Sembrando Semillas takes a swing at river restoration. We help Steve Haris and Rich Shraider try to remove invasive plants. We were looking for pepper weed and the tamerisk. After a long hard battle we took a river rafting ride … Continued
Episode 19 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! Listen to proceedings from the 2nd Annual Tierra, Agua, y Cultura conference, “Las Mujeres Hablan: Women, Seeds, and Agriculture,” on March 17, 2007. This conference was organized in collaboration with the New Mexico … Continued
Festival de San Isidro A traditional celebration honoring San Isidro, the Patron Saint for those who work the land. The entire community is invited to come together to bless the Acequia Waters, our lands and our seeds and join in … Continued
Community invited to celebrate the Festival de San Isidro Several of New Mexico’s water and land organizations have joined together to revive and preserve the traditional celebration of honoring San Isidro, the Patron Saint for those who work the land. … Continued
That was where I met some of the coolest people, I now as my friends! I had so much fun with my homies Andrew Padilla, Andrew Mascarenas, Samantha Mascarenas and most of all the talks I had with Victor Mascarenas. … Continued
The, just sheard sheep are finally feeling the Embudo summer breeze when the rest of us are heading back to the arbor to rest with a nice glass of iced tea while waching the sunset.
Toribio Garcia, Peñasco High School sophomore and Sembrando Semillas member, produced a 4 minute video entitled, “How my family makes chicos,” as part of our Sembrando Semillas activities. The film was entered, along with 7 others from our project, for … Continued
Episode 18 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! Listen to presenters from a program entitled, “Acequias: Ancestral Waterways in the 21st Century,” hosted by the Colorado Field Institute in San Luis, CO on March 8, 2007, including: – introductions by event … Continued
Episode 17 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! Listen to proceedings from Acequia Day at the Santa Fe Capitol during the 2007 legislative session on February 15. – NMAA Executive Director Paula Garcia with a tribute to our beloved acequia leader … Continued
Over 450 Acequia Parciantes and supporters gathered in the State Capitol Rotunda on February 15th, Día de las Acequias, to celebrate New Mexico’s acequias and acequia traditions. Students from the Las Vegas, Mora and Taos school systems also joined in … Continued