Welcome to your LAST ReFresh newsletter of the 2025 Spring Season!
In this newsletter, you will find:
The ReFresh Post Survey
Information about Baby Kohlrabi and its health benefits in “Featured Bag Item”
Information about harvesting tomatoes in “Gardening”
A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
Information for the Summer Food Service Programs for Children in “Community Resources”
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
What is Baby Kohlrabi and what are its health benefits?
Kohlrabi is a cruciferous vegetable in the same family as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, mustard greens, collards, and kale. It can be eaten raw or cooked and is great for salad or coleslaw. It tastes like broccoli but is a bit sweeter and crunchier.
Kohlrabi is rich in vitamin C, which helps the body reduce inflammation, improve immunity, and fight off infection. Vitamin C can also lower cholesterol.
Kohlrabi is also rich in folate, an important nutrient for pregnant women because it can help prevent some birth defects.
Storage and Food Safety:
Wash hands before and after handling fresh produce.
Wash thoroughly and store with leaf stems removed.
Kohlrabi can be stored in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Storage life can be extended if kohlrabi is placed in sealed perforated plastic bags.
To prevent cross-contamination, keep kohlrabi away from raw meat and meat juices.
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.
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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: Kids’ Cook, Together for Brothers, Mandy’s Farm, New Mexico Asian Family Center, 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!
