Welcome to the first blog entry for Volcanic Peppers in Omaha, NE. I intend to post information related to the progress of our garden and especially the varieties of chiles that we grow and sell. I also plan to share dates that we are at the farmers market and what we will have available. Our first date is scheduled for July 10th and I hope to have a nice variety available. The picture to the left shows some of our produce from last year.Chile peppers are somewhat slow growing plants, we start ours from seed in January and nurture them indoors until they are ready to go outside. My daughter and I have a great time growing and selling them at the Village Pointe Farmers Market in Omaha. We take pride in our efforts to grow them pesticide and herbicide free using compost to feed the plants and predator insects to help with the pests. We specialize in hot peppers including a variety of Habeneros, a fan favorite was the chocolate Hab, it does not taste like chocolate but it sure is tasty and hot. I had one customer tell me he chopped and added one to a batch of brownies and said it was awesome. We also have jalepenos, cayenne, hot lemons, fatali and of course the famous bhut jolokia (ghost chile). Several people asked for some milder options this year so we have added some poblano, bell and sweet crimson plants. We also grow a variety of herbs, garlic and tomato's and sell them as they are available. Last year we experimented with dried and smoked peppers and these babies are HOT. Many customers purchased and gave positive feedback so this year we are taking it a step further by drying, smoking and grinding these peppers making a powder that will knock your socks off. I have already shared with family and friends and they love it almost as much as I do and I look forward to sharing this with our patrons.
Well this is my first entry and I hope you have enjoyed it. I look forward to sharing more as the season progresses.
Tim
