Managing water: a new farmer and a very old acequia

An interview with Nery Martínez | “Here in New Mexico we have a system of ditches or channels called an acequias. It’s a system—a really, really old system—that allows people to get irrigation water on their land.”
Meet Nery: "I never thought I was going to be a farmer"

By Nery Martínez | Just because you’ve never worked with a shovel doesn’t mean you can’t become a farmer.
Our 2016 bloggers: Farming in the arid West

Introducing our 2016 series: Farming in the Arid West