RE: [CH] Paul Bosland
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAV-EMH1.ARMY.MIL)
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:27:22 -0500
>Is the Chile Institute of Las Cruces, NM still alive and
>well? Years ago we became "Certified Red Hot Chile Lovers"
>by the Chile Institute with our sticker for the car window
>and everything. We have the framed documentation signed by
>Paul W. Bosland, Director, dated October 27, 1993
>(coincidentally Dan's birthday) that says, "Presented as a
>member to Dan deForest In appreciation of your support of
>this scientific and educational institute for expanding
>CHILE knowledge and promoting its research and
>preservation." Hear hear!! Does anyone else have this and
>know what I'm talking about? We used to get newsletters and
>seeds, too. One move too many, I guess, and we got
>disconnected somehow. I don't know how to re-establish
>connection. Surfed around on the net and came up empty. If
>this is still in operation and anyone knows how to get
>linked back up, would you please let me know.
The web site is still alive, updated July 1999. You have to use
the redundant "Chile Pepper Institute" on a Webcrawler search.
http://www.nmsu.edu/~hotchile/index.html
The Chile Pepper Institute
Box 30003 Dept. 3Q
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-3028
FAX (505) 646-6041
I haven't gotten anything from them since early this year, when
they sent black cuban chile seeds.
Scott... KCK