Welcome to your ReFresh newsletter. Happy Spring Equinox!
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Information about Soma Ayurvedika’s masala spice mix- the newest product to come out of the Three Sisters Kitchen’s Food Business Training Program in “Ask a Health Educator” with Lisa.
– Tips for taking care of pollinators in “Ask a Farmer” with Tiana.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Community resources for the Drive Through Seed Share event held by Food is Free Albuquerque.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and thank you for your participation as we work together to build a healthy local food system.
Next ReFresh distribution: 4/7/21
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
Ask a Registered Dietitian With Lisa Chen
Introducing a new product- masala spice mix from Soma Ayurvedika
Soma Ayurvedika is a new food business and is a graduate of the Three Sister’s Kithcne’s Food Business Training Program. Their India-inspired masala spice mix brings delicious flavor to soups, saute, curry, stir-fry, etc. Replacing salt with herbs, spices, citrus, garlic, and onion during cooking is a great option to reduce sodium in our diet, which is beneficial to our heart health.
Check out this masala veggie recipe by Soma Ayurvedika:
Do you have a question about food and nutrition for us to answer in future newsletters and Q&A videos? 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 With Farmer Tiana Baca
Check out tips below for taking care of pollinators:
Recipes We Love!
This corn chip pie recipe from Three Sisters Kitchen intern, Emmet Paul, is simple and delicious! Try it at home with the corn tortillas from Sabroso Foods, vegetables from Silver Leaf Farms and Vida Verde Farm. If you have questions for future recipes, please send them to [email protected].
This hearty cabbage soup is high in fiber and protein. You can replace the great northern beans with the pinto beans from Ness Farms and use low-sodium vegetable stock. Adding the purple radish from VidaVerde Farm to the soup is also a great option!
Food is Free Albuquerque (FIFABQ) is hosting their 5th annual Seed Share from March 26-28. Join this free event to receive a variety of seeds and start growing! Check out the FIFABQ Facebook page here to learn more. Happy seed sharing!
This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
1. Your herb starts can survive in their small pots for a few weeks after they arrive but will, eventually, need to be planted in the ground or in a pot. The small pots they are in may dry out quickly, so check the moisture level often. However, don’t leave them sitting in a bowl/pan of water as this could waterlog the roots and kill your plant.
2. Many herbs grow wonderfully in a small/medium-sized pot in a bright area inside your home. You can transplant any time if you are keeping your herbs inside.
3. If you choose to plant your herbs outside, they will need some time to slowly acclimate to the outdoors. To do this, set them outside in a shady spot for a few hours each day before you plant.
Masala spice mix from Soma Ayurvedika*- Graduate of the Three Sisters Kitchen Food Business Program
Owner and creator of Soma Ayurvedika, Anthony Fierro (with his feet firmly planted in New Mexican culture), applies the principles of Ayurveda (a how to live science) to create simple yet purposeful edibles/drinkables with all or some of the six tastes; sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent, with the philosophy on how they relate and interact with each individual according to their own unique constitution. You can find their products on somayurvedika.com.
Garlic, onions, and clementines, and cabbage from Quality Fruit & Veg
Potatoes from White Mountain Farm
* 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 help recruit ReFresh families: Kids Cook!, YES Housing, Together for Brothers, SWOP, Centro Savila, Encuentro, and Mandy’s Farm; 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!
Welcome to your ReFresh newsletter. Happy Spring Equinox!
