May Events at the Quad Cities Food Hub

May 2 Jumpy Monkey Coffee will host a tasting from 10-12. Jumpy Monkey® Coffee is a coffee with a cause. The company was founded with the sole intention of providing meaningful and purposeful employment to individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities are involved in every aspect of the coffee creation process from roasting to packaging, marketing, sales, and delivery. The QCFH will also sell baked goods with Jumpy Monkey® Coffee beans incorporated into them.

May 2 will begin our second partnership for the summer with the Davenport Parks and Recreation Department. We will host a children's activity table out front during Market Store hours.

May 3 - 5pm GROW! film screening and farmer panel discussion
"There's a growing movement of educated young people who are leaving the cities to take up an agrarian life. Armed with college degrees, some are unable to find jobs in the current economic slump. Fed up with corporate America and its influence on a broken food system, they aim to solve some of the current system's inequities by growing clean, fair food. GROW! takes a look at this new generation of sustainable farming through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 idealistic, passionate and fiercely independent young growers. In the film they speak of both the joys and the challenges involved in tending the land." Free admission. Popcorn and beverages will be available for sale. Donations accepted.

May 9 - 10am Deaf Day at the Freight House
The Freight House Market Place business are welcoming the Deaf Community to come and learn about what we offer. Licensed and Certified Interpreters from The ASL Source will be on hand to interpret.  This event is family friendly.

May 12 - 6pm-7:30pm Children's Garden Gang
Bring your children to learn how to grow their own food and prepare it after harvest! 
We'll plant a garden at our Spring Celebration and harvest at our Summer Shindig! In addition, we'll prepare and sample season produce, and learn about how plants grow and reproduce. To be part of the fun register by 5pm May 7th! 

May 12 - Spring Celebration 

August 14 - Summer Shindig 

Ages 5-12 
Cost $5
Register by calling 563-328 PARK (7275) 
The Garden Gang is a partnership between the Quad Cities Food Hub and Davenport Parks and Recreation

May 16 - 10am Mindful Eating class

Natural Health Consultant, Laura Van Barg, will discuss the concept of mindfulness as it relates to eating. She will explore influences behind our thoughts and attitudes about food. Students will practice using mindful eating techniques while sampling small bites of various foods.

May 16 - Partnership event with The Freight House Farmers Market - Making Memorial Day cards for soldiers (we will use their patio weather permitting)

May 16 - Fejervary Park Family Fun Day, 12-5  Bounce House, Petting Zoo, Family Activities