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

The flight from Paris to the island of Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, takes 11 hours, skirting the smoldering crater of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano before landing ...

Vanilla plant flowers are hand-pollinated, and the bean pods must be ripened, dried, and conditioned for months to get their distinctive flavor and aroma. Because true vanilla extract is expensive ...

According to the American Orchid Society, vanilla orchids bloom for a shorter time than the orchids commonly seen in flower arrangements, which can last several weeks. Flowers on the vanilla ...

The one-bowl vanilla cake is ultra-moist with a tender ... Add frosting embellishments like dramatic swoops, swirls, and dollops; edible flowers; sprinkles; and fruit for even more whimsy to ...

“Vanilla pods fell due to extreme heat and droughts,” he says. “All of our producers estimate that we lost about 80 percent of this year’s produce,” says Garcia Gonzales as he shows us the remnants of ...