Come for the balloon fiesta – Stay for the Chile!

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is here, and with it the population of Albuquerque almost doubles! That’s not the only great thing going on in Albuquerque during this time though. The Balloon Fiesta also coincides with the chile season!

Not only the chile season!

In addition to chile, October also means that New Mexico has new crop pinon nuts, and so much more than just red and green chile. In case you are visiting for a short time, it really is imperative that you visit a chile roaster who has all the different New Mexico delicacies available. At Farmers Chile Market, we pride ourselves on stocking many different New Mexican specialty ingredients, including many different types of chile fresh, frozen, and dried. We also carry chicos made nearby Santa Fe in the town of Espanola! We carry pinto beans from Estancia, just past the Sandia mountains too. All these products and more are new crop in October, meaning peak freshness and flavor.

Not only the Balloon Fiesta

This time also has a lot of other local events going on, which we often go out and roast chile at! We love spreading the tradition of roasted chile as far and wide as possible! In fact, if you have a place nearby New Mexico and you want to host a week of chile roasting, be sure to contact us by email! I love going on the road and roasting at different places! It usually needs a few weeks of time to set up, due to the need to contact local regulators, but I have everything we need to roast safely and up to code of just about anywhere in the states.