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Colorado's Chile Season Is Red Hot After Warm, Dry Summer

The summer's high heat has been good for the chile crops.

Customers browse chiles at Morales Family Chile Store in Arvada.
Customers browse chiles at Morales Family Chile Store in Arvada. (CBS)

It's a red hot season for Colorado's chile farmers. Chile season runs from August through October, and if you like the hot peppers, this is the perfect year to get some! This summer's high heat has been good for the chile crops.

"We've got a lot of chile," says Cathy Morales, owner of the Morales Family Chile Store. Her family roasts and sells chiles around Denver, grown on their farms in Hatch and Pueblo. The Morales' don't take sides in the big chile rivalry between the two towns.

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