Devon G. Peña, Ph.D.
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Devon G. Peña, Ph.D.
@acequiero.bsky.social
Professor, farmer, author, environmental and food justice defender and protector.
Reposted by Devon G. Peña, Ph.D.
1/3 It doesn't take a lot of education to understand the relationship between Indigenous peoples of Anglo & Latin America. Nor does it take a lot of understanding to know that the absolute genetic identity and the percentage of unmixed pre-Colombian ancestry is highest in the USA's remaining
June 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
From Sam Gilbert, an important set of acequia testimonials in #civileats (Civil Eats). Setting the record straight abut the Indigenous origins of #regenerativeagriculture.

civileats.com/2025/04/22/a...
An Ancient Irrigation System May Help Farmers Face Climate Change
The arid Southwest has a proven irrigation model, the acequia, for water use that is local, democratic, and resilient to heat and drought.
civileats.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned over five seasons of The Acequia Institute Next Gen Acequia Farmer internship program is to never underestimate the capacity of youth to be responsive to a challenging curriculum based on Indigenous ethnoscience and agroecology.
April 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
‘Deep Seeds’ are the native landrace varieties of concho corn, bolita bean, and calabaza acequia farmers have stewarded for generations which creates a community’s culinary and taste memories and sense of place.

Read more about Dr. Peña’s work at www.acequiainstitute.org
Devon G. Peña, Ph.D. :: The San Luis Food Sovereignty Initiative: Deep Seeds and First Foods
YouTube video by Crestone Energy Fair
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March 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
La sierra. Culebra Peak is the heart of our watershed common lands, the 1847 Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. At 80,000 acres this is likely the largest restored common land on the planet.
February 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Yes, the so-called tragedy of the commons is actually a tragedy of the commoner displaced from her homeland.
It's too generous to call Garrett Hardin an ecologist. His most famous publications had no research underpinning them. The Tragedy of the Commons is a polemic based on total conjecture, and was easily debunked by the research of Elinor Ostrom.

Hardin was a charlatan.
February 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
For those of you interested in the #sanluisfoodsovereigntyinitiative and the rebirth of Colorado's oldest grocery store (the R&R Market est. 1857) as a worker-owned cooperative - the #SanLuisPeoplesMarket - please read this High Country News article about our project.
www.hcn.org/issues/54-11...
In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again - High Country News
The San Luis Valley’s Acequia Institute is raising new traditions from multicultural roots.
www.hcn.org
February 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Red state farmers hit hard by impoundment of appropriated funds. Some involve end-stream cuts that were reimbursements for farmers' investing in things like soil amendments and solar energy systems. Let's see if they learn from this experience.
Opinion | How Trump’s federal funding pause hurts American farmers and drives up grocery prices
How the administration's funding freeze threatens the infrastructure that keeps rural communities — and everyday America — running.
www.msnbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Para seguir nuestra Presidente.
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February 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Migrating to Bluesky. Resistance involves creativity and relationality.
February 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM