Category ArchivesWorld of chillies

Origin: Kenya OrganicLea Heat Rating: 7 Supplied by Adam, a fellow member of the Heritage Seed Library, who collected them from just outside a Massai Mara reserve. The chillies are long (6-7 cm), and the plants are tall and elegant, …

Origin: India OrganicLea Heat Rating: unrated Another variety collected by Jeannie Mackie, friend of OrganicLea, from farmers in Madya Pradesh. Photo by Tony Hisgett used under Creative Commons license

Origin: Italy OrganicLea Heat Rating: 4 From Adam, OrganicLea worker, collected from farmers blockading roads to protest against a high speed rail link that threatened their environment and livelihoods. These short, squat peppers, 3 cm long, from around the town …