Re: [CH] From today's Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper - Chimayo

Matt Evans (tmattevans@gmail.com)
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:07:40 -0400 

As one who has lived in New Mexico, I would argue that this isn't
quite the same.  Chiles are (by far) the dominant export from a state
with a large farming population.  New Mexico is by no means a wealthy
state (far from it) and many fortunes rise and fall with the yearly
success of the chile crop.  Furthermore, people there are genuinely
interested in chile -- it would not be an exaggeration to say that
they are a way of life for many in the state, farmers and nonfarmers
alike.

I'm sure that the local papers in Iowa have stories about grain the
same way that local papers in New Mexico have stories about chiles,
and local papers in New Jersey have stories about toxic waste and
hypodermic needles on the beach.

Matt

On 10/26/05, =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> wrote:
> And tomatoes are a big deal in Jersey, but the media has stopped short of
> claiming they were the most interesting story.
>
> At 01:10 PM 10/26/2005, Bob Newell wrote:
> >Chile is a really big deal in our state...
> >
> >On 10/25/05, =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> wrote:
> > > At 05:59 PM 10/24/2005, you wrote:
> > > >While there are plenty of red chile products that carry the Chimayó
> > > >label, most aren't grown there, said Rick Homans, the state's
> > > >secretary for economic development. The attempt to trademark Chimayó
> > > >chile "is the most exciting endeavor in the state, currently," he
> > > >said.
> > >
> > > Must be a pretty slow news year in New Mexico...
> > >
> > >
> > > =Mark
> > >
> > >     * Homer:  Lisa, honey, are you saying you are never going to eat any
> > >             animal again?   What about bacon?
> > >     * Lisa: No.
> > >     * Homer: Ham?
> > >     * Lisa: No.
> > >     * Homer: Pork chops?
> > >     * Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal...
> > >     * Homer: Heh, heh, heh. Oh, suuure Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal!
> > >
> > >        http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> =Mark
>
>     * Homer:  Lisa, honey, are you saying you are never going to eat any
>             animal again?   What about bacon?
>     * Lisa: No.
>     * Homer: Ham?
>     * Lisa: No.
>     * Homer: Pork chops?
>     * Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal...
>     * Homer: Heh, heh, heh. Oh, suuure Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal!
>
>        http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens
>
>
>