation in the Event and Activities are governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Oregon, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.  Any dispute, controversy or Claim arising out of or relating to this Release shall be resolved, at the sole and exclusive election of Owner by confidential and binding arbitration conducted in Portland, Oregon, before a single arbitrator using the rules of the Arbitration Service of Portland, Inc. or by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.
12. INTERPRETATION. This release will be construed broadly to provide release, waiver, and indemnification to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law. If any provision is found to be void, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable as drafted, Released Parties and Releasing Parties intend that such provision be amended and construed in a manner designed to effectuate the purposes of the provision to the fullest extent permitted by law. If such provision cannot be so amended and construed, it shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall remain unimpaired and in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Release is the complete understanding between Released Parties and Releasing Parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes any previous or contemporaneous understandings Releasing Parties may have had with Released Parties on this subject.

I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND A CONTRACT, THAT I HAVE GIVEN UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS—BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF RELEASING PARTIES—BY SIGNING IT, AND I SIGN IT VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY INDUCEMENT, ASSURANCE, OR GUARANTEE BEING MADE TO ME.  I INTEND THIS RELEASE TO BE A COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL LIABILITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.

PARENT/GUARDIAN WAIVER FOR MINORS
(under 18 years old)

The undersigned parent or legal guardian does hereby warrant and represent that he, she or they are, in fact, acting in such capacity and has legal authority to enter into this release on behalf of Releasing Parties, has consented to the minor’s participation in the Activities, and has agreed individually and on behalf of the minor or Releasing Parties, to the terms set forth above. The undersigned has carefully read this Release and fully understands that it is intended to and will have legal consequences that may be adverse to the undersigned and the Releasing Parties. The undersigned also agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Released Parties harmless from any Claim that may be brought by or on behalf of the minor against the Operators involving the participation or use of services/products/activities covered by this Release or any breach of this Release by the parent, legal guardian or minor.