Roasting green chiles ahead of Ignacio’s festival

Thursday, Sep 2, 2021 9:00 AM Updated Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021 4:45 PM

Joel Leman, left, manager at Farmers Fresh Market in Ignacio, and Amos Lee, store manager, roast green chiles Tuesday in front of the store. The roasting is in preparation for Ignacio’s Green Chile Fest on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Jerry McBride

The fifth annual Ignacio Chamber of Commerce Green Chile Fest will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Farmers Fresh Market, 535 Goddard Ave., Ignacio.

Music will be performed by Tyller Gummersall and Kate Willyard. There will be a circus performance by the Secret Circus Society, chile roasting, vendors and a beer garden hosted by Bottom Shelf Brewery and Wells Liquor South.

“I am so excited that we have the circus coming to Ignacio, and amazing live music and green chile,” said Sharon Craig, an event organizer, in a message to The Durango Herald. “I think it will be an awesome day in Ignacio.”

Farmers Fresh Market in Ignacio roasts green chiles in preparation for the annual green chile festival in Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Jerry McBride

Participants can compete in the annual Green Chile Cook-off and Salsa Competition sponsored by Farmers Fresh, sample green chile and salsa, and vote for favorites for the People’s Choice Award.

The festival will also feature a cornhole tournament benefiting FFA.

This is a family-friendly event.

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