NMSU Chile Pepper Institute — Local services in Las Cruces

I was expecting there to be some displays along with the store so I gave it four stars, but it's still a great place to go if you like chile peppers. They have seeds of many different varieties. All of the hot sauce was of very hot varieties. The chile pepper peanut brittle is awesome. There is a chile pepper garden during the growing season but we were there outside of the growing season.

The store is on the second floor of an academic building but there are signs in the building telling you which way to go. (There is a restroom on the first floor in case you need it.) We had to pay a small amount to park at a meter. There is no gate or guard to go through to get on campus. You...

Great place to buy some gifts. We usually purchase our Chile ristras from here because they are large and sprayed with a gloss. They hold up well all year long on our outside patio. We also like to purchase a couple of bags of frozen chile to take to friends or family. Each quart bag holds about 6 large roasted and peeled chile. I haven't tried the salsa yet,but the Mrs. Rentrows habanero queso will light your tongue on fire and then your pants. Watch out, this is hot stuff! Save yourself and dont purchase the cute green chile air freshener. It stinks! I still have not been able to get that smell out of my car. It looks super cute,but dont open it and what ever you do,dont hang it...

I came to the new location at the Fabian Garcia Research Center, it is open Monday-Friday 9-4. They feature over 100 different seeds such as, ornamental chile seeds, classic New Mexico varieties of chile seeds and many other different kinds. They offer free samples of most of their sauces, which are very tasty. The store also features New Mexico themed items, such as, dish towels, wax melts, wind chimes, jewelry, jerky, stickers, and much more! I was told they also have a teaching garden open July through October, with tours available. Overall great experience, I will be...