Gather together in joy and love - enjoy a casual evening of food, drinks, music, and a silent auction. A special guest will share a story of refuge in the Quad Cities.
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"Refugees are forced to seek safety elsewhere because home, forever soul-filled and memory-rich, is no longer safe. For refugees, exile is the solution to the problem of death."
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Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus a Refuge | Thursday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. | Rogalski Center Ballroom, St. Ambrose University | Free and open to the public
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We are hiring! Tapestry Farms seeks a year-round community navigator to lead our seasonal vegetable urban farm system and mentor refugee youth and young adults.
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In partnership with the Deere Foundation, Freight Farms, the city of Rock Island, and the Quad City Botanical Center, Tapestry Farms announces a significant expansion of our food-growing capabilities for 2024 and beyond.
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Our most important aspiration is that all of the people of Tapestry Farms believe they are supported and cared for. We hope that kindness and perseverance are the languages of Tapestry Farms.
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As we start year number seven of Tapestry Farms, we have some wonderful things happening that I hope will encourage you to continue supporting our work.
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Very few things make us happier here at Tapestry Farms than when people with limited financial resources are able to easily access fresh, locally grown produce that they love to eat - for free.
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Eleven crews, about 100 people, planted, planted, and planted some more this spring. Thank you for helping get our crops in the ground!
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A beautiful setting, an inspiring story, good food, and opportunity to give - Spring Fling is Friday, May 5, 7-10 p.m. at the QC Botanical Center. Purchase your tickets, become a sponsor, volunteer, or donate today.
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More than 200 organizations, including Tapestry Farms, signaled their support for the Welcome Corps, a new U.S. program to privately sponsor refugees.
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We believe that in building the welcoming infrastructure of the Quad Cities with and for refugees and immigrants, our community will become stronger for all.
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One day earlier this fall, a mom and her three teenage daughters arrived at The Cottage, our new space on the Annie Wittenmyer campus in Davenport. We were all so, so happy to see them - we hugged and took absolute delight in their presence.
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We have a new home. To celebrate, we are hosting an open house on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 4-7 p.m.
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Seven (!) city and county governments have issued a proclamation saying the week of Sept. 9-18, 2022, is the first Quad Cities Welcoming Week. Every single government body we asked said yes - without any hesitation at all.
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A collaboration between Community Action of Eastern Iowa and Tapestry Farms, this market offers culturally specific food for people from east and central Africa, as well as personal care items, for families who qualify.
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It's the first ever Tapestry Farms party! We will celebrate the beginning of the growing season with a gathering of friends.
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An opening reception for “Our neighbors, Our Friends: Unsere Nachbarn, Unsere Freunde,” an exhibit at the German American Heritage Center & Museum, in partnership with Tapestry Farms, will be held Sunday, March 6.
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On a morning when the temperature dipped to a point where a negative sign was required before the number, a group of people gathered together on a street corner in the Quad Cities.
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The Schultz Family Foundation, Stand Together Foundation, The Starbucks Foundation and Hello Neighbor announce recipients of the Mobilizing America for Refugees Fund.
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