When we started the irrigation season, we came to our presa (dam) to open the gate and send some water from the river into our acequia. With our returning Mayordomo Mark Martinez in charge, he noticed how overgrown our presa … Continued
Today I got the urge to dig out some garlic, even though it may be early in some respects, I got to feeling I should spread out my time harvesting while securing an early as well as a later harvest. … Continued
Today we tried to bring the water to the fields from the Acequia del Medio. For two days the water trickled in, barely enough for a few trees and a row or two of garlic. It’s that time where we … Continued
This is likely our last irrigation from the Acequia Madre. We brought the water down starting at noon and it did not get to the field until about 4 PM. The water level is so low that it will likely … Continued
Here we are irrigating the western plot of Sol Feliz when we noticed the blackberry bushes are flowering. The other fruit trees are coming along nicely as well. We have some apples, pears, and apricots growing and we just thinned … Continued
This morning we met at Parr Field to check on the milpa, prepared to plant some more sweet corn in the areas where no corn emerged. It is a big question as to why crops don’t emerge after planting: maybe … Continued
Its going to be our turn to irrigate from the Acequia Madre early next week. The Mayordomo informed us that the acequia channel is choked with growing grass and weeds for a long stretch of ditch and that it will … Continued
Today we get the water from the Acequia Madre. It is a long stretch to get the water from the ditch to the field, but well worth the trip. It is important to note that it rained yesterday evening, our … Continued
Here we are bringing water to our South field of maiz blanco, frijol amarillo, y calabasa mexicana, among other crops. We are going to likely get just a few more irrigations, and now we have to get busy on the … Continued