Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to the third ReFresh newsletter of the season! It’s almost spring! We love seeing new life sprouting all around us.
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about kale and its health benefits in “Ask a Registered Dietitian” with Lisa.
– Learn tips about seedlings in the “Ask a Farmer” section.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Check out information about Walk with Ease program and container gardening workshops in the “Community Resources” section with Katharine.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and thank you for your participation as we work together to build a healthy local food system.
Ask a Registered Dietitian
by Lisa Chen
What is kale and what are its health benefits?
Kale is in the same family as cabbage, Brussel sprouts, bok choy, and broccoli. These cruciferous vegetables are all a part of the Brassicaceae vegetable family and are celebrated for their cancer prevention properties. Kale is also high in vitamin k, which is important for bone health and crucial for blood coagulation (a process that helps control bleeding). Check out this kale and bean soup recipe. You can use the kale and mustard green mix and the pinto beans in your ReFresh bag to make this delicious soup!
Do you have a question about food and nutrition? Send your questions to [email protected].
Disclaimer: The information shared by Three Sisters Kitchen (TSK) is for general informational purposes only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by a doctor or other health care provider.
Photo by Food Hero
Ask a Farmer
by Tiana Baca 
Recipes We Love!
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This easy avocado toast is a great breakfast or snack option because it provides protein, healthy fats, and carbs.
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This macrobiotic plate is packed with fiber, which is important for our gut health.
Recipes by 1) Tey Moore, 2) Katharine
Community Resources
by Katharine Hill
Walk with Ease program
Walk with Ease is a FREE exercise program offered by Paths to Health NM. This program aims to help participants reduce pain and improve overall health.
Sign up HERE
Spanish language container gardening class
Susana Espino, a graduate of the Harvest to Health program and a leader of the home gardening program at Three Sisters Kitchen, will be teaching a container gardening class in Spanish on Saturday, March 5 at 12:00 pm at La Esquinita. Invite your friends and family to learn with Susana!
This week your ReFresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
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Kale and mustard green mix from Tres Arboles Garden*
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Sunflower sprouts from Tesuque Pueblo Farm*
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Salad mix from Silver Leaf Farm*
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Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
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Spice shake from TSK Food Group*
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Chai Tea Elixer from Soma Ayurvedika*
Owner and creator of Soma Ayurvedika, Anthony Fierro (with his feet firmly planted in New Mexican culture), applies the principles of Ayurveda (a how to live science) to create simple yet purposeful edibles/drinkables with all or some of the six tastes; sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent, with the philosophy on how they relate and interact with each individual according to their own unique constitution.
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9-grain bread from Fano Bread Company*
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Pinto beans from Ness Farms*
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Red potatoes from White Mountain Farms
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Mushrooms, eggplant, avocados, and apples from Quality Fruit & Veg
* NM grown / NM made. We raise money to purchase these foods from local farmers and food producers as a concrete way to invest in our local food system and get delicious, fresh, local food to our ReFresh families. Keep an eye out for these local farms and food businesses when you do your food shopping. ReFresh boxes will always include local food items.
Thank You!
Special thanks to all of the farmers and food producers working so hard to feed our communities; our partner organizations who helped to recruit ReFresh families: Centro Savila, Crossroads for Women, SWOP, Supportive Housing Coalition, Street Food Institute, Together for Brothers, Mandy’s Farm, New Mexico Asian Family Center, Working Classroom, and YES Housing; to the staff, volunteers, donors, and ReFresh families who make the program work, and to our partners at MoGro Mobile Grocery, who pack these beautiful ReFresh bags each week for us, and who do so much important work connecting communities to healthy food throughout New Mexico. There would be no ReFresh program without all of you – we love our partners!
– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen