New Mexico Acequia Association

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.

By: Joshua Rivera

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 consideration for entrance into the ESE (Española Showing Excellence) film festival on April 20, 2007. Toribio’s video was not only selected for the film festival, but placed 2nd.

Congratulations Toribio!

Toribio is already thinking about how to expand his video with more cultural information as he continues to be a young champion for acequia agriculture and our traditional foods.

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 organizer Sandra Santa Cruz

- Ron Sandoval on the history of the Sangre de Cristo land grant and acequias

- and Pricilla Salazar-Martinez on acequia culture in the San Luis Valley

Also in this show we plant potatoes with the Sembrando Semillas team in Embudo.
This month’s music is by Santana. Theme music by Cipriano Vigil.

Download episode: 18quevivan.mp3