Welcome to your eighth ReFresh newsletter of the season! We hope you have been enjoying the weather.
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about radishes in the “Featured Bag Item” section.
– Gardening tips for taking care of squashes 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 Whittier’s I.D. Food Hub, ICAN resources, and building healthy habits to prevent diabetes 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.
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Featured Bag Item
What are radishes and what are their health benefits?
Radishes are root vegetables like carrots and turnips. There are different types of radishes, including daikon radish, black radish, easter egg radish, etc, that come in lots of colors, shapes, and sizes. Radishes taste peppery when eaten raw, which results from a compound called glucosinolate. Glucosinolate is beneficial for blood sugar control.
Check out the below recipe that will be featured in the ReFresh cooking class and don’t forget to sign up for the class in the previous section.
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!
Garlic Mashed Potato Soup
This potato soup recipe is delicious and packed with protein. You can substitute the green onions with green garlic for a more pungent flavor and use a pressure cooker to make it cook quicker.
This pozole recipe is great for a rainy day. You can use the red chile mix from either Soma Ayurvedika or Fiesta On The Go from your previous ReFresh bags to make this pozole.
This recipe is delicious and packed with fiber! Use any greens you have at home and from the ReFresh bag to make it. You can also add chopped green garlic to this dish.
Spice shakes from TSK Food Group by Three Sisters Kitchen*
Potatoes 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: 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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This pozole recipe is great for a rainy day. You can use the red chile mix from either Soma Ayurvedika or Fiesta On The Go from your previous ReFresh bags to make this pozole.
