We are pleased to announce our 2024 cohort of Los Sembradores Farm Apprentices. The group started in early April and will complete their work in November. We started by breaking ground, preparing soil, planting seeds, and pruning trees. Once May … Continued
By Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director It has been nearly two years since the start of the largest fire in New Mexico history. On a windy, dry day, April 6th, 2022, the United States Forest Service (USFS) ignited the … Continued
by Dabi García, Promotor Cultural Ya vamos a la acequia A la acequia van todos Agarra ya la pala Para limpiar el bordo La primavera brings with it the sights and sounds of work crews and officials walking the … Continued
The Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund (ACDIF) is a State of New Mexico funding source offered to acequias/community ditches that are political subdivisions of the state through the Interstate Stream Commission. ACDIF provides funding for the planning, engineering design … Continued
We are happy to share a final reflection piece written by our 2023 Los Sembradores Farmer Training program graduate, Claudia Vialpando. This was her first year in agriculture, and she was very enthusiastic about how to create a small business … Continued
On November 6th, the Los Sembradores crew spent the day learning about tesajos. In the Northern NM region, a tasajo is a form of dehydrated food, and on this particular day, we made tesajos de calabaza. The morning was cold, but … Continued
The land has been laid to rest. Wood stoves are burning. The beans and corn have all been harvested, shelled and strung up to dry. The whisper of brittle corn stalks greet me each morning as I step out my … Continued
On October 25th, 2023, The Sembradores crew gathered items needed for corn processing. We wanted to make posole and talked a lot about the nixtamal process. We decided to use blue corn seed. We also used cal (food grade lime), … Continued
On days that I work at the farm in Chamisal, I step out my front door at 5:45am. That early in the morning, the muted pink glow of the sun has just begun to color the lowest valleys and ridges … Continued
by Donne Gonzales We are at the end of July and the weeds are still growing strong despite the lack of rain. It’s been really dry and we are waiting for the rain to come in. Fingers crossed we’ve got … Continued