New Mexico Acequia Association

08/04/2026

Please join us for this inspiring performance by youth from northern New Mexico!!

El Agua es Vida (Water is Life) is an evening of theater, dance, live music, and visual art created and performed by Moving Arts students and a cast of intergenerational performers. Centered on water as a living thread through New Mexican land, culture, and community, the performance honors the gene...

07/21/2026

This summer, the Sembradores gathered to support fellow sembrador Alejandro on his family land. Through shared work, stories, and traditional knowledge, they planted more than seeds.

Read Alejandro's reflection on reconnecting with his family's land, the wisdom of his ancestors, and the healing power of farming together.

  On June 10th 2026, the Sembradores team came together to help our fellow Sembrador, Alejandro, on his land. It is exciting to be invited to a farmer’s land and hear their story of why and how they’ve been growing. … Continued

07/18/2026

New Mexico acequias won’t survive fires, floods or drought without a dedicated funding independent from existing disaster response systems.

07/08/2026

Save the date: August 9th at the Lensic for "El Agua es Vida" Moving People Arts youth performance with support from NMAA!

Our performance at The Lensic is a wonderful opportunity for you to see just how passionate our students are when it comes to dance, drama and the arts!
Purchase tickets at https://lensic.org/events/el-agua-es-vida/

07/08/2026

NMAA Sembradores have been busy! Learn more about their farm skills workshop and adventures at el Tros Farm with Maestro Carlos Arguello on our Sembradores blog!

https://lasacequias.org/2026/07/07/los-sembradores-in-may/
https://lasacequias.org/2026/07/07/a-visit-to-el-tros-farm/

06/29/2026

Juanita!! This story captures her deep devotion to the acequias, community, and youth.

Countercultural activism is a big and sometimes scary word, but the work of preserving water rights in Taos County is tantamount to saving the entire sustainable, land-based ethos at the

06/25/2026

06/24/2026

Feliz Dia de San Juan! Pray for rain. Las aguas corren benditas

Día de San Juan is a date that New Mexican families for generations have celebrated by splashing in rivers and acequias, and by praying for rain. This year of record heat and drought, we ask you to take a moment on Wednesday, June 24th, to bring an offering to the river: a prayer, a song, flowers, an intention, maybe even water in the places where the river is dry. Share your reflection, your prayer, your photo, or video with these hashtags so we can see each other up and down our rivers and acequias:


El Día de San Juan es una fecha que las familias de Nuevo México han celebrado por generaciones chapoteando en ríos y acequias y rezando para que llueva. En este año de calor y sequía sin precedentes, te pedimos que tomes un momento para llevar una ofrenda al río: una oración, una canción, flores, una intención, tal vez incluso agua en los lugares donde el río está seco. Comparte tu reflexión, oración, foto o video con estos hashtags para que podamos vernos unos a otros a lo largo de nuestros ríos y acequias.
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06/24/2026

Feliz Dia de San Juan!! Las aguas corren benditas!!

June 24th día de San Juan Bautista marked the first day we could ge...