The 11th Annual Owingeh Ta Seed Exchange "Remedios de la Tierra/Medicines of the Earth" was a healing and festive gathering of family, seeds, prayer, music and unity among the land based people of New Mexico. This year, Nambe Pueblo … Continued
By Enrique Romero, New Mexico Legal Aid Since 2003, acequia communities have the ability to keep decision making power over water transfers local. Many of New Mexico's 800-plus acequias have adopted a water transfer bylaw – a statutory requirement … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) invites you to join acequia leaders from throughout the state for an Acequia Legislative Summit and Funding Strategy Meeting. The NMAA is a statewide, membership-based organization dedicated to promoting acequias and agriculture through … Continued
On March 22nd 2016, 2nd and 3rd graders from La Tierra Montessorri Charter school learned the hard work of cleaning the acequias, growing healthy food for our families, and the role of the Mayordomo. Students were accompanied by instructors Roger Montoya and … Continued
This spring, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is featuring stories from the field that highlight how organizations and the farmers they serve are building more sustainable food and farm systems with support from federal programs. This week's post provides an … Continued
Acequias Research Connects Water and Community By Quita Ortiz Cultural landscapes illustrate the links between people and the physical environment in which they live. Throughout the world humans have developed a relationship with their surrounding natural environment and the … Continued
DFA Quarterly Reports Due April 30th The first quarter of the year ended March 31st. All tier 2 and above acequias must submit quarterly reports to DFA (to which ever budget analyst you have been assigned). If … Continued
RIO DE LAS GALLINAS ACEQUIA ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION TO THE LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL March 16, 2016 In 2004 the Supreme Court overturned the ruling that recognized the Pueblo Doctrine and remanded the case to District Court with instructions to … Continued
Xavier Montoya, State Conservationist for NRCS New Mexico (l) listens to Mark Rose (center l), NRCS Director of Financial Assistance Programs manager, talk about the successful partnership and teamwork that led to the completion of the Las Joyas Acequia improvement … Continued
After the State Legislature had appropriated nearly $1 million for local acequia projects, acequias took a major hit from Governor Susana Martinez when she vetoed all of the individual acequia projects. With the stroke of a pen, acequia funding was … Continued