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A saying from Chimayo chile growers:
I went out of my house dressed in white,
and in the garden my white turned green,
and I returned home,
dressed in red.
| Native Chimayo chile plant |
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You can assist in preservation by making a donation.
Un Dicho de Chimayo:
De mi casa vistida de blanco sali
y en el campo enverdeci,
y al regresar de colorado me visti.
| VICTORIA & ALFONSO MARTINEZ |
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| QUEEN & KING OF CHIMAYO CHI:LE |
A special thanks to Jose Alfonso and
Victoria Martinez (right photo) for their donation of the native Chimayo Chile seeds to the Chimayo Chile Project in 2005. Through growing the donated seeds from
the Martinez family, the project was able to provide 21 new growers seeds in 2007. It is Victoria and Alfonso's dedication
to the heirloom crop, provision of seeds and technical assistance to project participants that makes
this project a growing success!!!!
| Chimayo Red |
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| ABELINO & FAUSTINA MARTINEZ |
The Chimayo Chile Project
works with local farmers, and artists in order to preserve the native strain of chile and to keep the cultural assets alive
in the community. In 2006, the institute assisted the village farmers by providing them legal and technical assistance
so they could incorporate and apply for the trade name “Chimayo.”
The Chimayo Chile Farmers, Inc. did in fact apply for the name
"Chimayo" as a certification mark (a type of trademark) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A local Chimayo artist Nolan Avelino Martinez designed the "Chimayo" chile
certification mark-logo. Noland passed away shortly thereafter. Noland Martinez's father, Jose Abelino
Martinez, donated the pictures of Abelino and Jaustina Martinez to the project.
In Loving Memory of Noland Avelino Martinez
| Chimayo Chile Farmers |
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| Abelino & Faustina Martinez |
CHIMAYO GREEN
| ROSS MARTINEZ |
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| 2007 CHIMAYO CHILE FIELD |
Nosotros somos una famillia carinosa.
Mucho gracias a todos por tu Chimayoso amor.
Viva Chimayo chile!
Viva Chimayo historia!
Vivir con Dios en paz!
-Marie Campos, President/CEO
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| CHIMAYO CHILE GROWER, 2007 |
| IRRIGATING THE CHIMAYO CHILE FIELD |
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In Chimayo the farmers irrigate through a system of ditches that bring water to their fields. Before the use of
tractors to make row crops, locals used flood irrigation.
LINKS:
New Mexico: The Case of the Stolen Pepper Identity (6 July, 2007)
Project hopes to spur comeback of near-extinct chile strain, By Brandon Garcia | The New Mexican October 24, 2005
Trademarking Chimayos Own, SEE PAGE 5
Job Opportunitites for Low-Income Individuals
Chimayo sees red over chile wannabes By Associated Press October 25, 2005
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