Asbestos Abatement
With funding from the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment we completed the asbestos-lead paint-mold abatement project and a major renovation of the Market's interior. We reopend the Market on May 21, 2025.
What We Do
Did you say Co-op?
Yes we did. We purchased the old R&R Market with plans to turn it into a full service community food co-operative. A co-op is a consumer-owned cooperative business that’s managed and controlled by the members, with profits returned to the members.
The Acequia Institute is a non-profit grant-making foundation supporting environmental & food justice. Home is a 181-acre acequia farm in Viejo San Acacio, CO and is located on Nuchu - Dinè - Tewa - Genizarx lands and waters.
Supporting Environmental and Food Justice
The Acequia Institute is located in San Luis, Colorado at an altitude of 7,965 feet above sea level, and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.
Next Generation Acequia Farmers
Local youth and young adults are given paid internships to be mentored by acequia farmers in acequia agroecosystems and by Indigenous chefs in decolonizing culinary arts.
