It's roasted Hatch green chile. With this year's Hatch Chile Festival almost here, it's nearly time for one of New Mexico's biggest celebrations and one of my favorite signs that summer is coming to an end. The Hatch Chile Festival is a Borderland TraditionFor more than 50 years, the Hatch Chile Festival has celebrated the famous Hatch Valley chile harvest, growing into a Labor Day weekend event that attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year- including plenty from El Paso. The festival features fresh roasted Hatch green chile, food vendors, live music, local crafts, carnival rides, cooking demonstrations, family activities and, of course, the famous giant chile roasters. That's what makes the Hatch Chile Festival such a Borderland tradition.