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This is what I assumed. Chili powder is an old-timey odor masking agent in smuggling, but I thought they would have to place a note in the envelope. I travel a lot, and I've gotten a few "love letters" left in my luggage letting me know that my bags had been opened and inspected by US Customs...

All of them have been USPS. The one common thread has been packages with chili powders and dried peppers -- the ones with only seeds are left alone. It's quite peculiar.

I've noticed over the last year that every single package sent to me in the last year with chili powders or dried chilies has been opened. Every single parcel with dried peppers has been cut open along one of the outer seams, and then sealed shut with transparent 2" carton sealing tape. The...

  I traded some of my Ghanaian and Panamanian peppers with him. It did take a little time, but it worked. :) Thanks!

Ooh ooh: here's a good one:   http://www.yerlitohum.com/category/tohum-cesitleri-fiyat/biberler   They pay things the European way, i.e. bank transfers. It's a little bit of a pain from the US, but you do what you gotta do. This guy specializes in local heirlooms.

Thanks for the tip -- I've been looking for this one. :dance:

http://www.e-fidancim.com/Biber-Tohumu,LA_812-2.html#labels=812-2   http://rainseeds.com.tr/katalog.pdf   http://www.yukseltohum.com/yuksel-tohum-online-katalog.html#   http://www.gittigidiyor.com/arama/?k=biber+tohumu   http://www.anatoh.com/  ...

Me too -- I'd love the chance to grow these.

Thank you so much for everything you've done. If things change again, we'll be here.

I wrote my comments with your videos in mind. I'm a big fan of your approach: the emphasis is on highlighting the details and what makes the different varieties unique. You actually go into detail about texture and flavor, and try to relate the sensory experience beyond the immediate TRPV1...

I have to agree. The varieties that have lovingly been taken care of for generations have a chance to really develop character. Landrace pepper varieties are planted and replanted over and over by farmers and gardeners. The main purpose of all that work is to grow something that makes food taste...

Aw shucks -- thanks! Notes like this mean a lot to me. There will be more offers coming very shortly -- a second round of new varieties from Panama, a big batch of goodies from Venezuela, and other places I'll keep a secret for now. :)

Hi there:   My good friend Stanley Okyere in Kumasi sent me some more locally collected seeds from Ghana.  This is the result of an an experiment I'm trying, where I'm looking into different ways of collecting seed varieties that wouldn't be accessible to the outside world. Stanley got seed...

Great topic! Does anybody here have experience with doing this internationally? What kind of restrictions are out there to be mindful of, and where? (For example, from the US to Korea or the EU.)

Hi there,   It's harvest season again, and that means separating seeds from pods. Now, the first couple years of doing this, I spent weeks separating the seeds out from the pods with a knife and a pair of tweezers. It was tedious, but I got great results. With the number of pods I have to...