Nungwi Tamu
Origin: Zanzibar OrganicLea Heat Rating: 9 OrganicLea volunteer Toby Jones brought these back from the eponymous fishing village. They are a vibrant orange-red , 4-5 cm long and 3 cm wide. Photo used under Creative Commons license
A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley
Origin: Zanzibar OrganicLea Heat Rating: 9 OrganicLea volunteer Toby Jones brought these back from the eponymous fishing village. They are a vibrant orange-red , 4-5 cm long and 3 cm wide. Photo used under Creative Commons license
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