The Sembrando Semillas team, with representation from Taos, Mora, and Peñasco areas, went on a three-day backpacking trip to hike to the top of La Jicarita peak. The trail to Serpent Lake begins at approximatly 10,800 feet. The hike to Serpent Lake was around 3.5 miles where we made camp at about 11,600 feet. The [...]

On the evening of Friday, July 6, Taos Sembrando Semillas members Andrew and Samantha Mascareñas, Martin Cardenas, and other semillitas got together to learn about garlic harvesting and storage from mentor Victor Mascareñas. We learned that garlic is ready when you can see purple coming through the seed scape on top. The garlic then needs [...]

During the months of May and June, Mora youth followed the traditions of their families and branded cattle, took their cattle to the sierra, and planted their gardens. On May 6th, with snow flurries falling throughout the morning, youth members DJ Duran, Josh Rivera, Diana Carrillo, LeAn Pino, Rory Pino, Christina Garcia, along with mentor [...]

Sembrando Semillas members Toribio Garcia (Peñasco), Angel Martinez (Taos), Diane Carillo (Mora), and Samantha Mascareñas (North Taos County) (pictured, left to right), participate in the 5th annual New Mexico Civic Engagement Summer Institute ’07. This is the 3rd year of Sembrando Semillas sending a delegation to NMCE with Toribio Garicia and Angel Martinez being our [...]

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 down the Rio Grande. When the ride was over we messed around in the river.

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. [...]

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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This is a picture of the Garcia family pig mantanza in the summer of 2006. This is a very important tradition, so we know a little about what happens and the process of killing a pig. Matanza’s were very important back before there was refrigeration. A whole animal would spoil so the matanza would have [...]