LIMPIA DAYS
The annual cleaning of the irrigation ditch
Sat. Feb 5 & Sat Feb.12, 2022
9:00am-1:00pm
Every year, Northern New Mexico acequias (irrigation ditches) are closed for cleaning and repairs.
It
is a tradition, and a duty for parciantes (land owners with irrigation
rights), to gather for the annual clean-up of the ditch.
It typically consists of walking sections of the ditch and removing tree branches that were cut, to allow County machinery to move through after the Limpia.
You
are warmly invited to join our Limpia Days in Dilia/Anton Chico, 90
miles from Santa Fe along the Pecos River, and experience a tradition
dating back 200+ years in our area.
A
traditional lunch (made with beans, chile and corn grown at Mil
Abrazos) will be served at 1:00pm at the Anton Chico Community Center,
and can be a unique opportunity to meet with locals and elders.
Some accommodations are available upon reservation if you wish to come the day before.
Children
are most welcome. Please no dogs (unless they stay in your vehicle) as
we have too many already. Work clothes, gloves and rubber boots
recommended (we have some to loan at the farm as well).
For more information on Limpia Days, read the following article published in the Green Fire Times.
Donations of cash, stocks, vehicles or material goods are tax-deductible
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