Welcome to your 3rd ReFresh newsletter of the season! May we get some good rain before the Monsoon Season ends!
In this newsletter, you will find:
The ReFresh Calendar and link to register for the 2nd ReFresh Online Cooking Class of the season, which is on August 12th, online from 1-2pm.
Information about Summer Squash and its health benefits in “Featured Bag Item”.
Pamela Otero’s “Food is Function”, featuring information about potatoes and whether or not they cause high blood sugar.
How to seed save for tomatoes in “Gardening”.
A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
What’s going on in town 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.
Featured Bag Item
What is Summer Squash and what are its health benefits?
“Yellow varieties of squash provide numerous health benefits. The vegetable is high in vitamins A, B6, and C, folate, magnesium, fiber, riboflavin, phosphorus, and potassium”.
Recipes by 1) Three Sisters Kitchen , 2) Three Sisters Kitchen , 3) spendwithpennies.com
Community Resources
The National Latino Behavioral Health Association is sponsoring Feria De Salud – Cultura es Medicina August 8th, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm. For more information visit http://nlbha.org
Bathrooms and Farmworker Dignity book release for Not Our Farm Friday, August 22, 6 -9 pm at the Alpaca Gallery 1415 4th St. SW Albuquerque, NM
Centro Savila’s case managers can help you find out if you are eligible for WIC. Call 505-312-72976 today!
Los administradores de casos del Centro Savila pueden ayudarle a averiguar si es elegible para WIC. Llame 505-312-72976 hoy!
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
