ACEQUIAS TAKE ACTION ON WATER ISSUES On Saturday, December 1st, acequia leaders from throughout New Mexico convened for the Congreso de las Acequias. Over 150 people from every corner of the state joined to strategize on defense of acequias. “We … Continued
Episode 25 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). This show features a Sembrando Semillas workshop held on October 20, 2007 in Chamisal, New Mexico. In this program … Continued
The 2007 Congreso de las Acequias will take place on Saturday, December 1st from 9:30am – 3:30pm at El Museo Cultural (1615 Paseo de Peralta) in Santa Fe. Click here to register online or call the NMAA office at 505-995-9644. … Continued
On Saturday, October 20, 2007, the Sembrando Semillas team gathered in Chamisal to learn how to make posole from blue corn. This workshop was led by our mentor Maximiliano Garcia with great support from his family. The workshop was attended … Continued
By Paula Garcia (Published in Sustainable Santa Fe, an insert to the Santa Fe New Mexican, on October 12, 2007) Driving down a rural highway in northern New Mexico, you are certain to come across a valley with acequias. Unless … Continued
Episode 24 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). This show features presentations from historian Robert Torres and Roberto Mondragon from an event held in Las Vegas, New … Continued
By Paula Garcia (Published as an Op-Ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican on September 23rd, 2007) In the United States, acequias are an ancient form of water governance unique to New Mexico and Southern Colorado. The form of acequia … Continued
Members of the Water and Natural Resources Legislative Interim Committee interrogated State Engineer John D’Antonio with hours of questioning at a recent meeting. The monthly meeting of the committee, held in Taos on August 28th and 29th, had a strong … Continued
Episode 23 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). This show could adequately be termed “Acequia Culture 101,” and features a presentation by Dr. Jose Rivera, sociology professor … Continued
Episode 22 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! This show covers a Farm Bill Forum that was held at Northern New Mexico College in Española on July 8, 2007. The forum was organized to inform people about the Farm Bill and … Continued