Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter-03-22-2023

Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter

Welcome to your fourth ReFresh newsletter of the season! Happy Spring everyone! The weather is warming up and the time is now to learn about and begin the process of creating your own garden. Growing your favorite produce has many nutritional benefits and a great skill to have. Check out the resources section to see how you can get started
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about Whole Wheat Bread from Ther Ferm Brinery and Bakehouse in the “Featured Bag Item” section.
– Learn how to take care of pollinators 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 Mosaic contemporary art exhibit, gardening workday, and Seed to Supper class 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.

Featured Bag Item

Whole Wheat Bread from The Ferm Brinery and Bakehouse
The Ferm Brinery and Bakehouse is an award-winning Albuquerque-based fermented foods company and flour mill. We create naturally leavened breads made from locally sourced freshly stone-milled grains. Not just limited to the bread we also make our own kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt, kombucha, and all things fermented.
We have recently moved into our retail space in Old Town and are hoping to open by this summer. Currently, you can order our bread at www.newmexicoharvest.com. You can also stop by Tiny Grocer in Old Town to pick up a loaf today. Starting April 15 we will be at the Albuquerque Downtown Growers Market at Robinson Park every Saturday. Please follow us on Instagram @thefermbrineryandbakehouse.
Check out the below recipe that will be featured during the cooking class this Thursday! Remember to sign up for the class.

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.

Ask a Farmer


Recipes We Love!

  • Pinto Bean Chili with Winter squash and corn 
    Refresh your palate with this simple and delicious recipe.  This dish will be a great side or main entreé to share with your friends and family. The amount of flavor packed into this recipe will blow your mind and will have everyone asking for the recipe.
  • Black Bean Queso Wrap
    What is the best way to use your Monterey Jack cheese? Look no further than this recipe. The simplicity will shock you and the taste will leave you speechless. This is perfect for a light lunch and be sure to add a fresh salad using local farmers’ spring harvest to take this wrap to the next level.
  • Roasted Purple Carrots
    This roasted carrot recipe will complement your favorite dish. It is simple, flavorful, and most importantly nutritious. Fresh carrots will work best with this recipe, so be sure to stop by your local farmers’ market and try it out for yourself.
    Recipes by 1) myrecipe,  2) eating well,  3) eating well

Community Resources

Interested in an Art Exhibit featuring local artists from our very own state as well as the rest of the world. This art show features mosaic art made from various materials such as beads, colored glass, and other art mediums. This Exhibit is only in town for a few more weeks so check it out before it is too late.
Website: https://www.fusionnm.org/upcoming/2023/2/3/mosaic-and-mosaic-like-a-contemporary-art-exhibit
Contact: [email protected] to schedule a tour
Garden Workday & Community Conversation

Spring is officially here, and Van Buren Middle School would like to offer anyone interested the opportunity to help tend their garden, as well as join in the conversation on how to transform the International District. If you or your friends/family want to learn about plants this would be a good opportunity to do so.
Seed to Supper Online Class

Ever wanted to plant your own vegetable garden but don’t know where to start? New Mexico State University is offering a course on how you can do that. The course is free and features sections on planning, soil prep, planting, gardening, harvest, and storage.  This course is available now and the best part is it is FREE.
This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
  • Pinto Beans from Ness Farms*
  • Salad mix from Farms of Song*
  • Sunflower sprouts from Tesuque Pueblo Farm*
  • Lettuce and winter squash from Silver Leaf Farms*
  • Purple carrots from Casa Fresco Farm*
  • Potatoes from White Mountain Farm
  • Monterey Jack from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
  • Whole wheat bread from The Ferm Brinery and Bakehouse*- Three Sisters Kitchen Food Business Training Program Graduate
* 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: Crossroads for Women, Kids’ Cook, SWOP, Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico, 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!
– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen
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