New Mexico Chile Peppers – the State’s Signature Heirloom Crop (2022)

Dr. Stephanie Walker, Vegetable Specialist, New Mexico State University

Description: New Mexico is famous for the chile peppers that have been grown in the region for more than 400 years. Chile peppers are grown for large-scale processing but are  also an important cash crop for small farms. This talk will provide an overview of chile pepper production, and how they became the state’s signature crop.