6th Annual Seed Ceremony and Exchange
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The NM Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance is hosting the 6th Annual seed ceremony and exchange on Saturday, March 26th at the Northern NM College Gymnasium in Española. The gathering is entitled "Owingeh Ta, Pueblos y Semillas, Communities and Seeds." The gathering began with the Seed Sovereignty Declaration in 2006 in which farmers from tribal, Pueblo, and acequia communities committed to working together to increase the cultivation of locally grown and native foods and to defend seeds from contamination from genetic engineering.
The name in three languages, beginning with Tewa, recognizes the appreciation for the special place of indigenous peoples and seed savers and guardians of countless generations of seeds. It also recognizes that land-based people have borrowed from and added to these traditions with seeds and food traditions from around the world. The Indo-Hispano people, who are mestizo or of mixed ancestry, have evolved a land-based culture after centuries of growing food in their respective villages. Later, other migrants have established roots and have continued or revived seed saving traditions of their ancestors as well. The seed conference is an affirmation of the unity that is possible between cultures and the unity that is necessary to defend seeds so that future generations can continue their freedom to save seed and grow their own food.
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Sacando la Acequia
by Paula Garcia |
One of the most important activities of acequia communities is the annual acequia cleaning, also known as sacando la acequia or limpiando la acequia. For generation upon generation, acequia parciantes have gathered each spring with their palas and talaches to keep the acequias flowing. The Mayordomo will choose the best day for the cleaning and notify the parciantes of their duty to send peones to clean. In some acequias, the cleaning may take several days of work. Each parciante is responsible to send peones in proportion to their amount of derechos, or water rights.
This tradition is essential not only for sustaining the earthen or lined waterways that make up the acequias, but it also brings the community together to work for a common purpose. The tradition of the acequia cleaning is also an important practice that affirms an important cultural value in acequia communities which is the dignity of work.
Work and hard labor are vital to the continued resiliency of acequia communities. In the land-based culture of the acequias, work is valued beyond a narrow definition of economic worth. There is an inherent value in engaging in physical labor and participating in community tradition that has roots deep in family and community history. Many acequia leaders are noting a trend in which relatives travel to their home villages to assist with the acequia cleaning and more communities are engaging in a communal meal or celebration at the completion of the acequia cleaning. For acequias, the annual cleaning has the practical value of bringing water to our crops but it is also a culturally important practice that affirms our identity as land-based people. |
Acequias Face Critical Drought This Season
by Quita Ortiz | |
The western U.S. streamflow relies mostly on snowpack run-off. Hydrologists estimate the runoff by simulating statistical models based on recorded measurements of snow at different sites. Most acequias are fed by runoff so during times of drought, acequias are greatly affected. This year is characterized by poor snowpack conditions resulting from mild temperatures and the lack of much needed precipitation in the higher elevations.
New Mexico's winter weather has largely been steered by "La Niña" patterns, resulting in most winter storms occurring north of New Mexico, bypassing the state. La Niña patterns occurs from changes in the oceans temperatures, causing the western states to experience warmer and dryer weather. New Mexico has experienced below average snowfall in January and February. Except for the Animas/San Juan Basin, runoff forecasts are expected to be below average for all other major basins in the state; the chance for this pattern to reverse is very slim.
Acequias have proved resilient during hardships, and drought is no exception. During water shortages, parciantes are asked by the mayordomo to minimize irrigation times to ensure that everyone receives their fair share. Acequias not only share during times of abundance; they must also share the shortages.
For more information, visit the NRCS Snow Survey Program.
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Acequias and the Repartimiento
by Paula Garcia | The customs that guide the sharing of scarce water have evolved in our communities over centuries among the parciantes who nourish their crops with acequia water. These customs are known as the repartimiento, or reparto, and are one of the most important cultural practices in northern New Mexico. The repartimiento is an ancient custom that was also codified into New Mexico's first territorial laws and later state laws. (Section 72-9-2 and Section 73-2-47, NMSA 1978.)
Water sharing customs guide the distribution of water within each acequia and between acequias that share a common river, stream, or spring. These customs have an underlying principle that is embodied in the culture which is essential to all life and is must be shared. In tiempos de abundancia, irrigators have more flexibility to water whenever water is available. However, in times of shortage, many acequias have to implement a schedule. The customs vary widely depending on the local hydrology, the amount of snowmelt, weather conditions, and amount of irrigated acreage. Some customs will include a prioritization of water for basic survival including drinking water for livestock, kitchen gardens for home use, or orchards; while uses such as irrigation of pasture have a lesser priority in times of extreme shortage. Each acequia is unique with some having specified hours each day for small gardens which accounts for the need to more frequently irrigate vegetable crops.
Plática on the Repartimiento
"The custom calls for the commissioners of all acequias to get together at the beginning of the box canyon, Cañoncito, where the Acequia de Leonardo Martinez begins on the north side and Sancochada on the south, and there they calculate the amount of water. The way it usually works is that the four upper acequias (Leonardo Martinez and Duranes on the north side, and Sancochada and Medio on the south side) get the water for three days, and the four lower (Apodaca and Bosque on the north side and Llano and la Plaza on the south side) get the water for four days. Then the cycle is repeated until the drought is over. Then once the water is in the acequias, the water is then shared based on the amount of land each parciante (water-rights owner) has. The way it works is that each parciante is given a "papelito," a piece of water, telling him/her the day and time and for how long they can have the water in each cycle which is seven days. Some get as little as fifteen minutes and it might be at 12 mid-night or 3 in the morning, depending where they end up in the rotation.-Estevan Arellano's notes from Lebeo Sanchez."
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Dia de San Jose: Tiempo de los Almasigos
by Paula Garcia | |
In traditional acequia communities, knowledge of the growing season is very important. Our ancestors had to learn to plant with the seasons so that the siembra (planting) and the cosecha (harvest) could happen within the short growing season of our mountain villages. One of the most important ways that farmers managed to grow food was to work with the seeds so that they would adapt to the water scarcity and short growing season. Another adaptation was to start certain crops as seedlings indoors and transplant them outdoors when the weather was warm enough. These seedlings are known as almasigos. According to tradition, almasigos should be planted by Dia de San Jose, March 19th.
Farmers also learned to correlate certain times in the growing season with saint's days, which are commonly known in predominantly Catholic communities. For example, the Garcia family in Chamisal follows a traditional spiritual calendar to guide their planting activities, summarized in the following table:
During the month of March, many farmers focus on preparing the soil for planting in April or May. Some cold season crops, such as alverjon and havas, can be planted in mountain villages as early as March or April but most crops are better planted in May. For vegetable crops that require a longer growing season, farmers usually get a headstart on the growing season through the use of almasigos. Tradition provides the guide whereby plants started indoors by Dia de San Jose will be ready by Dia de la Santa Cruz or Dia de San Isidro for planting outdoors when there is a lower risk of frost, depending on the location.
(Garcia family information excerpted from Nuestra Cosecha: Reflections on Acequia Agriculture and Food Traditions in Northern New Mexico, August 2009. Used with permission, Miguel Santistevan.)
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Upcoming NAP Deadline
by Patrick Jaramillo | |
The NAP deadline is approaching. It's due on April 15th, which was mentioned in our previous newsletter. This is the cutoff date to purchase NAP coverage for basil, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, cauliflower, cilantro, eggplant, gourds, honeydew, okra, pumpkins, strawberries, turnips and watermelon.
There aren't other approaching USDA deadlines, but the NMAA would like to take this opportunity to encourage all those interested in farming and ranching who have not gone to their FSA field office and created a farm record yet to do so as soon as possible. Creating a farm record is important because what you are doing is identifying yourself as a farmer and your land as farmland to the agency responsible for helping farmers and farmland. The FSA cannot help you if they do not know you exist. After establishing a farm record you then become eligible for all the various programs and services available to help you become a more productive and profitable producer.
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Acequias Are Eligible For Assistance From Public Entities
by Quita Ortiz | In-kind services are available to acequias by the state or other local public entities. Pursuant to state statute, acequias have the status as public local governmental agencies. Because they are recognized as political subdivisions of the state, they are entitled to financial, in-kind, or other support by the state or other local public entities.
A public entity can devote warranted funds or other services to acequias, which can aid them in many ways. Some examples include the Acequia and Community Ditch Fund (ACDF), funded by the state to aid acequias in defending their water rights during the adjudication process; and Capital Outlay funds for acequia infrastructure improvements.
Other local governments such as counties can also provide assistance to acequias. Some examples include goods (donating items that would be useful to acequias such as machinery or other equipment); services (technical assistance including legal services); funds (appropriation of matching funds for infrastructure improvements, for example); and equipment services (to aid in acequia cleaning or infrastructure projects). These types of donations cannot be made to an individual within an acequia, they must be made to the acequia.
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Chimayo Family Farm Receives USDA Funding
by Pilar Trujillo | El Rincon Farm in Chimayó, a farm owned and operated by the Trujillo family, has recently been approved for two grants from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the US Department of Agriculture. In 2007 the Trujillo family made a conscious effort to increase production of their fields in an attempt to make the farm more economically viable. The Trujillo's had applied for NRCS funding in the past, but due to a shortage of funds, they were not awarded a grant. This year they applied for two separate grants under the class of "socially disadvantaged farmers." The grants they were awarded are based on a cost-share program in which the USDA will pay for a percentage of the work being done and the Trujillo's must pay for the remainder. Under the "socially disadvantaged" classification, the USDA will cover a much greater proportion of the grant.
The Trujillo family will use these funds to line their holding pond so that it no longer leaks; and to construct a hoop-house for season extension. They are very excited for both projects; the pond lining will allow them to improve their drip irrigation system, which is fed from the acequia. And the hoop-house will allow them to get an early start on seedlings, as well as provide the space to extend their growing season .
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Portage, Inc. Offers Acequia Support
by Quita Ortiz | Portage, Inc. is an engineering firm based in Los Alamos that supports federal, state, tribal, local governments and private industry. The company is contracted with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the terms require the company to submit and carry out a community support plan. The plan allows for cash donations to the Los Alamos Foundation; or for firms to provide engineering services to the community. Portage has chosen to contribute by putting their skilled professionals to work in the community, and over the last 5 years has conducted several successful projects.
Acequia del Medio (located in Cordova, NM) had experienced damaging flood events, compromising their existing infrastructure. Portage stepped in to assist the acequia with a design and engineer plans that would prevent flood problems and improve the efficiency of irrigation. This project received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Portage, Inc. is currently providing oversight during the construction phase. This project is expected to be completed by September 2011.
Additionally, the company has provided support to other acequias, including the Los Ranchos Acequia and the Martinez Abajo Acequia, both located in Chimayo. Portage, Inc. is currently working with NMAA on an Acequia Restoration Project in Taos and Guadalupe counties, providing mapping and engineering support.
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NMAA Workshop Held in Albuquerque's South Valley
by Patrick Jaramillo |
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The New Mexico Acequia Association and the South Valley Regional Association of Acequias (SVRAA) co-hosted a workshop at La Plazita Institute in Alburquerque's South Valley on March 1st. Janice Varela, NMAA's Community Organizer; and James Maestas, SVRAA President, presented information on water rights and the state of acequias in the South Valley.
The workshop also featured a presentation about information regarding available USDA programs and discussed strategies for accessing those resources. The workshop accommodated about 40 attendees, and there was a lot of interaction and participation among everyone who attended.
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Sembrando Semillas Update
by Pilar Trujillo |
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The Sembrando Semillas youth and mentors had an excellent year in 2010. The NMAA supported five different projects in the communities of Chamisal, Pecos, Mora, and San Luis, Colorado. In addition to the traditional farming and ranching activities, the youth also participated in various leadership development activities such as conferences and gatherings.
In July of 2010, six youth and two mentors attended a national youth conference in North Carolina that focused on social justice as it relates to food and farming communities. The youth made quite an impact at the conference. This was not only because of their knowledge of acequia farming, but because of their deep connection to their land, water and communities. In December of 2010 we finished off the year with a celebratory encuentro in Albuquerque with most of the youth and mentors. Everyone participated in a creative expression workshop where the youth got to make their own Sembrando Semillas t-shirts. We visited a national radio show called "Native America Calling" that focuses on issues relevant to indigenous communities; and we also visited La Plazita Institute in the South Valley.
In 2011, our main focus for the Sembrando Semillas project will be to revise the existing model in order to better support the community projects and to determine the best way to create a replicable method of mentorship.
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Acequia Easements and Acequia Cleanings
| · All acequias have a historic easement that runs the length of the acequia and along the laterals.
· The width of the easement varies by acequia. According to law, it should be wide enough for reasonable maintenance, use, and improvements.
· Acequias also have easement rights through historic and traditional points of access across individual properties.
· The Mayordomo generally informs the parciantes about the cleaning day well in advance. Some will also inform landowners that the cleaning crew will be going through the acequia and through other historical points of access.
· Work crews on acequia cleaning day should work as a group and should work under the direction of the Mayordomo. They should also be respectful of the individual landowners over whose land the acequia crosses.
· Parciantes or landowners whose land is crossed by the acequia must allow the cleaning crew access to the acequia along the length of the ditch. Landowners also must allow the cleaning crew to cross individual property through historical points of access.
· If there is a disagreement about an easement, acequia officials should resolve it before acequia cleaning day. This may require some type of conflict resolution or legal enforcement of the easement.
· If there is an unresolved dispute on the acequia regarding an easement, it may lead to a confrontation. Acequia officials are urged to use diplomatic and legal means to enforce the acequia easement.
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USDA Programs Available for
New Mexico's Farmers and Ranchers
by Patrick Jaramillo | The New Mexico Acequia Association has focused on protecting acequia water rights for many years and we will continue to do so. As long water runs through the rivers, we will, with your help, make sure our acequias continue to bring the life-giving water that has been the very center of our existence here in New Mexico for generations. Water is life; that is no exaggeration.
Our water rights are legally recognized and protected by the state, but only if we put it to beneficial use. We believe there is no more beneficial use on earth than to grow our own food. The reason our antepasados took such great care of the land and water is because they knew that if you take care of the land, the land will take care of you. With our land and our water we can grow healthy, nutritious food for our children, our families, our neighbors and our communities. We do not have to be at the mercy of grocery stores and the prices they command; at the mercy of global food prices; or at the mercy of global fuel prices in a time of economic uncertainty.
We were dependent on Texas for natural gas and when the supply ran low, they left us out in the cold during the coldest days on record. It would have been a devastating blow if it had not been for the large number of people with woodstoves and a good supply of leña partida.
Our traditions are still very relevant and valid in the 21st century. With the application of new technologies to our traditional farming and ranching practices, not only can we survive, but we can thrive. Everybody needs to eat and everybody needs to work. Our land and water will be the foundation for an agricultural based economic revitalization in our communities.
Recently the NMAA began an outreach program to encourage acequia parciantes and other New Mexican farmers and ranchers to take advantage of the many programs administered by the USDA that are designed to help farmers and ranchers. The USDA and its programs are not a solution to all the problems we face in our fields. They are tools that can be utilized by those who want to farm or ranch to help offset the cost and manage the risk involved in making a living off the land.
The USDA has made a commitment to conducting outreach to historically underserved populations such as Hispanic farmers and ranchers partly as a result of civil rights lawsuits. The new direction at USDA signals that the agency intends to serve our communities through resources and technical assistance. In June of 2010, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a USDA initiative to "ensure that minority landowners have access to a full range of USDA programs, helping them successfully acquire, own, operate and RETAIN farms and ranches, helping them increase profitability and stay on the farm." We aim to make sure that happens.
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Legislative Update
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As the 2011 legislative session draws to a close, we can be grateful that some key budget priorities important to acequias survived drastic budget cuts. Additionally, the legislature passed some very positive legislation concerning local and regional food systems. Water legislation of concern to acequias was either amended or has not passed at press time. The legislature passed the budget bill HB 2 which contained the following budget priorities: Acequia and Community Ditch Fund (at NMDA) ~$525k (with the presumed 5% cut); Acequia Governance Project (Acequia and Community Ditch Education Program at DFA) $200k; New Mexico Acequia Commission (at DFA) $13.5k.
SB 323 was a capital outlay reauthorization bill which contained several acequia appropriations. SB 218 was the capital projects bill and it contained only statewide priorities. Not one acequia request was considered a statewide priority although there were many examples of local projects that were part of the list. Prior to the session, certain agencies are in charge of identifying local needs and developing a statewide funding package. For example, the Agency on Aging compiles the requests from all the senior centers around the state and promotes one funding package. The individual requests are sometimes range in size (such as kitchen repairs or replacements of roofs). In coming years, the acequias should have such an agency that can compile a statewide funding package. In the absence of such a process, acequias are not even considered for inclusion in statewide priorities. Unexpectedly, in the last hours of the legislative session,
SB 218, as amended by the House, failed to pass the Senate. It may be considered again at a special session this summer.
NMAA supported the following bills:
HJM 20 (Ben Lujan) Importance of Local Food Systems - This memorial affirms the connection between healthy communities and locally grown food and stresses the importance of local, state, and tribal governments in supporting community-based efforts to strengthen local food systems. The memorial was a project of the Good Food for New Mexico Families initiative which includes the New Mexico Acequia Association, Farm to Table, and American Friends Service Committee in addition to community partners including Taos County Economic Development Corporation, Agricultura Network, Red Willow Educational Center, NMAA's Sembrando Semillas, and La Semilla Food Center. The memorial passed both the House and Senate.
HB 117 (Miguel Garcia) Acequias within Conservancy Districts - This bill would have recognized water distribution powers of acequias within Bernalillo County within MRGCD. The bill was tabled by the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee.
HB 46 (Paul Bandy) Farmer Liability for Certain Products - This bill would have protected farmers from liability if they unintentionally came into possession of genetically engineered seed (e.g. through accidental cross pollination or mixing). The bill came within one vote of passing the House.
HB 47 (Paul Bandy) Organic Production Act - This bill would establish the Organic Commodity Commission as part of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture which is intended to provide more resources and stability for this important agency. The bill passed the House and Senate and is awaiting the signature of the Governor.
SB 63 (Tim Keller) Government Purchasing Requirements -The bill requires public institutions to buy a minimum percentage of their food from New Mexico producers and processors. The percentage starts at 2% in 2012 and gradually increases to 10% in 2016. This bill sends a message that New Mexico supports its local agricultural industry. This bill, which was a priority of the NM Food and Agriculture Policy Council, passed!!
SB 123 (Peter Campos) Locally Grown Food in NM School Lunches - This was an appropriations bill to increase the amount of funding available to NM schools to buy NM grown food. The bill was tabled in Senate Finance committee and at press time it is not clear whether the funding was included in HB 2.
SB 376 (Carlos Cisneros) State Share of Water Rights Settlements - This bill was intended to set aside funds for the state share of the Navajo, Abeyta, and Aamodt water right settlements. SB 218 included $15 million for this purpose but the bill died.
SB 241 (Peter Campos) Acequias in PERA - This bill would have made acequias eligible to participate in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The bill was one vote short of passing the Senate.
NMAA amended the following bills:
SB 236 (Griego)/HB 402 (Gonzales) - This bill in its original form was intended to provide a water lease mechanism that would allow water to be leased from point A to point B. If it was no longer possible to put the water to beneficial use at point B, this bill would allow leasing to point C such that the condition of beneficial use of water could be fulfilled at point C. Initially, NMAA and others opposed this bill but it was amended to limit the provision to finally adjudicated groundwater rights and to place other restrictions on such leases. The bill passed both the House and Senate as amended.
SB 553 (Sanchez)/HB 505 (Tripp) - This bill was introduced at the request of Janet Jarrat, an irrigator in Valencia County, to provide a legal remedy for ditch interference for individual landowners similar to the remedy for community acequias. NMAA requested a clarifying amendment to distinguish between private and community acequias so that individual landowners on community acequias would not try to bypass their local elected officials in pursuing remedies in the courts.
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THIS SATURDAY!
6th annual Seed Exchange
Owingeh Ta,
Pueblos y Semillas, Communities and Seeds
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Join us for Dances, Ceremony, Seeds, Food, Music, Friends, Family
Keynote Speaker:
Alvin Warren,
Former Governor Santa Clara Pueblo and Former New Mexico Secretary of Indian Affairs
Saturday, March 26th @
Northern NM College Gymnasium
921 Paseo de Oñate
Española, NM
8:30am - Registration
9:30am - Seed Ceremony
11:00am - Seed Exchange
12:30 - pm Lunch
1:30pm - Afternoon Sessions, Keynote and Panel
4:00pm - Closing
In lieu of admission, please bring seeds to share. Everyone is welcome.
Sponsored by the New Mexico Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance (New Mexico Acequia Association, Traditional Native American Farmers Association, Honor Our Pueblo Existence, Tewa Women United),
Rio Arriba County,
Northern New Mexico College, and Taos County Economic Development Corporation.
For more information call Pilar Trujillo at 505.995.9644 or email her at pilar@lasacequias.org
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Upcoming NAP Deadline
| The deadline to apply for Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) is April 15th, 2011
NAP covers basil, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, cauliflower, cilantro, eggplant, gourds, honeydew, okra, pumpkins, strawberries, turnips and watermelon.
For more information contact Patrick Jaramillo at patrick@lasacequias.org or by calling 505.995.9644.
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Las Mujeres Hablan Panel Presentation
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Women Empowerment Collective
Tuesday, March 29th
5:30 to 7:30pm @
Nick Salazar Center for the Arts
Northern NM College
921 Paseo de Oñate
Española, NM
The New Mexico Acequia Association is part of Las Mujeres Hablan, a network of local activists working in northern NM to protect their people and lands from the nuclear weapons industry.
This panel presentation is part of the NNMC Student Senate's "Empowerment Lecture Series 2011", a seven-part series featuring the following themes: Health and Diet, Women Empowerment, Agricultural and Sustainability Empowerment, Art/Music as Empowerment, Community Empowerment, Environmental Empowerment, and Student/Youth Empowerment
For more info call 505.747.2100 or visit nnmc.edu
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Rancher's Forum
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"Bringing the Best of the Past into the Future"
April 8th and 9th, 2011
(Friday & Saturday)
TCEDC Business Park
Taos, NM
FEATURING:
"Know Your Rights" - Garcia Love Claims Settlement Update
Information about USDA Programs and small processing plants
Viewing of Mobile Matanza Truck and Meat Processing Facility
Taste local meat products
AND MUCH MORE!
This event is co-sponsored by the New Mexico Acequia Association and Taos County Economic Development Corportation
Please RVSP before March 31st
For more information call 575.758.8731 or email tcedc@tcedc.org
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Acequias Featured in UNM Lecture Series
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"What the New Mexico Acequias Owe to the Arabs"
Presented by Thomas Glick, a medieval historian who has written about the acequias of Valencia in southern Spain.
Wednesday, April 13th @ 5:15pm in Woodard Hall, Room 101, UNM
This presentation is part of UNM's Institute for Medieval Studies' Spring Lecture Series:
"Medieval Encounters:
Cultures in Contact, Convergence, and Conflict"
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Spring Outreach!
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The New Mexico Acequia Association would love the opportunity to attend your annual limpias and meetings. We would be happy to present information about acequia governance topics including Acequia Easements, Water Transfers, Acequia Bylaws, Water Rights AND MUCH MORE!
Please contact us at 505.995.9644 or email info@lasacequias.org
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Upcoming Acequia Workshops
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The New Mexico Acequia Association will be holding regional acequia workshops and topic-specific workshops in the spring and summer.
Dates/times are TBA
More information coming soon!
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NMAA Staff...
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Pictured, from left: Janice Varela (Community Organzing and Advocacy), Pilar Trujillo (Food and Agriculture Program Manager), Lucille Trujillo (Membership Coordinator), Quita Ortiz (Assistant Program Manager for Land and Water), Kenny Salazar (Associate Director), Paula Garcia (Executive Director), Patrick Jaramillo (Technical Assistance Provider, not pictured). NMAA is located at 805 Early St, Suite 203B, Santa Fe, NM (across from Tiny's Lounge).
Call us at 505.995.9644 to schedule a meeting with us. We do one-on-one consultations with acequia officials on water rights, water management, bylaws, easements, infrastructure planning, and referrals to other resources.
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Thank You!
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The New Mexico Acequia Association gratefully acknowledges the support of the many acequia parciantes and supporters who are members and who have made donations.
We also wish to thank our foundation supporters including (in alphabetical order) the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Christensen Fund, the Just Woke Up Fund, the Marguerite Casey Foundation, the New Mexico Community Foundation, the Panta Rhea Foundation, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
The NMAA is a not-for-profit, tax exempt organization organized as a 501c3 under the rules of the Internal Revenue Service. Donations to the NMAA are tax deductible.
The NMAA also provides services for community education through contracts with the State of New Mexico, Department of Finance and Administration - Local Government Division
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and through a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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ACEQUIA MEETING
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Spring Membership Meeting
Thursday, March 31
6:30pm
Chimayo Elementary Gym
Acequia officers and parciantes from the acequias within Santa Cruz Irrigation District are invited for the annual meeting. It will include updates on water supply issues, governance, water rights and a presentation by the New Mexico Acequia Association.
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