Aug. 31—Do you have decorative Halloween or Easter chiles in your home? Or are you growing Big Jim peppers in your backyard? Chile varieties like these can be found at New Mexico State ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Chile is a top crop in New Mexico, and researchers are working to make sure it stays that way. With new investments into research and crop programs, New Mexico is wor… ...

Dried Chile Basics. Chiles were first cultivated around 6000 years ago in what is now Mexico, and some experts believe that the practice of drying chiles was introduced as a preservation method by ...

Chavez buys his chile powder — the rich-red color of a New Mexico sunset — from a grower about 10 miles away, technically outside of the Santa Cruz River Valley where Chimayo is located.

Despite these obstacles, New Mexico’s green chile growers continue to excel, managing to cultivate about 85,000 acres of chile annually. However, demand for the crop still far exceeds supply.