A journey to the remote Indian Ocean island reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, ubiquitous spice—and the ...

The nursery is one of four opened in the region last year as part of an ongoing effort to promote agroforestry—the practice ...

The vanilla bean pod contains thousands of black seeds that hold the wonderful essence ... The limited growing areas: Originally from Mexico, this orchid plant has limited growing areas in ...

Vanilla plant flowers are hand-pollinated ... Vanilla paste and syrup You make vanilla paste by mixing vanilla bean seeds with vanilla extract, sugar, and a thickening agent.

while you can grab up to three Madagascan vanilla beans for the same amount. According to the BBC, although European conquerors tried to grow this fragrant orchid, they didn’t succeed until th ...

Vanilla, a notoriously difficult product to grow and source ... To efficiently seed a vanilla bean, use a paring knife to split the bean in half, then use the full edge of the knife to scrape ...

IPOH: A natural oil extraction company is inviting Malaysian farmers to switch to growing vanilla plants for a more lucrative ... that it would buy the vanilla beans for the extraction of vanilla ...