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We use a simple process to grow, harvest, process, and ship our chile directly to your door! We provide the highest quality of chile straight from the Hatch Valley. Our chile varieties are known for their outstanding and distinct flavor.

Big Jim variety, developed by Roy Nakayama of NMSU. James A Lytle of Hatch, NM did the fieldwork under the supervision of Roy Nakayama. The New Mexico Crop Improvement Association released the original Big Jim variety in 1975 and named it Big Jim in honor of James A. Lytle, who passed away in 1970.

Big Jim has a uniform, medium pungency levels with a distinctly pleasing green chile flavor. A southwest favorite for making outstanding chile Rellenos, green chile enchiladas, and many other flavorful green chile dishes. The fresh, red pod, when roasted and peeled, with its bright, red color, splendid fresh flavor, and a touch of sweetness makes delicious, red chile sauce for a number of red chile dishes.

The dry, red chile pod makes wonderful red chile sauce as does the chile powder. Used in many dishes such as enchiladas, huevos rancheros, chile con carne, and other red chile recipes, Big Jim is our most requested chile variety due to its medium heat and the eye-appealing size of the chile pods.

New Mexico #9 was developed by Fabian Garcia in 1913 and was used in the development of the Sandia Chile by Dr. Roy Harper of NMSU by crossing the #9 with an Anaheim-type to produce the Sandia Variety. Sandia is one of the older varieties of chile that is grown in New Mexico.

Sandia is the hot variety of the New Mexico chile lines with a distinctly New Mexico green chile flavor. While in the fresh stage of maturity (and after drying), the fruit retains its high pungency level. This variety has been passed down for generations by New Mexicans and hot chile lovers the world over. Hot chile lovers say, “A day without chile is like a day without sunshine.”

Hatch Lumbre (fire) was developed and released by Jimmy and Faron Lytle in 2011, carrying on the tradition of making chile better and more flavorful. The Spanish word “lumbre” means fire…and we can guarantee the description matches the flavor!

Hatch Lumbre has uniform, extra-hot pungency levels and is the hottest of all New Mexico long green chile varieties. If you are looking for a New Mexico chile flavor that will burn you (emphasis on burn), THIS is the one. Not for the faint of heart!

Excellent use for the much-loved green chile stew and a supreme variety for your party salsa. Green or red has become the chile of choice for chile hot heads everywhere.