Nov 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The RGALT team would like to thank all of those who joined us in celebrating our 25th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Fundraiser. What a tremendous milestone for our organization! As much as our event is a fundraiser, it is a “friendraiser”, an event that brings...
Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
It was 25 years ago, a diverse group of community members – farmers and conservationists – gathered at my kitchen table to discuss ways to protect farmland in Socorro County. The county was contemplating the establishment of a county zoning ordinance,...
Aug 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tucked down a quiet private road, sits a serene half acre alongside the Los Duranes acequia. This parcel, once part of a large farm along the Rio Grande, was the home of Meinrad Craighead, an artist and former contemplative nun. It was here, Meinrad created much of...
Mar 30, 2022 | Easements, Policy
For 25 years RGALT has been working to protect farmland in the middle Rio Grande, the most populated area of NM, including Albuquerque, NM’s largest metropolitan area. The MRG landscape is being threatened due to increasing urbanization, loss of agricultural water...
Mar 15, 2021 | Easements, Success Stories
A new video by our partners at the Intermountain West Joint Ventures featuring RGALT’s CE landowner Ray Garcia – his farm, his family. Video production by Christi Bode. Link to...