Dear ChiliPal,
Just yesterday I returned from Central America. My Journey was an amazing one for sure. I set out on a quest to find the best Chili Farm on the planet. I have returned to say:I FOUND IT!
I met a 7th Generation farmer just north of the Equator. The journey down there was long but well worth it, These photos were taken by my Driver / Translator It was amazing to meet this farmer Mr.Bonilla, His life is so pure, He wakes up with the Sun and works his farm. He knows not of the internet , cell phones, or the things most of us take for granted each day. In an odd way I found that to be so wonderfully amazing. In fact he has no address , You simply have to ask one of the locals where his farm his. He only uses a land line phone once a week in town (Population 247) to arrange for his Peppers to be picked up. So, I decided to ask him about a partnership, I agreed to purchase 92 of his 880 acres (37.23 hectares). We Will change nothing he has been doing on this amazing farm. Nothing. The money will help him purchase some needed equipment and the land cannot be sold by me for 99 years unless back to him at no profit.
In exchange for this , He will begin to grow a very specific species of Habanero for Blair’s Sauces and Snacks, as well as test new Peppers in this amazing Rich soil with Sun that pounds down so strong that the Habanero Plants you see me in front of are almost 5 feet tall when standing straight up. They bear fruit almost continuously in fact the very plants I am in front of had been picked only 5 days earlier, and as you can see are ready for more, Plus each Habanero is the size of a small melon with Flavor and heat that make my mouth water.
As a Chilihead for life I guess I can only compare this trip to a 5 year old going to Disney. The greatest place on earth. I wanted to share it with you.
FEEL ALIVE!
Your chilipal,
Blair
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Is that just the picture, or is Blairs hair starting to get REAL grey?
just out of curiosity, what continent is your new farm in?
what is the climate there?
humidity, temp, rainfall, etc?
Now that’s living the Dream…too cool.
i thought Dusty Rhodes was “The American Dream”?
Dusty Rhodes…there’s a piece of Americana that I haven’t heard in a while.
oh, dont get me started…
maybe we can go on the “Off Topic” thread and see how many we can name? anyone else want to join?
Meet’cha in the Off Topic area. You start the thread.
just got word from nick he will start a may one tonight. i will start it tomorrow morn. get your A game thinking cap on.
now back to Blair’s stuff. Blair, sorry i took some of your spotlight. thanks for letting me rent your space for a few posts. 
It’s All good, and yes, I am sure I have some gray starting in my beard…I think it is called LIFE……Feel Alive BLAIR.
I sent Nick some other photos if he would like to post them Feel free Nick….Except that one I sent you of …..U know ……..
BLAIR on 5/14/2008 at 10:52 am said:
I sent Nick some other photos if he would like to post them Feel free Nick….Except that one I sent you of …..U know ……..
A big Jolokia???
a big bhut?
Any relations to B. Brian Blair? Hey General.
Will there be any new Melonolokias too?
i thought they were meloneros?
or melonalli’s?
melonrrano’s?
melonotle’s?
melonevenpod’s?
melonorpion’s?
melonbell’s
just guessin. he he
Plantain death sauce?
Sweet!
He grows Bananas on 400 acres or so of his land…….I never knew exactly how Bananas grew..Pretty cool…(Jersey Boy here)…..See ya, FEEL ALIVE BLAIR
blair, next time you are down there, ask him to take you snipe huntin on his land.
So Blair, will you be taking the Death ShortBus to Jungle Jim’s for the Weekend of Fire this year?
Dude what a deal! But you are missing out on one more opportunity. Small tours. Sign me up! A few days of touring the chili farm and dining locally sounds like fun. What do you think?
maybe you should wait to see if he’s gunna answer #3 to see if you want to go.
For.
Real.
Everyone.
Enters.
By.
Luck.
And.
Never.
Exits.
Ohh that is so awesome.
generallee on 5/14/2008 at 8:20 am said:
just out of curiosity, what continent is your new farm in?
what is the climate there?
humidity, temp, rainfall, etc?
Tracy Maybank on 5/14/2008 at 4:31 pm said:
Dude what a deal! But you are missing out on one more opportunity. Small tours. Sign me up! A few days of touring the chili farm and dining locally sounds like fun. What do you think?
I’d go on that excursion! Sounds like a blast, but I would like to be able to hand select a pre-specified amount of fresh peppers then have ready access to a comercial kitchen as part of the package. Oh and international shipping too. Blair could totallly make all that happen. What do ya say Chilipal? Chilehead fantasy camp?
BLAIR on 5/14/2008 at 10:47 am said:
It’s All good, and yes, I am sure I have some gray starting in my beard…I think it is called LIFE……Feel Alive BLAIR.
Ouch!
I never thought it was life, I thought they were a side effect from all that chemical heat.
Looks like someone was having fun!
Great read, How long where you down there?
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That was a great read! Looking forward to seeing whats coming up next!