COLORADO SPRINGS — Chile peppers could cost you more this season. Mauro Farm in Pueblo is charging $5 more per bushel than last year. Chile pepper plants didn't produce as many this season because of ...

Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom." ...

Tasty Pueblo chiles are in their prime as harvest season has started. Farms east of Pueblo have fresh and roasted peppers. The spicy peppers thrive in Pueblo's hot, dry climate and harvest season ...

"Hard labor and sleepless nights," says Pandiamma, 37, a farmer, as she crushes the crackling dried red pepper in her palm. "That's what our lives are like when it's the time of year to pick chile." ...