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.

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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 NuMex Big Jim chile rellenos.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 salsa.

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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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When talking about the development of agriculture in Southern New Mexico I always like to talk about military forts 150 years ago like Fort Selden just north of Las Cruces. While we all have watched Hollywood movies of forts, they are not true to what made a huge change in Southern New Mexico. Let me tell you about the agriculture of crops in 1880s New Mexico.

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This is Memorial Day 2025 week and I want to celebrate someone special. When I interviewed people from World War Two there was a bad week in April 1945. On the 12th President Roosevelt suddenly died and six days later Earnie Pyle was killed on by a Japanese sniper. Both deaths were devastating. Especially war correspondent Ernie Pyle who I think of on Memorial Day.

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Here on the last Monday in May is the United States Federal holiday, Memorial Day. It honors and mourns those U. S. military personnel who died while in the service of their country. Importantly, it also honors the families of those service members who died for our country. I want to talk about some of those New Mexicans and remember their family and friends.

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Do you like chile? I certainly do and I also spend lots of time thinking about chile. I tell everyone about Southern New Mexico's goodness of chile. In the last few years there's been a new wave of flavor to enjoy. Previously chile tasted precisely like chile, nothing more nor less. It was and is good. Then regular great tasting chile was combined with other flavors to make a blend of flavors. Let's talk about the new chile flavors

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An interesting fact came out of the recent Kentucky Derby and it connect in an odd way with New Mexico chile and onions. Sounds like a stretch but every horse running in the race could trace lineage back to Secretariat, the famous Triple Crown winner. Likewise, every bit of New Mexico chile and onions goes back to work done by Fabián García a hundred years ago.

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There was a time when New Mexico didn’t have any businesses, no corner markets, restaurants, dry goods stores, nothing at all other than an individual here or there might barter. Today we have lots of businesses. When did New Mexico commerce begin and what kinds of businesses were they? I have some good stories to tell about how those first businesses came to be.

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As youngsters we played Cowboys and Outlaws. As the Outlaw we shouted, “You got me" and fell to the ground. Cowboys always got the outlaws. I think of Old West writer Eugene Rhodes who was asked why in 1895 he let outlaws stay at his ranch in Southern New Mexico. First it isn’t healthy to refuse armed men and more importantly, he said, Outlaws are more interesting than in-laws. Let's talk about some of New Mexico's Old West outlaws.

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