About Us
From Garden To The Nation
From a family hobby in an Oregon backyard to America’s most trusted ghost pepper supplier — this is how the fire spread.
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HOW IT STARTED
About Ghost Peppers Today
Hi, I am Lamar Visarraga Sr., founder of Ghost Peppers Today. I didn’t set out to build a company, I set out to grow peppers that would make people sweat. In the spring of 2011, I planted my first super hot peppers in a backyard garden in Oregon – not a farm, not a greenhouse. Just dirt, patience, and a belief that the best peppers (the ones that actually carry heat, flavor, and character) deserve better than mass-production. When harvest came, I had more fire than I knew what to do with. So I took them to the Oregon County Fair and the Eugene Farmers Market. No marketing budget. No slick packaging. Just peppers that spoke for themselves.
- Guinness World Records — world's spiciest tropical peppers in the USA
- Over 14 years in the super hot pepper business
- Serving pepper lovers across all 50 states
- Authentic sourcing — no fillers, no compromises
Our Journey
From Garden to Table
2011
The Hobby Begins
Planted the first Bhut Jolokia seeds in an Oregon backyard as a hobby. A personal obsession with extreme heat that would eventually outgrow the garden.
2011–13
THE FARMERS MARKET YEARS
Set up at the Oregon County Fair and Eugene Farmers Market. Word spreads fast — people can’t get enough of the authentic ghost pepper quality.
2015
GOING NATIONWIDE
Demand grows beyond what any local market can absorb. Ghost Peppers Today launches online and begins shipping premium pepper products to customers across the United States.
Today
One of the USA's Biggest Distributors
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We ship Ghost Pepper, African Bird, and Scotch Bonnet products to heat-seekers in all 50 states. Fourteen years in, and the fire keeps spreading.
What We Stand For
Our Brand Values
AUTHENTIC SOURCING
Selected with the same hands-on care that started this business in an Oregon backyard. We know real heat because we’ve grown it ourselves.
AWARD-WINNING QUALITY
Our peppers have earned Guinness World Records recognition. We’re proud to be one of the most trusted names in extreme heat products in the USA.
Quality Commitment
Small-batch inspection and processing to ensure maximum freshness and potency. Every product meets the standard we set back in 2011 — grower-grade, handled with care.
Freshness Guaranteed
Peppers are dried, ground, and packaged on demand. Your order ships fresh from Atlanta because heat deserves better than a warehouse shelf.
True Heat
We don’t exaggerate Scoville counts or water down heat levels. Our ghost peppers are real fire — tested and verified at 1,000,000+ SHU. What the label says is what you get.
Community First
We’re a small business built on passion. We treat every customer with honesty, care, and a shared
love of fellow pepper person.
Our Commitment
Quality You Can Taste
Every product we sell starts with the best raw pepper selected by people who actually know what extreme heat should taste like. We process in batches, test heat levels, and refuse to use fillers. The result is a product that delivers exactly what the label promises — pure, grower-grade fire.
Ready To Feel The Heat?
Your kitchen deserves better than grocery-store heat. Our ghost peppers, African Bird, and Scotch Bonnet products are ready to destroy your taste buds in the best way possible. Taste what 14 years of obsession tastes like.