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