The Fresh Chile Company Podcast
Welcome to the Fresh Chile Company Podcast - Enchanting Stories of New Mexico. Tune in to listen to all things New Mexico Chile, and other enchanting facts about New Mexico.
Episodes
On this American Veterans Day, the men and women of New Mexico have served in times of war and peace. Someone gives up their time to serve the nation. For each whether it is an enlistment of two-year, four-year, six-year or they serve until retirement, America is made stronger. Likewise, every day that someone serves, their loved ones in effect serve also.
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The official New Mexico mammal like six other states is the black bear with a population of six thousand bears. We even had Smokey Bear, a three-month-old cub found after a fire near Capitan. But I would like a different state mammal, one that brings in lots of money. I’d like bats as the state mammal. One place has 400k bats which 400k tourists come to see yearly. Let's talk about Carlsbad Cavern bats.
One of the things visitors to New Mexico notice is some of the unusual names of our towns. Candy Kitchen, Coyote, Eureka, Arroya Seco, Mosquero, Abiquiu, Galisteo, Tucumcari, Carrizozo, Pie Town and the most unusual Truth or Consequences. Yep, very unusual and typically New Mexican. Let me tell you about a few New Mexico towns including Bug Scuffle, New Mexico.
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In the Old West, especially New Mexico there was incredible dining with the Fred Harvey Company which ran the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels connected to the railroads. Founded in 1876, it served people traveling on trains and train towns. A side of the business made a huge change in New Mexico. Waitresses were imported and then became wives. Fred Harvey changed New Mexico.
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If you are new to New Mexico I want to take you on a small short but interesting tour of the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico is the 47th state in the union and is the 5th largest state in the Union. It has just over 2 million residents. If it was treated like the New England states, you could get four or five states out of the land area of New Mexico. It is all good and here is a 15 minute tour of New Mexico.
New Mexico chile, that wonderful, tasty pepper, became a commercial crop a hundred years ago. Before that it was a prized delicious garden vegetable. Most often red chile was dried and used. Fabián García, started a shift to the common use of chile that hit the markets about 1918 and then by 1950 other researchers really increased the appeal of chile beyond a seasoning to a food in and of itself. Dr. Roy Nakayama is best known for ...
Today I am talking about a fascinating New Mexican, Ed Adams of the fabled legend of the Lost Adams Diggings. I talked about lost gold a couple weeks ago and several people wanted more stories. Here is a story based on true events. Treasure hunters have felt they were just one lucky moment away from incredible riches hidden by a few inches of dirt in a canyon. Perhaps.
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Fabián García is often given the title, The founder of New Mexico Commercial Food Production. While we think of him on Chiles Peppers, he was instrumental on Pecans, Onions, Alfalfa, and Cotton. There are a couple buildings named for him on the NMSU campus and the Fabián García Agricultural Research Center. What about Fabián García’s legacy. Stay tuned.
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Recently I was talking about how when the California Column came to New Mexico during the Civil War many of the soldiers were also Gold Miners. They found lots of gold back then. Any moment, even today we may hear of gold found. That is the mantra of some people. There is gold in New Mexico’s hills. You could be the one to find it. It’s out there waiting for lucky you. Let us talk lost gold in New Mexico
In the Old West, prospecting for gold was a prime motivation for some people. Nothing was better than finding gold in New Mexico. This was surprising because the people prospecting for gold were not in New Mexico to do that. They were Civil War Union soldiers. Gold had a connection to New Mexico and the Civil War. Let’s talk about those surprised gold miners.
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One of the artistic icons of New Mexico who created art for all time was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1904, eight years before New Mexico became a state. Initially he was a cowboy first and artist second. Then the entire world took notice of his talent and treasured his artistry. I am talking about Peter Hurd, a painter who has left many lasting images that will continue to amaze people for all time.
In today’s world, if you wish to go from St. Louis to San Francisco, it is a little over 1700 miles and you can drive it in a day or four hours in an airliner. In 1858 that trip could take 576 hours on the first Butterfield stagecoach with the U. S. Mail which went through Mesilla on the way. It took 24 days, going about five miles an hour. And a writer documented that first journey.
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We know about the 1803 to 1806 Lewis and Clark’s expedition ordered by President Thomas Jefferson from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson ordered two other expeditions from St. Louis both led by Captain Zebulon Pike. The second one went to Colorado, Pike’s Peak was named for him and he and his men ended up going through Las Cruces. Here’s New Mexico’s first American visitor in 1807.
Most of you know me from my doing Enchanting Stories of New Mexico for the Fresh Chile Company where I talk about New Mexico History and Culture. but I have another role. I am a tour guide for the facilities of the Fresh Chile Company in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Let’s talk about those tours. Sounds unusual but you will hear some good stories on this podcast.
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Hatch Valley grown chile peppers are special for many reasons. Let’s talk about seven things to know about those outstanding chile peppers which are made into delicious salsa at the Fresh Chile Company. While not secrets, many people might not know all of them so when you play New Mexico trivia and talk about Hatch Valley grown chile peppers, you will be prepared. Let’s go.
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It’s been hot in New Mexico. A friend said I probably like to look at pictures of winter snow in Colorado. I do for a reason tied to the Hatch Valley. When I see in winter a snowflake falling on the San Juan Mountains of Colorado I realize that snowflake will melt and be a part of the headwaters of the Rio Grande and possibly I will enjoy that drop of water. Let me tell you how it is connected to Hatch Valley grown delicious chile ...
The Old West, of which New Mexico was certainly a part, had many interesting characters who were handy with a gun. I want to talk about a few of them and some of the things they did. You won’t see any of this in a Hollywood movie, but it certainly is authentic. From Bat Masterson to Mysterious Dave Mather to Baldy Russell, they were very interesting Old West gunmen.
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We in Southern New Mexico love to see people smile when they get a good taste of our chile harvest and the products that come from the Southern New Mexico chile fields. It just makes our day, week, month and year when we provide great chile products. So naturally this is one of the best times of the year. The 2025 chile harvest is starting and it is YUM time.
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What to talk about today? How about great food that is good for you and tastes good and on top of that it is America’s food. Not from somewhere else, from New Mexico. I want to talk about New Mexico’s flavor enhanced Green and Red chile which in my humble opinion is America’s best food. It is the American created taste of enhanced Red and Green chile blend. YUM!
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Let me tell you about someone who had an enormous impact upon New Mexico Agriculture. While there are others with a claim to the title I think of him as Mr. New Mexico Agriculture. The Agriculture Building on the campus of New Mexico State University is Thomas Hall named for Dr. Gerald W. Thomas, the 17th NMSU President and the 2nd longest serving president. Agriculture was enhanced so much by Dr. Gerald Thomas.
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