Written by Sylvia Rodríguez Faced with too little water to irrigate as usual this spring, many acequia officers are currently holding stream wide meetings to talk about how to share and manage the shortages. This is done according to local … Continued
By Emily Arasim, NMAA Farm Apprentice The practice of saving and passing down seeds from hand to hand, amongst families and neighbors, has been maintained for countless generations amongst New Mexico’s Indigenous and traditional acequia farming communities. Over time – … Continued
Interviewed and written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff “The Acequia does not let me want for nothing! The acequia feeds our friendships, people, animals and crops. You don’t have to work hard at it just make yourself available for the … Continued
By David Benavides, Attorney with NM Legal Aid If a conflict arises on a lateral of our acequia can we as the officers of the acequia stay out of any involvement? We have always had a policy of non-involvement when … Continued
Submitted by NM Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance During the 2018 session, a bill with the words “seeds” and “preemption” in the title caught the attention of farmers and seedsavers in New Mexico. The bill appeared to be the handiwork … Continued
William debuys writer and conservationist being interviewed by Arcie Chapa at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sancturary on December 2nd 2017 -Photo taken by Paloma Chapa Acequias -The Legacy Lives On is an hour long visually stunning documentary film (currently in … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) has joined a local acequia in a case currently before the New Mexico Court of Appeals. On January 9, 2018, the Court of Appeals approved the filing of an amicus brief (friend of the … Continued
Written by Carol Pittman I had never thought much about inter-basin transfers until a private corporation, the Augustin Plains Ranch LLC, applied to pump 54,000 acre feet of water per year from the Augustin Plains basin. Our property borders the … Continued
On Thursday, January 25th 2018 three-hundred farmers, ranchers and advocates marched to the state capitol to celebrate the economic and cultural contributions of acequias. After a beautiful march with shovels and songs led my Dr. David García and Jerimiah Martinez … Continued