We will be having our annual plant sale on April 21st and 22nd at 113 W. University Avenue- the Fabian Garcia Research Center.

We will start at 9:00 AM; come early for best selection, as we sold-out early last year.

We will have chile peppers, tomatoes, eggplants and other veggies, and the NMSU Hort Forum will be selling herbs.

A list of available plants will be posted as those dates approach.

2020 NMSU, Chile Pepper Institute, Amy Goldman-Fowler Teaching Garden Virtual Tour

UPDATE: February 8, 2022

Our retail shop is open to the public. Per NMSU and CDC guidelines, masks are required indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

We are located on the campus of New Mexico State University, in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 265 (940 College Drive). We are open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Please call (575)646-3028 for more information.

Our online shop is open (click on the"Store" tab at the top of this page) and orders are being shipped daily; however, deliveries may take a little longer to reach you due to increased demands faced by UPS and the US Postal Service. We are still offering local, curbside delivery of seeds and merchandise for those who would rather purchase items this way.

Our 2021 Teaching Garden has been put to bed for the winter. Thank you to everyone who visited this year! We hope you enjoyed it, and we will see you in the garden next year.

Staff of the Chile Pepper Institute

The Chile Pepper Institute is the only international, non-profit organization devoted to education and research related to Capsicum, or chile peppers. Established in 1992, the Institute builds on the research of chile peppers since the famous horticulturalist Fabian Garcia (the father of the U.S. chile pepper industry) began standardizing chile pepper varieties in 1888. The Institute is located on the New Mexico State University campus, Las Cruces, NM in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 265 (575-646-3028). In the Institute visitors will discover chile research posters, chile pepper books, art, and hundreds of high-demand and hard-to-find chile pepper seed varieties. To visit our online shop click on the "Store" link at the top of this page.

Because we are located on a university campus with parking restrictions and regulations, we require ALL VISITORS to sign in with the following information to avoid a parking ticket:

Model of Vehicle
Color
License Plate Number

CHILE PEPPER INSTITUTE

College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)

WE DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL ORDERS

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE AN ORDER IF YOU HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS – IT WILL GET REFUNDED AND CAN TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS.