(The following is an excerpt from The Mayordomía Handbook and Field Guide, developed by the NMAA to help serve as a practical guide for a new mayordomo or mayordoma in training.)   The first water and the spring are periods … Continued

Acequia Day March 2017 -Photo taken by Seth Roffman, Green Fire Times Acequias continue to be the lifeblood of our communities, providing nourishment through locally grown food, economic livelihood and aquifer recharge.   Acequias need your support!   As acequias … Continued

Acequia Rio de la Vaca -Photo taken by Thomas Hamm  Acequia Easement An acequia community is only as strong as the parciantes that choose to participate. Acequia customs and traditions are very much rooted in phases. Akin to planting of … Continued

By Beata Tsosie-Pena, Kayleigh Warren, Marissa Naranjo and Marian Naranjo   Marian Naranjo is founder and director of Honor Our Pueblo Existence and Beata Tsosie-Pena works with Tewa Women United's Environmental Health and Justice Program, both organizations are members of … Continued

  Taos Valley Acequia Association Meeting -Photo taken by Taos News Acequias have a long history of annual meetings and have their customary ways of running their meetings. This year, NMAA is asking acequias to use their annual meetings to … Continued

Contra Santolina March & Tractor Brigade -Photo taken by NMAA Staff The proposed Santolina development covers a boundary from Interstate 40 south to Pajarito Mesa and the Rio Puerco Escarpment east to 118th Street on the city's Westside. Level A was … Continued

El Primera Agua on Acequia Madre del Rio Chiquito, Taos NM- Photo taken by Theresa Webb   Beloved Parciantes,   Las Comadres de las Acequias is a group of women leaders with the New Mexico Acequia Association that works to … Continued

Jack Márquez was born and raised in the beautiful agricultural community of San Mateo, New Mexico. Jack moved to Missouri in 1970 after graduating from high school to pursue work then moved on to California in 1974 to start his … Continued

By Melanie Margarita Kirby   Melanie Margarita Kirby is founder of Zia Queenbees Farm & Field Institute. She is a native New Mexican from Tortugas Pueblo and has been keeping bees professionally for 20 years. Her farm specializes in local … Continued

By Paula Garcia At press time, the 2017 Legislative session is in the final stretch as the legislature deliberates and votes on hundreds of bills and works on balancing the state budget. Among the many bills, there were several substantive … Continued