Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to your first ReFresh newsletter of the season! We hope you are having a wonderful summer!
In this newsletter, you will find:
– ReFresh calendar
– Learn more about carrots and their health benefits in “Ask a Nutritionist.”
– Gardening tips for taking care of squash.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Check out the community resource section for webinars offered by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service.
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: 7/28/21
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
Ask a Nutritionist
What are carrots and what are their health benefits?
Carrots are a popular root vegetable with a crunchy texture and slightly sweet taste. 
Many carrots you find will be orange, but they can also be yellow, white, orange, red, or purple. Carrots are a great source of beta carotene, a form of vitamin A that helps keep our eyes healthy. Carrots also have antioxidants, which are good for overall health.
To store your carrots, cut off the green tops. Keep carrots in an air-tight container or bag in the refrigerator to help keep them fresh longer. Carrot tops are delicious and nutritious as well. You can add carrot tops to soup, pasta, or even make a pesto with them.
See this recipe for a delicious dish!
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.
Gardening Post
Post by Tiana Baca
Recipes We Love!
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This salad with sunflower greens and avocado is quick and easy. Mash ½ avocado!
with lime juice, salt, and pepper using a fork. Add sunflower greens, tomato, and avocado mixture to a bowl and enjoy. The avocado adds healthy fat and vitamins to this snack or side dish, which is important for your heart health. -
Cantaloupe is delicious fresh, but for something new, you can try this roasted cantaloupe recipe.
Try having it with a little yogurt and TSK granola on top. This quick snack or breakfast provides calcium, protein, fibers, and more nutrition to support your overall health!
Photos by 1) Celene Wolley, 2) The Oregonian
Community Resources
The Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service (CES) through New Mexico State University is offering multiple classes and webinars for the community in July and August. The topics of these classes vary and include gardening and farming, cooking with fresh foods, and preserving foods. Most of these classes are free to the public and will be offered online, and some are taught fully in Spanish. You can view the full schedule of upcoming classes and register here, or learn more about the Bernalillo County CES here.
This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
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Beets and spring onions from Vida Verde Farm*
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Sunflower greens from Tesuque Pueblo Farm*
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Carrots from Solarpunk Farm*
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Flour tortillas from Sabroso Foods*
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Granola from TSK: Food Group*
TSK: Granolas are a product of TSK: Food Group, a new project by Three Sisters Kitchen. Using local and organic ingredients, our granola celebrates the bounty of New Mexico. With flavors like “Biscochito, Orange”, “Green Chile, Apple, Date”, and “Red Chile, Apricot, Pecan”, TSK: Granolas creates new ways to enjoy the comforting flavors of home and are a delicious way to nourish each other from the ground up. Let us know what you think! -
Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
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Avocados, asparagus, cantaloupe, and zucchini 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: Kids Cook!, YES Housing, Together for Brothers, SWOP, Centro Savila, Street Food Institute, 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!
– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen