By Quita Ortiz New Mexico’s rural communities were self-sufficient well into the 20th century. But after recent decades of rapid economic development and technological advances, we’ve found ourselves living in a society that largely supports a very flawed food system, … Continued

The goal of this workshop is to provide information surrounding the various USDA programs available, including loans and grants. These programs can help improve agriculture in your region by enabling farmers and ranchers to increase crop yields, conserve limited resources, … Continued

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH.

The symposium “Acequias and the Future of Resilience in Global Perspective,” will take place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2013, and will be held at the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, NM. It will feature a day and … Continued

Enter your photograph and you could win a $200 prize and your photo will be featured in a 2013 acequia calendar! In light of the New Mexico Centennial, we are asking for unique photos that capture New Mexico’s history as … Continued

Fred Waltz (at left, standing) at a Rio de las Gallinas Annual meeting. By Janice Varela NMAA staff were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Waltz of Taos. Fred was an excellent, hard-working attorney, a delightful, generous … Continued

By Donne Gonzales This summer I attended an Escuelita de las Acequias encuentro hosted by NMAA. It was a very motivating and fun experience. Being a youth participant there was really amazing. I always feel like I want to make … Continued

By Adam Casados Hello to all my fellow New Mexico Acequia Association members. I am proud to announce that I have been accepted into the FoodCorps Service. The goal of FoodCorps is to give America's youth knowledge, engagement, and access … Continued

By Quita Ortiz The New Mexico Acequia Association has spent the past two decades working to strengthen acequia governance. We have worked with over 350 acequias in recent years on matters ranging from bylaws to infrastructure and in the process … Continued

The New Mexico Acequia Commission currently has a job opening: Scope of Work. The Contractor shall perform the following work: Represent the New Mexico Acequia Commission before relevant legislative committees and state and federal agencies; work with the Commission to … Continued