Now we are ready to plant with the students! All the compost has been distributed and incorporated into the soil and our rows have been remade. This year we have 12 rows and will hope to be able to have … Continued
This is our second annual acequia cleaning where we bring together students from Chrysalis Alternative School and students on a spring break adventure from the University of California, Santa Cruz. We cleaned a lateral of the Acequia Madre del Sur … Continued
Today we got some ‘Sembradores’ together to initiate the coming growing season by clearing the fields. We basically just cut all the dry weeds and raked them into a pile. We will save the dried up weeds as a carbon … Continued
Today I was invited to speak on a panel about our local acequia issues. This panel brought the Global perspective of yesterday’s presentations to local issues. I shared the panel with some colleagues and friends in the acequia culture, in … Continued
It was great to be invited to this conference organized by Dr. Sylvia Rodriguez, the New Mexico Acequia Association, and New Mexico State University. It was great to see respected colleagues such as Steve Guldan and Carlos Ochoa of NMSU … Continued
Today I presented at the 18th Annual Water Conservation conference at the Marriott Pyramid in Albuquerque. I also presented at the 17th Annual conference last year so I was honored to be invited back. This is such a great opportunity … Continued
En el espiritu del Sexto Sol… Today we mark the shadow on this sundial at sunrise. This is the third time we make marks on the level flagstone altar with a plumb rod. Last time we marked the Fall Equinox … Continued
Today we cleaned and weighed out some sweet corn seed that we grew at Parr Field this last season. We weighed out about 7 grams of seed which is more or less 50 seeds. We later did a germination test … Continued
November 29, 1949 – December 4, 2012 Today I learned of the passing of my father, Reynaldo Manuel Santistevan. My dad was a great guy, always full of laughter and friendship. He never judged anyone and would give you the … Continued