Bailey Farms, Inc.

Bailey Farms Inc. is a small, family-owned operation that was started when I joined my father's farming operation in 1989. We are now growers, re-packers, and distributors of fresh produce, catering to the supermarket industry. Our specialty is fresh chile peppers and tomatillo.

My personal interest in chile peppers goes back to my teenage years. My best friend’s parents are from Mexico and whenever I went over there they always treated me to some excellent, spicy dishes and salsas. I was quickly hooked and when I joined my father I decided that this is what I wanted to grow and market. This decision came at a time when chile peppers were just beginning to increase in popularity and the hispanic migration into this region had just begun. This timing, my fathers experience and support, our determination to provide our customers with unparalleled quality and service and excellent support from a local grocery chain has made this business successful. We have been growing ever since!

At first we were only a seasonal operation, shipping only what we grew on the farm in NC from July-Sept. We invested a lot of time and effort finding adaptable varieties to the east coast. Our field trial program was and is still very aggressive. This program continues to improve and we now have a complete line of chiles and tomatillo varieties that rival the characteristics of anything that previously could only be imported, plus we deliver them at much higher quality. Some of the varieties that we breed and develop are Bailey Farms exclusives giving us the product that we want to present to the fresh market.

We now pack these items year-round and work with selected grower-partners in other states during our off-season. We share our experience and supply our seed to these farms. The product is harvested and then shipped to NC where it is then graded and packed, ready for distribution. Bailey Farms controls the product from seed all the way to the customer’s produce dock! We now pack over 35,000 cases per week and our distribution area has expanded beyond the North Carolina area. Our chiles can now be found in supermarkets on the east coast from Maine to Florida.

This website was designed to promote education and proper use of the products that we sell. Whether you have found this website on our product labels or have stumbled across us by surfing the net, I hope that you find this website informative and enjoyable. This will be a continual "work in progress." Many of the recipes listed here I have personally tried and cooked and some are even from my favorite Mexican cook, Maria, who got me started on this to begin with. We will frequently update and add recipes to this website. So, enjoy and EAT MORE CHILE PEPPERS!

Randy Bailey
President,
Bailey Farms Inc.

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