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. It’s so nice to have a dedicated space for this finally!
We’ve been bringing our farm tours in here and it makes a comfortable space for our vanilla curing presentation, and for our vanilla products sale at the end of the tour.
Construction Continues
As a part of our program to bring infrastructure improvements to the vanilla farm, we will now embark on a refurb of the house on the property, rebuilding the front room (which serves as an office) and fixing the old roof.
This process is going to be highly disruptive to the farm, and so we will be closed for tours the months of February and March. If you happen to be on the island during this time, I’m sorry we can’t offer you a tour, but you can contact us about coming by to purchase vanilla products…if possible we will happily accommodate you.
We prefer contact by text or email, we are often too busy to answer phone calls.
Roland, nice improvements to your vanillery! I love following what you do.
I would like to know if there is an average life span to a vanilla vine? Thank you.
Rhonda
Hi Rhonda,
I get this question frequently on farm tours, and the answer is kindof interesting. A vanilla plant can live essentially indefinitely, because as the vine grows, it is always setting down roots. This is a constant process, so when the oldest part of the vine dies, the rest of the plant has its own roots and keeps growing. This is pretty common for orchids, new growth takes over for old growth and as long as the environmental conditions allow it, the plant will stay alive. Each section of a vanilla plant will live for 5–7 years, then die.