Dixie Chile Ranch ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2019

Thank you for being a part of the Local Food Community and the Dixie Chile Ranch.
Here are our Announcements for the start of 2019 Growing Season.

Try our NEW RESERVED ORDER PICK-UP SERVICE
Go Here for details: Reserved Order Service

All You-Pick this year will be by Reservation ONLY
Details Here: You_Pick Reservations Information
Because of the limited size of our You-Pick fields it is important you call and make a reservation. If you haven’t made a reservation to pick we can not guarantee you’ll be able to pick.
All Reservations take priority over those who just drive up.
Please call 731-225-0456 for Reservations even if it’s just an hour before you want to pick.
The Purpose of this policy is to ensure all who come and enjoy the picking experience will have the opportunity to harvest the amounts they would like to have.
You-Pick items for 2019
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Blackberries
Blueberries (Maybe) We are still evaluating the quantities

And of course we will be selling at the Martin Area Farmers Market starting in Mid to Late May on Saturdays. We will be emailing a list of what we will be bring to the Farmers Market Friday evening.
Also you can always call during the week and order any of our items in either large bulk quantities or in the quarts and pound containers we sell at the market and we will bring the items to the market and hold them in reserve

We have Local Raw Honey available at all times at our Roadside Stand

What’s Growing at the Dixie Chile Ranch for 2019

Peppers and Chiles
Bell Peppers
Pimento Peppers
Large Jalapenos
Anaheim Chiles
Cayenne Peppers
Habanero Chiles
Chile De Arbol
(Pico de Pajaro)

Fruit
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Blackberries
Blueberries
Peaches
Apples
Canary Melons

Squash & Cucumbers
Gherkin Cucumbers
Zucchini

Fall 2019
Pumpkins

Here’s to a great Local Grown Food Season!
See you soon
Diego

Hasta luego

Amigos, Mr. Tim is practically working night and day to get all the chile plants growing, planning for canary melons this summer, pumpkins this fall, and of course strawberries are coming along soon.

So, while I’ve really enjoyed visiting with you every week, with recipes or idioms or history, it’s time for me to say, “Hasta luego” and go help Mr. Tim!

Recuérdame – remember me – when you enjoy green or red chiles!
And come visit us at the Dixie Chile Ranch.

Su amigo jamás, Diego

Needed a little something

Meriwether Lewis took along over 190 pounds of “dried portable soup” to sustain the Lewis and Clark Expedition when game was scarce. Nobody knew what was in the “portable soup” but Lewis was a firm believer in it being highly nutritious. Nutritious or not, the men of the expedition grew to loathe it.

Should’ve added some chile verde, in my opinion.

Su amigo, Diego

In my opinion

green chile – from Hatch, New Mexico – is the very best, in taste, heat, and culinary excellence.

Some people accuse me of being too partial.

So, in my defense, here’s a link to an excellent older article by David Tanis which explains some of the chile verde mystique: https://www.saveur.com/hatch-chiles-new-mexico

Enjoy!

Okay, I can take a broma (joke)

My cousin Luego found this cartoon and claimed it was a portrait of me, the Chile Wrangler, here at the Ranch.

But I don’t think it looks much like me. (And a stick horse ?!? C’mon, Luego!)