Welcome to your third ReFresh newsletter of the season! We’re hoping the monsoon season brings just the right amount of rain for growing!
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Walk With Ease Program Flyer.
– Learn more about peaches and their health benefits in the “Featured Bag Item” section.
– Harvesting tomatoes in the “Ask a Farmer” section.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Check out the information for the film screening Agave, joining a new community urban homesteading group and the Bosque Chile Fest in the “Community Resource” section.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and thank you for your participation as we work together to build a healthy local food system.
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
Featured Bag Item
Peaches are high in vitamin A and C, which have antioxidant properties that help maintain our overall health. Peaches are also high in fiber, which reduces cholesterol and manages blood sugar levels by slowing the rate of sugar absorption in the body. Peaches can be served fresh or baked. To ripen peaches faster, place peaches in a brown paper bag on the kitchen counter. Once the peaches have reached ripeness, then you should place them in the refrigerator. They should last about an additional week in the refrigerator.
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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.
Ask a Farmer
Recipes We Love!
Check out the below three recipes that you can use your Refresh bag with.
Crispy Fingerling potatoes – enjoy hot as a side for grilled meats or veggies
Potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium (more than a banana). Fingerlings are also a good source of vitamin B6 and are fat, sodium and cholesterol-free. Fingerling potatoes can be served as a side dish with a protein, sauce or soup.
Onions contain antioxidants that have been linked to reduced risk of cancer, lower blood sugar levels, and improved bone health.
Basil is an herb that its essential oils can help lower cholesterol and triglycerides. It also contains magnesium which can help improve blood flow by reducing inflammation and allowing muscles and blood vessels to relax.
Agave is Life film screening: Agave is Life is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with its myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave’s story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic, and modern-day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant’s future.
Directed by Meredith L. Dreiss & Davi Brown | Documentary | 2014 | 70 minutes | English | TVPG
Community Urban Homesteading: Are you interested in living more sustainably while you deepen your connection with nature around your home? Join a new community urban homesteading group. The group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month to exchange ideas, bring questions and share progress on projects. Join to learn about the possibilities of urban and backyard homesteading. This group will start meeting August 15 at the Cherry Hills Library in the Cherry Hills Meeting room from 6:30-7:30pm
Bosque Chile Fest: August 19th 3pm-8pm and August 20th from 11am-4pm at the Villa Hispana at Expo New Mexico. There will be live music, food and art. Tickets are about $15, not including parking. Get tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bosque-chile-fest-tickets-658737299997
This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
*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 bags will always include local food items.
Special thanks to all of the farmers and food producers working so hard to feed our communities; to the staff, volunteers, donors, and ReFresh families who make the program work, and to our partners at MoGro 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
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