06/16/2011 - Online Shoppers Can Now Pick Their Salemme Pepper Style
Pepperheads can now choose to purchase our delicious Salemme pepper crushed to either a coarse or fine size. And with the new shopping cart, you can mix and match! Check it out in our online store!
10/5/2010 - Fourth Pepper Picking Party Four Times the Fun
The forth annual pepper picking party was bigger than ever. Thanks to everyone who came out and made this year's party the best one yet. Click here and scroll up to review the festivities.
04/14/2010 - Crop Update
Our seedlings have been transplanted by hand from their crowded rows to individual soil cells. We're hoping for a bumper crop this year (keep those fingers crossed!) Click here and scroll up to view the crop's progress and our devoted Salemme pepper cultivators in action.
"Still, the best choices during my visits were those dressed with a light hand, as was the fabulous white broccoli rabe pizza, which featured a thin layer of mozzarella topped with broccoli rabe, roasted garlic and ricotta salata, all spiked with fiery, locally produced Salemme pepper flakes."
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A meeting of two world "Greats" - Salemme Pepper and the Great Wall of China! Click on the picture for a larger view.
With fiercer competition this year, our crushed Salemme pepper took home third place in the 'Dry Spice' category at the 2009 Hot Pepper Awards, awarded by The Hot Pepper. We vow to reclaim our throne next year! Click here to view the official results.
10/25/2009 - Third Annual Pepper Picking Party Produces Prolific Pepper Provisions
Replete with the usual alliteration, the 2009 Pepper Picking Party (PPP) had a great turnout. Thanks to all those brave souls from last year who, knowing what they were in for, came back for more. For you first-timers we hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you at future PPPs. Click here and scroll up to see everyone in action!
10/23/2009 - Salemme Pepper, Now in Drinkable Form!
For those of you looking for even more ways to enjoy the spicy wonder that is Salemme Pepper, John from 116 Crown, an upscale eatery in New Haven, has created the Forth & Clyde, a delicious concoction of liqueurs, lime, honey, and a pinch of our very own Salemme Pepper! Stop by 116 Crown today to give it a try!
07/01/2009 - Try Salemme Pepper at Kitchen Zinc
The newly opened Kitchen Zinc, located behind the iconic Zinc Restaurant on Chapel St. in New Haven, serves up artisanal pizzas and food made from the best local, hand-made ingredients. Try their white broccoli rabe pizza made with Salemme Pepper today!
04/19/2009 - Crop Update
Our seedlings, more that 2000 strong, have been transplanted by hand from their crowded rows to individual soil cells. Click here and scroll up to view the crop's progress and our devoted Salemme pepper cultivators in action.
03/21/2009 - The 2009 Salemme Pepper Crop is Underway!
Spring is upon us, and with it the 2009 Salemme pepper crop! Though they are just fledgling seedlings, with painstaking love and care they will produce the Salemme pepper we all know and love. Check back with us throughout the year to follow the 2009 crop from seed to bottle!
Happy New Year! 2009 is off to a great start! We are pleased to announce that our very own crushed Salemme pepper took home first place in the 'Dry Spice' category at the 2008 Hot Pepper Awards, awarded by The Hot Pepper. Click here to view the official results.
11/17/2008 - Salemme Pepper Weighs in on the Scoville Scale
Every Salemme pepper aficionado knows that our petite peppers pack a mighty punch. We are proud to announce that the Salemme pepper comes in at 116,000 on the Scoville scale, a measure of the hotness of chili peppers. That's 20 times hotter than a jalapeño, and just shy of a habanero. Wow, that's spicy!
11/08/2008 - Pepper Picking Party a Success
The 2008 Pepper Picking Party has been an overwhelming success! Thanks to all who participated in picking those pesky peppers (say that five times fast!). Click here and scroll up to see everyone in action!
10/14/2008 - A Successful Harvest
The 2008 harvest was a success. The peppers are now drying in our greenhouses, and will be ready to be picked in a few weeks. Click here and scroll up to view pictures from the harvest.
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