Today we begin cleaning our Acequia Madre del Sur del Río de Don Fernando de Taos. This acequia has been in existence for over 200 years and is probably going through the most challenging time of its life around now … Continued
Our apricot trees started flowering recently. We inherited a wonderful apricot from my grandparents and were able to graft it to make two more trees (we had three, but one of them died.) We got another apricot from Tooley’s Trees … Continued
This is the second year we take the Math/Science classes from Chrysalis to the neighboring Río Don Fernando de Taos to learn how to calculate CFS (cubic feet per second). We keep a notebook that has the results of our … Continued
We noticed water in the river this past weekend. There was some water in the river a couple of times in the last month or two but it wasn’t river flow, per se, but just some local snowmelt. Now the … Continued
Today I was happy to inspect some work done on our headgates from another project completed with the help of Taos Soil and Water Conservation District and contractor Monty McCarty. I am thankful to our past Commission for getting the … Continued
Today we find the shoots of the garlic we planted about two months ago. It has been exceptionally dry this year, but some rain and snow we received in the last week must’ve really helped us out.
This is blue corn we harvested at the end of the growing season in 2013. It came from 7 rows that were approximately 80 feet long. After desgrando el maiz, or shelling the corn, we poured it in front of … Continued
Today we saw the completion of a project for the parciantes (irrigators) of Acequia Madre del Sur del Río de Don Fernando de Taos. The process was initiated by a previous Commission through a program offered by the Taos Soil … Continued