The smoker was designed and built by Wayne. The process requires 24-hour tending to keep the fire going. Smoking begins when the chiles reach their full ripeness in August and continues until the last ones come off the plants in December. Chipotles are used to make tangy, deep chocolate-brown sauces to spice up tacos, grilled chicken, grilled meats, veggies, etc. They come pre-packaged in bulk.
Chipotle powder is also available.
Recipes to use chipotles can be found in the Tierra catalog which you can pick up at the Market and in Jackie McMahan's book, Chipotle Cookbook . Sweet Dumplings to 50 lb. 3 acres of the James' farm are devoted to 10 adult and 3 baby Shetland sheep. Sheep raising started out as a retirement hobby for Walt and Esther James, Lee and Wayne's parents. A poster describes how Shetland sheep are a primitive breed that were probably brought to the Shetland Islands by the Vikings 1,000 years ago and were first introduced to North America in 1980 when a group of 40 were imported into Canada.