Written by Linden Schneider Robust monsoon predicted. On Wednesday April 11th folks gathered to learn and teach about soil health at the NMAA teaching farm in Chamisal. This drought year is the perfect time to think about soil health; most … Continued
Written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff Acequias and land grants are prominent public bodies that demonstrate a history of good record keeping practices. Today, … Continued
By Serafina Lombardi, NMAA Staff The drought we are facing is real – while I continue to hope for precipitation there is no avoiding what is. We can look to history that analyzes drought in terms of tree ring growth … Continued
By Enrique Romero, NMAA Staff Attorney New Mexico law, including our Constitution, our statutes and State Engineer regulations, all point to beneficial use of water as the limit of one’s water rights. Specifically, Article XVI, Section 3 of our state … Continued
On Earth Day, April 21, 2018 over three hundred farmers and seed savers rejoiced the gifts of our ancestors for the 13th Annual Owingeh Ta Pueblos y Semillas Seed Exchange. People from near and far gathered at the beautiful Los Luceros … Continued
Written by Sylvia Rodríguez Faced with too little water to irrigate as usual this spring, many acequia officers are currently holding stream wide meetings to talk about how to share and manage the shortages. This is done according to local … Continued
By Emily Arasim, NMAA Farm Apprentice The practice of saving and passing down seeds from hand to hand, amongst families and neighbors, has been maintained for countless generations amongst New Mexico’s Indigenous and traditional acequia farming communities. Over time – … Continued
Interviewed and written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff “The Acequia does not let me want for nothing! The acequia feeds our friendships, people, animals and crops. You don’t have to work hard at it just make yourself available for the … Continued
By David Benavides, Attorney with NM Legal Aid If a conflict arises on a lateral of our acequia can we as the officers of the acequia stay out of any involvement? We have always had a policy of non-involvement when … Continued
Submitted by NM Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance During the 2018 session, a bill with the words “seeds” and “preemption” in the title caught the attention of farmers and seedsavers in New Mexico. The bill appeared to be the handiwork … Continued