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. We expect to be open and ready for farm tours by May…things got off to a late start.
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Construction at the Vanillery
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.
Full Article…We’re Finally Getting Back to Scotland
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!
Full Article…The 2022 Harvest Season is Looking Great!
We’re a couple of months into the harvest by now, and the beans are coming in strong.
Full Article…Beans from Our 2021 Harvest are Coming In!
The Vanillery is featured on the Kauaʻi Visitor Channel
A show about the Vanillery is being broadcast on the Kauai Visitor Channel
Full Article…Harvesting & The Vanillery is Getting Ready to Flower
Out in the vanillery, we’re starting to see the fresh flower buds emerging on the mature vines. Always an exciting time of the year as we anticipate the beginning of a new cycle. These little guys will be sprouting flowers in a couple of weeks!
Full Article…First Harvest of the 2021 Season!
The cycle begins anew! This week we pulled our first harvest out of the vanillery, officially starting the 2021 harvest season. This year is slightly later than most , typically we see our first harvest in the first week or two of January. The harvest season typically goes until late April, so it’s a full 4 months of going into the vanillery to harvest 3 times a week. This year we are expecting a smaller harvest than last year. There were not as many flowers…not sure why but the crowding in the vanillery could be one factor.
Full Article…The New Vanillery has been Built and Planted
We’ve been working on getting this new vanillery (located on the northwest corner of our property) built for a couple of years now. This bit of land was not in use, and several very large “weed” trees were in the way and needed to be removed. No point in planting under a tree you’re going to cut down, so we had to wait until we had the help we needed to get the trees down. The story of getting rid of those trees is long and convoluted, it took several tries to get the job done…but thanks to lots of able help (mahalo: Jonathan, Tim, Christopher, Freddy) and sheer perseverance, we got it done. Once the trees were cleared, we needed… (read)
Full Article…2019 Season Vanilla Beans are now Available
The beans we harvested late last winter have now cured and aged enough to be sold! There will only be limited quantities at first, as beans that were harvested later in the season are not done aging yet.
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