Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - Great chile innovations

About this episode

The episode discusses innovations in the cultivation of green and red chile in New Mexico, particularly focusing on Hatch chile from the Hatch Valley.

It is a new year and I want to talk about innovation in New Mexico green and red chile, especially the chile that is grown in the Hatch Valley of Southern New Mexico. That is Hatch chile for where it is grown. Over the last few years chile as a commercial crop has had lots of innovations. There are more innovations to come on top of these incredible chile innovations. Love this Podcast? Check out our website at The Fresh Chile Company. Also, check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Y...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Swickard, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• innovation
• New Mexico
• Hatch chile
• agriculture
• commercial crop

Keywords

• New Mexico
• Hatch chile
• innovation
• agriculture
• commercial crop

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Hatch chile

Places: New Mexico, Hatch Valley

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