Autumn is the favorite season of many New Mexico residents, with stunning fall colors, skies dotted with hot air balloons, warm days followed by crisp evenings, and of course, air filled with the incredible smell of roasting chile.
91-year-old June Rutherford, a Hatch, N.M. native, provides tips on chile (βWhen itβs got an orange vein, itβs hotter than the devil!β), telling the story of the Hatch Valleyβs designation as the βChile Capital of the Worldβ, and explaining that she credits her longevity in part to consuming copious amounts of the spicy food (βThatβs the trick β work hard and eat a lot of chile!β).
CREDITS:
Director: Ryan Heffernan
Camera: Grayson Schaffer, Kahlil Hudson
Producer: Anna Callaghan
Aerial videography: RC Aerial Cam
Music: Cleod9 (www.cleod9music.com)
Special thanks to June Rutherford, Young Guns Chile, and Flagship Foods.