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​June Rutherford

​We would like to honor a New Mexico legend, a woman who – for 95 years – has been making her impact on our great state.

June Rutherford is a Hatch chile farmer, mother, grandmother, role model, and – with her late husband Jim – certified their own green chile seed. How many of you have enjoyed “Big Jim Chile” or planted it in your gardens and farms?

Yep. Us too.

This strong and generous woman is a longstanding advocate for the agricultural industry and an expert in all-things-chile. More important, she is a role model to us for how to live well. When asked how to live a long life, June’s advice is simple:
 
“Work hard and eat chile!”
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ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO CERTIFIED CHILE PROGRAM
In order to preserve the integrity of chile grown in New Mexico, we created a Certification Mark that guarantees this chile IS New Mexico Certified Chile™. The NMCA has trademarked the words and logo “New Mexico Certified Chile™” and members of the NMCA can become Licensees to use the trademark in advertising.
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