Welcome to your second ReFresh newsletter of the season! As spring rolls in everything is starting to wake up; gardens, farmers and even our taste buds! Just a reminder that good things grow close to home!
In this newsletter, you will find:
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Fliers for our Community Health Programs
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A yummy recipe for Mushroom Ragu
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Information about Blue Oyster Mushrooms from Midnight Disco Fungi and its health benefits in the “Featured Bag Item” section
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Tips on how to plant tomatoes in the “Gardening” section
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A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
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Information for the New Mexico WIC, Downtown Winter Market,Rio Grande Food Project, 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.
Text your questions, food photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
Three Sisters Kitchen Community Health Programs
Walk With Ease
Three Sisters Kitchen will be hosting a 6-week Walking Program, the first one will be in Spanish from March 26th – April 2nd and the second will be in English from May 14th to June 18th. The classes will be online on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 and the group will decide when to walk in person.
Three Sisters Kitchen ofrecerá un programa de caminatas de 6 semanas. El primero será en español del 26 de marzo al 2 de abril y el segundo, en inglés, del 14 de mayo al 18 de junio. Las clases serán en línea los jueves de 5:30 a 6:30 y el grupo decidirá cuándo caminar en persona.
Programa Nacional de Prevención de la Diabetes
Featured Bag Item
What are Blue Oyster Mushrooms? They are highly nutritious, low-calorie, and nutrient-dense fungi that support immune function, heart health, and antioxidant defenses. They are rich in fiber, vitamins B and D, protein, and antioxidants like ergothioneine. They are great to put on salads, pastas, sauces and can even sauteed.-Healthline
Storage: Oysters are best kept refrigerated in a paper bag. Paper bags will absorb excess moisture and will them fresh for about (3-10 days)
Fun fact: These mushrooms have a grey-blue tint due to the natural pigmentation to their skin. Which increases the color when they are in colder temperatures (50s-60s°F) and enough lighting. The caps are white to greyish-blue and have a curved shape that resembles an oyster shell, giving it the name “Oyster Mushroom.”
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.
Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe –Ela Vegan
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.
Food is Function
Gardening
Recipes We Love
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Acorn Squash Salad with Citrus Viaigrette
This recipe does not need a lot of ingredients to make. Check out Detoxinista
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Easy Oven Roasted Oyster Mushrooms and Potatoes
It’s a good side dish. It takes about 15 minutes to prep check it out Fungified Farm
Community Resources
WIC
WIC offers free healthy foods, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, and health and community resources
Contact Centro Savila Today!
505-312-7296
WIC ofrece alimentos saludables gratuitos, apoyo para la lactancia materna, educación nutricional y recursos de salud y comunitarios.
¡Comuníquese con Centro Savila hoy mismo!
505-312-7296
ABQ Downtown Winter Market
Visit the market at Fusion, March 14 one last time, before they return to Robinson Park on April 4th.
Location: Fusion – 701 1st street NW Time:10am-1pm
Downtown Growers’ Market in 2026 Saturdays (April – November) from 8 am-noon | At Robinson Park in Downtown Albuquerque
600 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121
*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 bags will always include local food items.
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
– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen
