By Alejandro Lopez In northern New Mexico, as indeed throughout the Spanish-speaking world, the feast of San Isidro Labrador on May 15th, is deemed to be an auspicious day, particularly for farmers. In many communities, bultos (three dimensional wooden representations of the saint, his plow, a pair of oxen, and an angel guiding the plow), [...]
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Update on 2012 Draft Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a draft of the 2012 Farm Bill toward the end of April. NMAA has submitted to our congressional delegation some key priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill based on a resolution passed by the Congreso de las Acequias. These were as follows: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): Renew mandatory [...]
Read More »Acequia Limpia in Chamisal
By Juliet Garcia-Gonzales On the morning of Saturday, April 29th some of the NMAA Sembrando Semillas youth group was able to walk alongside 31 peones and mayordomo, Candido Dominguez, as they cleaned the Acequia Madre in Chamisal. The avisador had made contact with the property owners the prior week, and everyone was to meet at [...]
Read More »FSA Alert! NAP Deadline Approaches
DEADLINE for NAP is January 31, 2011 Your alfalfa, cucumbers, grass, mixed forage, and peppers (including chile) can be insured against losses due to natural disasters through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assurance Program (NAP). The deadline to apply is January 31, 2011. For more information or assistance, please contact Patrick Jaramillo at 505.996.9644 or visit [...]
Read More »Job Description – Office Assistant
New Mexico Acequia Association Job Description Office Assistant 20 hours per week $12.00 per hour Temporary position The New Mexico Acequia Association is seeking a part-time office assistant. Strong interpersonal skills and computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access are REQUIRED. Job duties: Staff the office the following days of the week [...]
Read More »San Isidro Celebration
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 this celebration of peace and of the many blessings of our culture and farming heritage. [...]
Read More »NMAA Co-Sponsors Festival de San Isidro in Albuquerque’s South Valley
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. The entire community is invited to come together to bless the Acequia Waters, our lands [...]
Read More »Día de las Acequias, a coming together of friends and a Blessing of the water
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 the celebration, representing the next generation of acequia farmers and ranchers. Día de las [...]
Read More »¡Que Vivan las Acequias! # 15
Episode 15 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! Listen to the Mora Sembrando Semillas experience plowing the land in Mora on April 9, 2006 with: – LeeAnn Pino and Director Paula Garcia – Christina Garcia and mentor Antonio Medina (in Spanish) – Josh Rivera – Mentor Marino Rivera Also listen to the Embudo Sembrando Semillas team [...]
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Read More »¡Que Vivan las Acequias! # 14
Episode 14 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! Listen to more reflections about the Bioneers conference held in San Rafael, CA on October 18-22, 2006 with: – Margarita Garcia, Celestino Chavez, RJ Chavez, and Angel Martinez Also hear a report about the Slow Food conference held in Turin, Italy on October 26-29, 2006 by Miguel Santistevan [...]
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