It has been far, far too long since I have posted news here!
Yes, as per our last post, we went through a period of major construction, which included our house. It was highly disruptive as anyone who has tried to live in a house that was getting a refurb or remodel knows. Our old plantation-style home needed some major work, and over the last more-than-a-year, we’ve been getting that done.
Full Article…We’re doing some major upgrades here and during construction, we won’t be open for tours. We’re sorry if this means you have to skip visiting, we love it when people come by to see what we’re doing, and we’ll miss sharing that. As things are taking longer than expected, we can’t promise when we’ll be open, unfortunately.
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Things are building over here at the Vanillery! These photos are of our new “Vanilla House” which now serves as our production facility for curing vanilla and for our chocolate making.
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On a personal note, Lisa and I are going to Europe for several weeks this year. We have strong ties to Scotland, and it’s been too long since we visited.
The Store Will be Closed While We’re Gone
In the spirit of vacation, we won’t want to worry about getting orders filled while we’re gone.
If you want to order, plase come back after November 8, we’ll be open and ready to ship vanilla products!
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A fresh shipment of vanilla pompona beans has come directly from the grower in Peru.
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We’re a couple of months into the harvest by now, and the beans are coming in strong.
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A few weeks ago, when I was in the vanillery doing a general prune, I came across several seedling deep under a dense section of vines. I took note of the location with the intention of moving the seedlings to pots so they can get a bit bigger before I plant them out in the new vanillery.
Full Article…A show about the Vanillery is being broadcast on the Kauai Visitor Channel
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Lisa and I spent a good part of the morning out in the vanillery pollinating the flowers. We’ve been out there every morning for several weeks already, but today was different. It seemed like the entire place was ablaze with the pale blossoms: everywhere you looked, flowers beckoned as if to say “come taste my sweet nectar” but of course, we were not there for that. Pollinating a vanilla flower takes delicacy, a steady hand and a familiarity with the anatomy of the orchid’s bloom. After a while, you can do it quickly, which is good, because there are several hundred of them ready to go today. There’s no waiting for these flowers, they’ll be closed for business by noon…it’s like… (read)
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