Forget apples and pumpkins. In New Mexico, fall arrives with a different scent entirely! It is the smoky, mouth-watering aroma of Hatch chile peppers roasting over open flames. These aren’t just any ...

Nothing announces the arrival of autumn in Colorado quite like the aroma of fire-roasted green chiles. After the crop ripens at farms across the Southwest, street-side stands spin cages full of ...

It’s no secret that chile is a popular and essential crop in New Mexico.Now researchers at New Mexico State University are working to develop more nutritious and better-yielding chile pepper varieties ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute’s annual spring plant sale is returning this week. This year’s event features a variety of chiles, tomatoes, marigolds, ...

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has... A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's ...

The two travelers from New Orleans touched their fingers to the reddish-orange chile powder on a napkin, put it on their tongues, and then looked at each other in astonishment. “Very rich, full bodied ...