The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Mind Body Art (MBA) Activities led by UA Professor, Aurelia Mouzet. MBA are creative workshops that combine movement, body and emotion expression, improv theatre, and meditation, allowing participants to experience a collective multisensory experience where creativity meets well-being. Here is where the smiles emerge.

In the “Placita” outside Mission Garden’s kitchen

FREE and open to the public, for all ages

Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15
9am-11am both days

Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.

This February, join Mission Garden and Iskashitaa Refugee Network to learn several way to prepare citrus and try tastes of each. Taste a variety of citrus from Mission Garden and Iskashitaa Refugee Network’s gleaning work around Tucson, such as Seville oranges, Valencia oranges, Mexican sweet limes, grapefruit, pomelo, and Meyer lemon.

In the “Placita” outside Mission Garden’s kitchen

FREE and open to the public, for all ages

Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15
9am-11am both days

Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.

This February, join Mission Garden and Iskashitaa Refugee Network to learn several way to prepare citrus and try tastes of each. Taste a variety of citrus from Mission Garden and Iskashitaa Refugee Network’s gleaning work around Tucson, such as Seville oranges, Valencia oranges, Mexican sweet limes, grapefruit, pomelo, and Meyer lemon.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

On the second Tuesday of every month, Iskashitaa hosts a food preservation workshop dedicated to reducing food waste and educating the public on all the ways to transform local food. Using what we have harvested that month and the rescued food we have received from our partners, we come together at St. Francis in the Foothills’ commercial kitchen and make food products that are then sold on our online shop and at events.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Multicultural Drum Circle with dance and drum master Denise Bey. This Consists of a fun morning of drumming, dancing, and playing a variety of percussion instruments from around the world!

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

Please sign up for this harvest here

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Sala De Libros (UA World of Words). Our monthly Sala is an intergenerational exchange to practice languages, exchange cultures and build community together with a focus on literacy and books for all. Resident Art Mediator, Katrina Kerstetter from Koru Multicultural Library facilitates literacy/reading games and group art activities based on books to accommodate learners of all different levels and abilities in language-learning in a dynamic, fun and safe way. Sharing cultures matter.

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

Seed Saving and Distribution

Mission Garden offers free weekly Seed Saving workshops. Participants learn and practice seed-saving while also learning about local crops and native plants. Mission Garden will collaborate with Iskashitaa Refugee Network to expand this offering to include refugees by providing transportation and incentives for participants who will be encouraged to share their own seed-saving knowledge. 

Mission Garden donates its surplus seed to volunteers, visitors, and school and community gardens. Mission Garden will improve its seed-saving materials, and increase and diversify the number of beneficiaries of its seed donations.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

On the second Tuesday of every month, Iskashitaa hosts a food preservation workshop dedicated to reducing food waste and educating the public on all the ways to transform local food. Using what we have harvested that month and the rescued food we have received from our partners, we come together at St. Francis in the Foothills’ commercial kitchen and make food products that are then sold on our online shop and at events.

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Multicultural Drum Circle with dance and drum master Denise Bey. This Consists of a fun morning of drumming, dancing, and playing a variety of percussion instruments from around the world!

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

Help us harvest around Tucson! Join our group of refugees, staff & volunteers as we rescue fruit from backyards, produce from gardens and an occasional desert edible harvest to distribute to hundreds of families. 

We suggest wearing long sleeves for plants with thorns, sunblock and any other sun protection, and close toed shoes. Additionally, please bring a reusable water bottle and your Iskashitaa nametag! Snacks and gloves are provided! We will also provide safety demonstrations and best practices with harvesting equipment. 

If you are a group looking to volunteer, please use this page to sign up instead. We are always looking for harvest drivers, so please visit our Volunteer Driver Information Page here and call us at 520-440-0100 if you are able to fulfill the requirements!

Local artist sale featuring jewelry, ceramics, glass and metal art, paintings, mosaics, prints, stickers, Syrian food, delicious cupcakes, oils and ointments, crocheted animals, local jams and dried herbs, plants and pots, burp pads etc.

Sign up here - https://signup.com/go/GnLnfFT

Zero Waste Tucson is a community-driven movement that aims to promote sustainable consumption and production practices. Its goal is to raise awareness about the benefits of zero-waste initiatives in creating a cleaner Tucson. By adopting effective waste management practices, Tucsonans can reduce waste generation and help reduce pollution levels, mitigate the impact of the climate crisis.

Iskashitaa Refugee Network will be on hand to collect Childrens Books, Garden Tools, 4oz & 8oz Ball, Kerr & Mason Canning Jars, Foreign Language Books.

Volunteer for this event here